Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion  —  The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned a possibly more serious danger.  —  Since 2002, when Fox News first overtook CNN as the most-watched cable news channel …

Stop Overthinking It: An Indictment Would Be Bad For Trump  —  Yes, the Trump diehards can be expected to rise up against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.  But that still wouldn't earn him a single additional vote.  By ALEXANDER BURNS The widely expected indictment of Donald Trump in Manhattan …

George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion.  It's time to call him what he is: ‘A liar.’ … Alice: Nobody in Washington comes out and calls Bush a liar.  Everybody is too polite.  They use some other term for what he did.  But he lied.  I want to be clear about what I mean by that.

Dismal Crowd At NYC Trump Rally Despite Ex-Prez's Call For Action As Arrest Looms  —  Leaders of the New York Young Republican Club told HuffPost they kept the rally tiny on purpose.  —  NEW YORK — The leadership of the New York Young Republican Club, a far-right group, wants to be very clear …

Iowa's sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’  —  DES MOINES — Republicans in the Iowa legislature, empowered by the state's recent “red wave,” have embarked on an ambitious new agenda that includes a costly school choice bill and legislation targeting the LGBTQ community …

US Studies Ways to Guarantee All Bank Deposits If Crisis Expands  —  US officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it's needed to head off a potential financial crisis.

Judge blocks California law requiring safety features for handguns  —  A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Comer, Republicans' Investigative Chief, Embraces Role of Biden Antagonist  —  The fourth-term Kentuckian and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has become an aggressive promoter of sinister-sounding claims about the president and his family.

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets  —  Saudi Arabia on Monday freed an American citizen, a 72-year-old Florida retiree, it had imprisoned for more than a year over his old tweets critical of the kingdom's crown prince, his son said.  Neither Saudi nor U.S. officials …

Who's Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel?  Two New Yorkers.  —  Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import.  —  Reporting from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv  —  As part of a recent “national day of resistance …

Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says  —  A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities, a new government study finds.  —  The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris …

Petty officer died on secret mission after a roof collapse  —  A Navy cryptologic technician died during a secretive mission to an undisclosed country in 2021 after a freak windstorm caused part of the building in which her team was operating to collapse, according to an internal investigation obtained by Navy Times.

The war on drag shows  —  On February 3, the State of Florida filed an administrative complaint against the operators of the Plaza Live theater in Orlando for hosting a drag show.  According to the complaint, the drag show performed on December 28, 2022, at Plaza Live included …

Zelensky Has an Answer for DeSantis  —  In an interview, the Ukrainian president makes a pragmatic case for continued American support.  —  Imagine that someone—perhaps a man from Florida, or maybe even a governor of Florida—criticized American support for Ukraine.

Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death  —  Seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with murder in the case.  —  As many as 10 sheriff's deputies and medical staff at Virginia's Central State Hospital can be seen piling on top …

Watergate prosecutor reveals how Robert Costello just opened Trump up to even more charges  —  Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman joined Michel Cohen on MSNBC Monday following a press conference by Donald Trump ally Bob Costello who appeared before a Manhattan grand jury.