Putin holds a trump card in the 2024 US election  —  The Russian leader's best hope of winning the war in Ukraine lies in American politics  —  This year's oddest moment was when Vladimir Putin attacked the Church of England.  Its sin was to consider the idea of a gender neutral God.

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury  —  A bomb-sniffing dog, SWAT team escort and months of careful silence  —  The bomb-sniffing dog was new.  The special grand jurors investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections hadn't before seen that level of security …

Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive financier and associate of Steve Bannon, is accused by federal prosecutors of engaging in a complex scheme to bilk thousands of online followers.  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive Chinese billionaire …

Ron DeSantis hit with an ethics complaint from Trump super PAC  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump's allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.”

Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say  —  Exclusive: New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties  —  Federal prosecutors in New York involved in the criminal investigation …

Judges Want ‘Disruptive’ Law Students Flagged to Employers  —  Share To:  —  Two federal appeals court judges say law schools should consider informing potential employers if students participate in protests that disrupt speakers on campus.  —  Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho …

Walgreens' supplier of abortion pills said it would not distribute the drug in 31 states  —  A list circulated by the distributor in January underscores the uncertainty surrounding abortion pills in the post-Roe era.  —  Earlier this month, Politico broke news that Walgreens …

Senate Confirms Garcetti as Ambassador to India, Capping a Two-Year Fight  —  Despite concerns among some Democrats about claims that the former Los Angeles mayor condoned sexual harassment by an aide, several Republicans supported him, saving his confirmation from collapse.

A viral moment reinforces the hollowness of ‘woke’ as an attack  —  One of conservative writer Bethany Mandel's least disputable comments during her appearance on The Hill's streaming show “Rising” was a prediction she made as she fumbled a reply to host Briahna Joy Gray: “This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral.”

The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You  —  In Florida you are totally free to do whatever Ron DeSantis allows you to do.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  It's a small thing.  —  Yesterday Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Hyatt Regency Miami.

FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested … Eyewitness News was there after flames broke out on the 18th floor of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Fifth Avenue.  —  UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel …

Trump Inches Higher In GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly Half Of Americans Would Support A Ban On Tiktok  — mail_outline  —  In an early look at the 2024 Republican presidential primary, 46 percent of Republican and Republican leaning voters support …

What did Congressman Andy Ogles do with nearly $25,000 meant for child burial garden?  He won't say  —  Ogles used photo of stillborn child in 2014 for GoFundMe, promising a place for burial of babies with benches for families, life-size statue of Jesus.  It never happened, but he kept the money.

George Santos's Role in Sale of $19 Million Yacht Attracts F.B.I. Interest  —  Just before his House election, Mr. Santos helped two of his largest donors reach a private deal on a $19 million boat, mixing his political and personal interests.  —  A $19 million luxury yacht deal brokered …

MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate  —  Conservative commentator Kathy Barnette, who waged a surprising Senate campaign in 2022 that briefly panicked GOP insiders, will not make another run for that office in 2024, she told POLITICO in an interview.

Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed  —  Leaders of the Effective Altruism movement were repeatedly warned beginning in 2018 that Sam Bankman-Fried was unethical, duplicitous, and negligent in his role as CEO of Alameda Research …

Barney Frank defends role at Signature Bank: ‘I need to make money’  —  Ex-congressman behind landmark banking law says he has no regrets about joining failed lender's board  —  Former US congressman Barney Frank, an architect of landmark legislation designed to make the banking system safer …