U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok if Chinese Founder Doesn't Sell Ownership Stake  —  TikTok says forced sale won't resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes …

Reporter Describes Being Fired By Axios After Being Targeted By Ron DeSantis' Media ‘Machine’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) press team often attacks the reporters who cover his state.  On Monday, they cost one of those journalists, Ben Montgomery, his job with Axios.

Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem  —  Ron DeSantis would seem to have everything going for him in the Republican presidential primary.  There's just one small question: Will the good vibes now result in election doom later?  —  As the Florida governor cast out to early nominating states in recent days …

Fulton County investigators have another recording of a Trump phone call pressuring a Georgia official  —  Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that f ormer President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session …

US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept … Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

Takeaways from the Texas hearing on medication abortion drugs  —  Over the course of about four hours of arguments, a federal judge in Texas asked questions that suggested he is seriously considering undoing the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of a medication abortion drug …

Why Barney Frank Went to Work for Signature Bank  —  The former congressman, who overhauled financial regulation after the 2008 crisis, sits on the board of a bank that was just seized by the government.  What happened?  —  Last week, depositors rushed to pull money out of Silicon Valley Bank …

Marianne Williamson's ‘abusive’ treatment of 2020 campaign staff, revealed  —  The best-selling author Marianne Williamson has built a career preaching love and forgiveness.  It is the cornerstone of her second Democratic campaign for president which she launched on March 4.

Silicon Valley Bank donated zero dollars to Black Lives Matter  —  Rebecca Crosby, Tesnim Zekeria, and Judd Legum  —  Tuesday night on Fox News, host Jesse Watters asserted that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) “donated $74 million to Black Lives Matter.”  That was why, Watters claimed …

Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors' Stock With Remarkable Timing  —  The Secret IRS Files  —  On Feb. 21, 2018, August Troendle, an Ohio billionaire, made a remarkably well-timed stock trade.  He sold $1.1 million worth of shares of Syneos Health the day before a management shake …

Democrats' Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians  — Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis for first time  — Independents, Republicans still side more with Israelis in the conflict  — Favorable views of Israel remain high across party groups

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.

In the mob's eyeline: A senior Republican's close brush revealed in new Jan. 6 footage  —  Newly released video of the Capitol attack shows just how close rioters came to a senior GOP senator who was third in line for the presidency on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  The footage, released after media requests …

Florida Scoured Math Textbooks for ‘Prohibited Topics.’ Next Up: Social Studies.  —  Behind the scenes, one publisher went to great lengths to avoid mentions of race, even in the story of Rosa Parks.  —  The nitty-gritty process of reviewing and approving school textbooks has typically …

MyPillow CEO Says Company Is Going Broke Defending Election Fraud Claims  —  Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on  —  MYPILLOW FOUNDER AND CEO Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on.

Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors  —  Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him.  —  A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.

Russian leadership approved aggressive actions of jets that damaged U.S. drone, U.S. officials say  —  Three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence said the highest levels of the Kremlin approved the aggressive actions of Russian military fighter jets against a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea Tuesday.

Ron DeSantis's First Big Mistake  —  The Florida Governor toys with Trumpian retreat on Ukraine.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Ron DeSantis is sketching out a presidential campaign based on his manifest governing success in Florida and as a fearless fighter for principle who ignores the polls.

Poll: McCarthy's Approval Surges, Far Superior to Paul Ryan's at Same Point in Speakership  —  Matthew Perdie / Breitbart News, Jack Knudsen / Breitbart News , Zenny Phuong / Breitbart News  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) approval and favorability ratings are surging and are far superior …

More Than Two-Thirds of the People Arrested in D.C. Are Never Charged  —  The gap between arrests and criminal charges has widened in recent years.  The U.S. Attorney's Office says unreliable forensic evidence and body camera footage are primarily to blame.  —  We know D.C. Get our free newsletter to stay in the know.

FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested  —  Guo Wengui is accused of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud.  —  Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire with business ties to Steve Bannon, faces federal fraud charges out of New York …

DOJ Told Court to Expect a Deluge of New Jan. 6 Prosecutions  —  More than 1,000 additional people could still face charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter to the DC federal court from the US attorney in Washington.

Yellen to tell Congress US banking system ‘remains sound’  —  A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell the Senate Finance Committee that the nation's banking system “remains sound” and Americans can feel “confident” about their deposits.

Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes  —  Many of the declared and potential Republican hopefuls feature rhetoric focused on existential dangers and demonizing Democrats  —  Speaking to conservative activists this month just outside of D.C., former president Donald Trump promised …