Reading archive 2022-04-12

Man accused of posing as federal officer says actions were 'for friendship’: Arguments from defense attorneys shed new light on a case that accuses two men of cozying up to Secret Service agents.

The FBI wants to stay in D.C., but Congress has already said goodbye

Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine

An Indigenous village works to save a Brazilian forest, seed by seed

Congress details allegations of Commanders’ ‘unlawful’ conduct to FTC

Maryland’s Commanders offer: $400M for local needs, nothing for team: Incentive package builds out community rather than football facilities. ‘We have to take care of ourselves first before we take care of anybody else,’ one lawmaker says.

The Commanders may relocate. Neighbors say good riddance.: Many say they’ve seen little benefit since the team’s stadium arrived in Landover 25 years ago.

Finland and Sweden joining NATO could put Trump’s GOP in the hot seat

Pentagon looks to vastly expand weapons for Ukraine: Ukrainian officials also met recently with the maker of Reaper and Predator drones, a company official said

Now warning about Hunter Biden-laptop disinfo: The guy who leaked it