New York Times

• Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First.

  A new sanctions bill is meant to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. But President Trump is doubling down on a different approach: offering enticements to Russia.

• Why Autocrats Care What People Think

  Russia is staging an election that matters to almost no one — except President Vladimir V. Putin and his inner circle.

• Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

  Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.

• How the Kremlin Gets the Election Results It Wants, and R.F.K. Jr. Rallies Vaccine Skeptics

  Plus, the Friday news quiz.

• Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate

  The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.