Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year's election.

Silicon Valley Bank Used Former McCarthy Staffers to Weaken Regulations, Lobby FDIC … After successfully lobbying, for the rollback of new rules applied to Wall Street in the wake of the financial crisis, lobbyists for Silicon Valley Bank immediately began pressing their case further …

Judge in abortion-pill lawsuit schedules hearing but delays announcing it  —  Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wanted to minimize protests and threats in connection with the closely-watched case, people familiar with the plan said  —  The Texas judge who could undo government approval of a key abortion drug …

Silicon Valley Bank paid out bonuses hours before seizure  —  Silicon Valley Bank on Friday paid out annual bonuses to eligible U.S. employees, just hours before the bank was seized by the U.S. government, Axios has learned from multiple sources. … That date ultimately coincided …

Stanford President and Law-School Dean Apologize to Judge Duncan  —  I'm pleased to break the news that Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford law school dean Jenny Martinez have issued a joint letter of apology to Judge Kyle Duncan for the violations of university policies on speech that disrupted his talk on Thursday:

‘Little fissures’: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart  —  The United States and Ukraine have largely been in lockstep since President Joe Biden's administration pledged support for “as long as it takes” in resisting Moscow's relentless invasion.

BBC's flagship soccer show boycotted over Gary Lineker impartiality row  —  The BBC's weekend soccer coverage has been plunged into chaos following its announcement Gary Lineker would “step back” from presenting, after he became embroiled in an impartiality row when he criticized British government policy on Twitter.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Trans Rights  —  Masha Gessen on the public discourse over trans identity, the real reasons for the culture war over gender, and how well-meaning people can do better.  —  The first time I saw Masha Gessen was more than thirty years ago, on the streets of Moscow.

Biden Dumps Trump Air Force One Design, Unveils New Paint Job  —  OUT WITH THE OLD...  Who knew the politics of aircraft paint could be so dramatic?  In an announcement Friday, the secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs detailed President Joe Biden's new creative vision for Air Force One.

Trump May Face Anonymous Jury in High-Profile Defamation Trial  —  Donald Trump and the New York author who claims he raped her in the 1990s may get an anonymous jury at their upcoming defamation trial — an unusual scenario for a civil case with high-profile litigants.

Democratic leaders want the party to stop its Kamala Harris pile-on ahead of 2024  —  Elizabeth Warren has called twice to apologize.  Over a month later, Kamala Harris hasn't called back.  —  In a local Boston radio interview in late January, Warren was enthusiastic about President Joe Biden running …

Lauren Boebert will be a grandmother at 36.  This is what conservatives want for us  —  This shouldn't need to be said in 2023, but forcing teenagers to become parents isn't good for the teenagers, the baby or society in general  —  Boebert's rural family values

Woke head of ‘risk assessment’ at Silicon Valley Bank ‘prioritized’ LGBT initiatives - including organizing a month-long Pride campaign - before bank lost BILLIONS and collapsed  — Jay Ersapah was head of risk assessment for Silicon Valley Bank's EMEA region

How Beijing Boxed America Out of the South China Sea  —  China incrementally built up military outposts, with little pushback from the U.S., and has emerged as a power in the strategic waters through which trillions of dollars in trade passes  —  In early February, a Philippine coast guard vessel approached …

House GOP's budget could hurt the party in key Senate races  —  House Republicans' push for major spending cuts could undermine the party's effort to win the Senate.  —  The big picture: Several House Republicans are likely to run for competitive Senate seats in 2024.