Ron DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a Key U.S. Interest  —  The Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden's foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid.

How Biden saved Silicon Valley startups: Inside the 72 hours that transformed U.S. banking  —  On Sunday afternoon, an exhausted group of Biden administration officials gathered to put the finishing touches on a hastily composed plan to stave off a nationwide banking crisis.

Trump claims violence he inspired on Jan. 6 was Pence's fault  —  The former president suggested the riot could have been avoided if his vice president had cooperated in overturning the results.  —  Donald Trump on Monday sharply rebuked Mike Pence's assertion that history would hold …

Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow  —  DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine — The quality of Ukraine's military force, once considered a substantial advantage over Russia, has been degraded by a year of casualties that have taken many of the most experienced fighters off …

Signature and Silicon Valley Bank Collapses Followed Softened Regulation  —  Officials with Signature and Silicon Valley banks, which regulators seized in recent days, called for looser financial requirements for midsize banks.  —  In the spring of 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed …

Who Killed Silicon Valley Bank?  —  WSJ Opinion: What's Up-or Down-with the U.S. Economy?

House Republicans Quietly Halt Inquiry Into Trump's Finances  —  G.O.P. leaders are declining to enforce a court-supervised settlement for Mazars, Donald J. Trump's former accounting firm, to turn over records in an investigation into whether he profited from the presidency.

21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions  —  It's not just a lone extremist: The bill has 21 co-sponsors in the state's House of Representatives … The “South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023” would amend the state's code of laws …

An Ivermectin Influencer Died.  Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.  —  Danny Lemoi took a daily dose of veterinary-grade ivermectin and told his thousands of followers to give the drug to children.  He died of a common side effect of the medication.

Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams  —  As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone  —  Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs …

The Supreme Court Conservatives' Favorite New Weapon for Kneecapping the Administrative State  —  Over the last two years, the Supreme Court's six conservative justices have wielded tremendous power over federal decision-making by striking down a wide range of consequential policies …

Tucker Carlson's Capitol videos are giving Jan. 6 defendants false hope  —  WASHINGTON — It took a jury only a few hours to convict Jan. 6 defendant Yvonne St Cyr of six criminal counts Friday.  That wasn't terribly surprising: She admitted she was on the Capitol grounds, on the inauguration stage, in the tunnel.

Virginia's largest school district pulls AP Government test question amid outrage … Fairfax County is Virginia's largest school district, and one of the biggest in the country.  government course asked students a multiple-choice question to choose an “accurate comparison of liberals versus conservatives.”

California Court Mostly Upholds Prop. 22 in Win for Uber and Other Gig Companies  —  The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.  —  Kellen Browning writes about the gig economy and its workers.

Trump Grand Jury Moves Into Final Phase as Key Witness Testifies  —  A Manhattan District Attorney investigation into Donald Trump looks to be in its final stage as a major witness testifies before the grand jury.  And Trump may testify too.  —  The Manhattan grand jury that will decide whether …

Biden administration approves massive Willow oil project in Alaska  —  The Biden administration is approving a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) $7 billion oil and gas drilling Willow project in Alaska, the U.S. Department of Interior said on Monday, drawing cheers from Alaskan officials …

Biden Condemns Florida's Anti-Trans Legislation As ‘Cruel’ and ‘Close To Sinful’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he supports legislation restricting gender-affirming care and promoting anti-LGBTQ policies in classrooms.  —  President Joe Biden bashed a wave of anti-trans legislation …

Patricia Schroeder, congresswoman who wielded barbed wit, dies at 82  —  Former congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a megaphone for the women's movement, the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and a liberal Democrat known for her barbed wit, notably coining the term …

UPenn Accuses a Law Professor of Racist Statements.  Should She Be Fired?  —  Amy Wax and free speech groups say the university is trampling on her academic freedom.  Students ask whether her speech deserves to be protected.  —  Amy Wax, a law professor, has said publicly that “on average …

‘Alt-Right’ Disinformation King Faces Trial  —  Jury selection started today in the trial of 33-year-old Douglass Mackey, a man who prolifically spread hate and politically charged disinformation under the pseudonym “Ricky Vaughn” during Donald Trump's political rise.

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies  —  Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died Monday night.  She was 82.  —  Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died …

Retreat in Rodanthe  —  Along three blocks in a North Carolina beach town, severe erosion is upending life, forcing hard choices and offering a glimpse of the dilemmas other coastal communities will face  —  RODANTHE, N.C. — Early last year, a house crumbled into the sea …

'Morality Shouldn't Get in the Way' — Russia's Genocidal State Media  —  It occasionally occurs to Putin's mouthpieces that they may one day face charges in a war crimes tribunal.  The case for the prosecution is in their own words.  —  When Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's elite …

How Fox News Begged D-List Right-Wingers to Defend Them  —  This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.  Subscribe here and send your questions, tips, and complaints here.  —  Internal Fox News documents spilled …