ABC's Jon Karl Confronts Pence With Stunning Audio of Trump Defending ‘Hang Mike Pence!’  Chanters: He's ‘Justifying’ People ‘Calling for You to Be Hanged!’  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence faced an intense interview from ABC News's Jon Karl — during which he was forced to directly respond …

Trump Grand Jury Could Hear From Critic of Prosecution's Star Witness  —  The grand jury considering the hush-money case against Mr. Trump might hear the testimony of lawyer Robert J. Costello, a critic of the ex-president's fixer.  —  A Manhattan grand jury that is expected to vote soon …

Manhattan DA Bragg privately warns of intimidation after Trump calls for protest  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg offered a private retort to Donald Trump's message Saturday urging supporters to protest his expected indictment, telling office employees in an email that …

Covid Politics Leave a Florida Public Hospital Shaken  —  Staff members of Sarasota Memorial Hospital are bewildered by critics who continue to wage a campaign against federal guidelines on Covid treatment.  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — The turmoil at Sarasota Memorial, one of Florida's largest public hospitals …

Sen. Warren calls for lifting deposit insurance cap, blasts Fed  —  A longtime critic of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, she also urged the Fed to pause its rate hikes  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Sunday called on Congress to lift the federal insurance levels …

Why white Christian nationalists are in such a panic  —  You might find it strange that a large segment of the Republican base thinks Whites are the true victims of racism and that Christians are under attack.  After all, America's biggest racial group is still Whites; the most common religious affiliation remains Christianity.

Businesses in Phoenix Struggle As Homelessness Crisis Continues  —  As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on.  —  Reporting from Phoenix  —  He had been coming into work at the same sandwich shop at the same exact time every weekday morning …

Voters of color are a big reason Trump leads the GOP primary  —  Former President Donald Trump holds an average double-digit advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in national 2024 Republican primary surveys.  That, in itself, isn't notable given Trump, the frontrunner, has been ahead of DeSantis …

GOP donor faces trial on charges of sex trafficking minors  —  A formerly well-connected Republican donor, accused of plying petite, vulnerable teenage girls with cash, liquor and gifts, goes on trial Tuesday on federal charges of sex trafficking minors.  Anton “Tony” Lazzaro is charged …

Rishi Sunak Charts Post-Brexit Role With Pivot From ‘Global Britain’  —  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dropped Boris Johnson's bombastic approach to foreign policy, echoing the new British leader's personal style and reflecting the country's changed global status.  —  Reporting from London

‘Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich’ — Russian conscripts decry ‘criminal orders’  —  In a dimly lit room, a dozen or so men in Russian military uniforms, their faces concealed by dark balaclavas, stood around a man reading out a letter addressed to President Vladimir Putin.

Proud Boys bloodied and jailed during NYC drag queen story hour protest  —  Clashes between Proud Boys and counter-protesters led to at least one arrest on Sunday.  —  The incidents occurred on 7th Avenue in New York City at the Drag Queen Story Hour with Attorney General Letitia James event.

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews  —  A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.  The data had long been sought …

Alex Jones is transferring millions to family and friends to thwart creditors: report  —  The families of Sandy Hook shooting victims are finding themselves victimized once again by Infowars conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones, the New York Times reported today.

Stop requiring college degrees for jobs that don't need them  —  Employers are finally tearing down the “paper ceiling” in hiring.  —  When President Joe Biden recently touted the hundreds of billions of dollars invested into American manufacturing in the last two years …

Is the United States Creating a ‘Legion of Doom’?  —  Moscow has directed a lot of vitriol toward the West over the past year.  The volume of that rhetoric sometimes drowns out an awkward fact about Moscow's foreign policy reorientation away from the West and toward allies like China and Iran …

TikTok now has 150 million active users in the U.S., CEO to tell Congress  —  When TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress on Thursday, he plans to unveil new internal data that suggests the popular video-sharing app is far more enmeshed in Americans' daily lives than anyone realizes.

Judaism is the foundation of Israel, not democracy, former chief rabbi claims  —  The conference, entitled “Reconnecting,” brought together Knesset members on the left and the right with the aim of fostering dialogue.  —  Israel is a Jewish state before it is a democratic state …

Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine  —  State media said the Russian leader flew by helicopter to Mariupol, site of one of the bloodiest battles since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia traveled to Mariupol, a surprise visit to the Ukrainian city …