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

Chuck Todd Elaborates On Why NBC Shouldn't Have Hired Ronna McDaniel  —  In a social media post, the NBC newsman said honest journalists shouldn't have to “lend their credibility to someone who intentionally tried to ruin ours.”  —  LOADING  —  Chuck Todd is elaborating on why NBC News …

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 was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Scoop: GOP group privately warns against all-in Biden attacks … - “Steer clear of making the election a singular referendum on Joe Biden,” wrote Dee Duncan, the president of the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC).  — The memo advised against using Biden “as your crutch” …

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 …

Inside the squatting hysteria  —  On March 17, a provocateur named Leonel Moreno posted a video on TikTok where he purports to give instructions on how people can successfully “squat” in other people's houses.  It was one of many videos he made about how to exploit American law.

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 …

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 …

Could Murkowski's dislike for Trump remake the Senate?  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  TIME FOR SOME ALASKA GAME THEORY  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has always been a free thinker.  But a second White House term for Donald Trump could force her into a new lane.

Jeff Yass just bought Trump.  Here's what he stands to gain.  —  The right-wing billionaire and TikTok investor is about to help the former president add billions of dollars to his net worth.  This is what oligarchy looks like.  —  Billionaire investor Jeff Yass is playing his Trump card.

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.

Why Abortion Is Back at the Supreme Court  —  In his majority opinion in the case overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito insisted that the high court was finally settling the vexed abortion debate by returning the “authority to regulate abortion” to the “people and their elected representatives.”

Senate GOP cautions Trump on 15-week national abortion ban  —  Senate Republicans are warning former President Trump that restrictions on abortion should be left to the states and that proposing a 15-week national abortion ban ahead of this year's election would be a major political blunder.

Feds recently sought information about Jim Biden's business dealings in 2 cases  —  His lawyer said the president's brother is not under investigation in Florida or Pennsylvania cases.  —  Federal investigators in South Florida recently probed transactions linked to Jim Biden as part …