Trump's Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Making Him One of World's 500 Richest People  — Former president joins Bloomberg's list of 500 richest people  — Trump Media merger adds billions of dollars to paper fortune  —  Trump Bond Cut to $175 Million Amid Appeal of NY Fine

Why Chuck Todd's Scorcher Against NBC Matters  —  The revolving door between political operatives and the mainstream media has been spinning for decades.  —  As if responding to an alarm setting on a cosmic, biological clock, the press and its minders set to ringing and clanging bloody murder …

Wife of Judge on Mifepristone Case Was Paid by Anti-Abortion Group  —  FRIENDS OF THE COURT  —  The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is now before the Supreme Court, after a fifth-circuit appeals panel of three judges ruled against its distribution last summer.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs's homes raided by Homeland Security  —  The Los Angeles and Miami homes of renowned musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by authorities as part of a federal investigation, officials said.  —  The action is related to a sex trafficking probe in New York …

Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Minors Under 14  —  The legislation prohibits social-media accounts for some teens regardless of parental consent  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that prohibits people under 14 years old from having social-media accounts …

Netanyahu provoking crisis with White House for domestic politics: U.S. officials … - Netanyahu today canceled a visit by his senior advisers to the White House later this week after the U.S. abstained from the UN vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Judge sets Trump's hush money trial for April 15, rejecting further delay  —  NEW YORK — A New York judge scheduled former President Trump's hush money trial to begin April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to still take place this spring after a last-minute delay.

Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance  —  Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.  —  Ten years ago, the internet platform X …

The other failure of the Republican investigation into Biden  —  Donald Trump needs money.  Maybe he doesn't need as much as it seemed like he was going to need a week ago; a judge on Monday substantially reduced the size of the bond Trump needs to post while he appeals the judgment from his civil fraud trial in New York.

Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official  —  An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season has been sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Hamas, Al Jazeera admit: Story of IDF rapes in Gaza hospital fabricated  —  Although the Qatari mouthpiece has yet to officially refer to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has been deleted.  —  After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely …

CEO Message to Employees  —  Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun shared the following message with all employees today:  —  Team,  —  As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing.  We must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency.

Trump to Israel Hayom: Only a fool would have not acted like Israel on Oct. 7  —  In an exclusive interview, the 45th president blames Joe Biden for the war in Israel.  “He can't talk.  He's a very dumb person.  He's a dumb person.  His foreign policy throughout 50 years has been horrible.

This Show Can't Go On ...  I reckon the end of my newspaper career as I'd known it ended on an ice-cold January day in 1995.  —  Back then, I was the sports editor of the Lewiston Sun-Journal in Central Maine.  It was the best job I ever had, even if there was absolutely no money in it.

The goofy origins of Trump's ‘too big to rig’ mantra  —  The reason casinos make money — or, at least, most casinos — is that the odds are stacked in their favor.  The extent of this advantage varies by game; it's generally smallest in craps.  But over time, the house comes out on top because probability says it will.