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 …

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 …

UBS Agrees to Buy Rival Credit Suisse  —  In a deal brokered by the Swiss government, Switzerland's largest bank will buy its smaller rival for about $3.2 billion.  —  Michael de la Merced, Maureen Farrell and Andrew Ross Sorkin cover global finance from London and New York.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

DeSantis's pivotal service at Guantánamo during a violent year  —  “Hey, you can actually force-feed,” Ron DeSantis advised, which detainee lawyers said amounted to torture  —  Ron DeSantis was a 27-year-old Navy lawyer fresh out of Harvard Law School when he arrived in Guantánamo Bay …

Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel  —  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.  He welcomed the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, between senior political and security officials from Israel …

Abortion on the ballot?  Not if these Republican lawmakers can help it  —  Oklahoma's leading anti-abortion group is pushing GOP lawmakers to loosen the state's near-total ban.  —  In a recent letter to legislators, Oklahomans for Life Chair Tony Lauinger argued that if they don't amend …

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 …

‘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.

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 …