Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, Russian state media has quoted President Putin as saying. Mr Putin has reportedly said that such a move would not violate any nuclear nonproliferation agreements. He added that the United States has stationed nuclear weapons on the territory of European allies. MORE ON THIS STORY: https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-russia-war-latest-putin-173958583.html

World Athletics has banned transgender female athletes from competing in female track and field events. “The council has agreed to exclude male or female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female world ranking competitions from March the 31st this year,” the governing body’s president, Sebastian Coe, said on Thursday. Coe said World Athletics had discussed the issue with the International Olympic Committee and national federations.

Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker, is telling allies he will not seek a third term in 2022, according to people with knowledge of the conversations.

CNN suspended host Chris Cuomo indefinitely, after the NY attorney general’s office released documents that showed the journalist was more deeply involved than previously known in helping his brother, former Gov Andrew Cuomo, respond to allegations of sexual harassment. Former President Trump gave a statement on his blog about Chris Cuomo suspention by CNN

Surgeon and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz (Dr. Oz) says he’s running as a Republican for a US Senate seat in Pennsylvania https://twitter.com/thewashpress/status/1465775401964351497

President Biden has chosen to keep Jerome Powell in place for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman - a move that's likely to reassure financial markets, despite opposition from some progressive members of the president's own party. Biden also nominated Fed governor Lael Brainard to serve as Vice Chair. Brainard had been seen as a leading contender to replace Powell.

The Senate will move forward as soon as Wednesday on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer predicting Monday that the chamber would face “some late nights” ahead this week. Democrats are racing to pass the Covid aid package into law before March 14…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday defended the Biden administration’s handling of unaccompanied migrant children at the border against growing criticism, saying he hopes to give families separated under President Donald Trump the option to reunite in the U.S. while blaming the prior administration for having “gutted” the immigration system. The Trump administration also took on a policy called “zero-tolerance” which resulted in the separation of thousands of migrant parents from their children. Hundreds remain separated to date and — among his first actions on immigration — Biden created a task force chaired by Mayorkas to reunite the separated families.

A third woman has alleged unwanted advances by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Anna Ruch told the New York Times Monday that Cuomo placed his hands on her face during a wedding reception in New York City in September 2019 and “asked if he could kiss her.” …