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 …

Recent revelations emanating from the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation are very troubling and present a moral hazzard for advertisers.  —  1) FOX “news” repeatedly dissemenated false information mischaracterizing the results of the 2020 Presidential election.

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 …

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 …

Russian advance stalls in Ukraine's Bakhmut, think tank says  —  Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.

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:

Transcript: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on “Face the Nation,” March 12, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Mark Strassmann, thank you.

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.

‘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.

Iran says it agrees prisoner swap with US, Washington denies claim  —  Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a “false” claim by Tehran.

As Trump embarks on 2024 journey, some longtime allies go their own way  —  As Donald Trump's onetime campaign manager and a New Hampshire resident, Corey Lewandowski has been by the former president's side for many of his trips to the Granite State.  But when Trump traveled to the state in late January …

Gun reform coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting  —  Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more.

Saudi Arabia's golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets  —  Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven't been shy about flaunting their ties with top American business and political figures, down to wearing MAGA caps as they swing golf clubs alongside former President Donald Trump.

China elevates general under US sanctions to defence minister  —  Appointment complicates military dialogue efforts with relations between Washington and Beijing at new low  —  China has named a general under US sanctions as its new defence minister, creating an additional hurdle …

FBI: Michigan man threatened to “kill anyone who tries to take my guns”  —  A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with illegally possessing firearms after repeatedly threatening to kill President Biden, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), FBI agents and LGBTQ people.