Photos: Russian air strikes hit targets in Lviv, Kharkiv and across Ukraine Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender. Marco Storel
Biden increases oil royalty rate and scales back lease sales on federal lands The U.S. government will sharply boost royalty rates for companies as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices. The Associated Press
As Ukraine investigates Russian war crimes, the U.S. and EU allies offer assistance The help includes a group of experts that's been looking at possible war crimes since Russia took over Crimea and Donbas in 2014. Ryan Lucas
Trump endorses J.D. Vance, wading into Ohio's contentious Republican Senate primary The endorsement could buoy the Hillbilly Elegy author's chances in a crowded GOP primary field. Eric McDaniel
Is social housing the answer to Seattle’s affordable housing woes? ‘The reality is this could be an enormous game-changer, if we have the political will, if we want to fund this mechanism.’ – HON’s Tiffani McCoy Kim Malcolm
Meet the activists who projected a giant Ukrainian flag on Russia's Embassy in D.C. Demonstrators used high-powered lights to project the Ukrainian flag onto the walls of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Russians tried to outshine the flags with a spotlight, but failed. Dustin Jones
Republicans say they're quitting the 'biased' Commission on Presidential Debates Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel claims that the commission "refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates." Eric McDaniel
Texas welfare workers are resigning over orders to investigate trans kids' families NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune about the child welfare workers who are leaving their jobs over state orders to investigate the families of trans kids. Alejandra Marquez Janse
We found problems with a student loan program. Now, senators are calling for changes Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise. Sequoia Carrillo
Where do sanctions on Russia go from here? A foreign policy expert weighs in Despite heavy sanctions, Russia has not slowed down its invasion of Ukraine. Some are left wondering just how much sanctions can achieve. Jonaki Mehta
