DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks  —  The Florida governor, who joined Donald Trump in declaring that defending Ukraine from Russia was not a vital interest, drew swift condemnations from establishment Republicans.  —  Declaring this week that defending Ukraine …

Ron DeSantis hit with an ethics complaint from Trump super PAC  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump's allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.”

Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive financier and associate of Steve Bannon, is accused by federal prosecutors of engaging in a complex scheme to bilk thousands of online followers.  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive Chinese billionaire …

Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say  —  Exclusive: New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties  —  Federal prosecutors in New York involved in the criminal investigation …

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury  —  A bomb-sniffing dog, SWAT team escort and months of careful silence  —  The bomb-sniffing dog was new.  The special grand jurors investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections hadn't before seen that level of security …

Expensively credentialed, negligibly educated Stanford brats threw a tantrum  —  Before reading this, watch the nine-minute video, widely available online, of last week's mob victory at Stanford Law School.  Note especially Tirien Steinbach, who, you should not be shocked to learn …

A viral moment reinforces the hollowness of ‘woke’ as an attack  —  One of conservative writer Bethany Mandel's least disputable comments during her appearance on The Hill's streaming show “Rising” was a prediction she made as she fumbled a reply to host Briahna Joy Gray: “This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral.”

The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You  —  In Florida you are totally free to do whatever Ron DeSantis allows you to do.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  It's a small thing.  —  Yesterday Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Hyatt Regency Miami.

George Santos's Role in Sale of $19 Million Yacht Attracts F.B.I. Interest  —  Just before his House election, Mr. Santos helped two of his largest donors reach a private deal on a $19 million boat, mixing his political and personal interests.  —  A $19 million luxury yacht deal brokered …

Trump Delivered on His Promises  —  He has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president, writes Rep. Elise Stefanik.  —  Though the media wishes otherwise, Donald J. Trump has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president.

The Pace of the January 6 Investigation  —  Don't confuse running out of patience with running out of time  —  It's been more than two years since the events following the 2020 presidential election that culminated in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.  You don't have to spend …

FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested … Eyewitness News was there after flames broke out on the 18th floor of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Fifth Avenue.  —  UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel …

MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate  —  Conservative commentator Kathy Barnette, who waged a surprising Senate campaign in 2022 that briefly panicked GOP insiders, will not make another run for that office in 2024, she told POLITICO in an interview.

Silicon Valley Bank and Joe Biden's $19 Trillion Monday  —  His latest bailout is a solution for him now and a problem for us later.  —  WSJ Opinion: The President Drops a Totally Political Budget  —  Your bank deposits are safe from bank failures.  They aren't safe from inflation.

Steps from the Capitol, Trump allies buy up properties to build MAGA campus  —  At first glance, the flurry of real estate sales two blocks east of the U.S. Capitol appeared unremarkable in a city where such sales are common.  In the span of a year, a seemingly unrelated gaggle …

Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed  —  Leaders of the Effective Altruism movement were repeatedly warned beginning in 2018 that Sam Bankman-Fried was unethical, duplicitous, and negligent in his role as CEO of Alameda Research …

Oklahoma Republicans Stop Bill That Would've Banned Hitting Disabled Kids at School  —  A just society would not allow teachers to hit disabled kids at school.  Sounds reasonable enough, right?  Well, Oklahoma Republicans disagree.  —  On Tuesday, the Oklahoma House …

Playbook: The GOP faces its ‘candidate quality’ issues  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER this morning is asking National Transportation Safety Board Chair JENNIFER HOMENDY to expand the agency's probe …