Stop Overthinking It: An Indictment Would Be Bad For Trump  —  The widely expected indictment of Donald Trump in Manhattan has all the makings of a political disaster for him.  It should be the climactic event in a yearslong saga involving marital infidelity, sleazy financial dealings …

Fox Producer Says She Was Set Up in Dominion Case  —  The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo, the Fox Business host, was rooted in rampant misogyny and discrimination at the company.

Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says  —  A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities, a new government study finds.  —  The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris …

Scoop: Biden tells Bibi he's never seen such anxiety over Israel's political situation  —  President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Sunday that he was concerned about the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan because in all the years he has followed Israel …

Georgia prosecutors considering racketeering and conspiracy charges in probe of effort to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, source says  —  Atlanta-area prosecutors are considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection with Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia …

Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show.  Florida is going after venue anyway  —  When the historic Plaza Live theater in Orlando hosted an event last December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” the show drew a full house, noisy street demonstrators — and a small squad …

US Studies Ways to Guarantee All Bank Deposits If Crisis Expands  —  US officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it's needed to head off a potential financial crisis.

Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith  —  Rupert Murdoch.  Professionally, the parent of Earth's media.  Personally, the creator of new news himself.  Celebrating March, his Nativity month, a new scoop is Mr. Murdoch's getting married — again.  —  But first, before anything, we discuss the important stuff.

Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot  —  Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection.  —  Four of the defendants were found guilty on all of the charges they faced.

Statement by the President on S. 619, the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023  —  Today, I am pleased to sign into law S. 619, the “COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023.”  I share the Congress's goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake  —  In an uncertain economy, companies post ads for jobs they might not really be trying to fill  —  A mystery permeates the job market: You apply for a job and hear nothing, but the ad stays online for months.  If you inquire, the company tells you it isn't really hiring.

Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s  —  A new report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.  —  Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold …

“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman's AR-15  —  In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter's military-style rifle.  This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him …

Iowa's sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’  —  DES MOINES — Republicans in the Iowa legislature, empowered by the state's recent “red wave,” have embarked on an ambitious new agenda that includes a costly school choice bill and legislation targeting the LGBTQ community …

George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion.  It's time to call him what he is: ‘A liar.’ … Alice: Nobody in Washington comes out and calls Bush a liar.  Everybody is too polite.  They use some other term for what he did.  But he lied.  I want to be clear about what I mean by that.

Gadfly Reporter Throws White House Presser Into Chaos With Over-the-Top Tantrum  —  Ateba, who has gained notoriety during the Biden administration for his outbursts, was back at it on Monday.  —  Simon Ateba once again made the White House press briefing all about his perceived grievances on Monday.

Ben & Jerry's Founder Is ‘Top Donor’ of Group Campaigning Against U.S. Military Support for Ukraine  —  Ben Cohen has donated more than $1 million to a group campaigning to turn the U.S. public against President Biden's military support for Ukraine. … A group funded by Ben & Jerry's founder Ben Cohen …

Howard Stern says Jon Stewart would ‘win in a slam dunk’ if he ran for president  —  Howard Stern says Jon Stewart would “win in a slam dunk” if he were to run for president, as he urged the former “Daily Show” host to launch a White House bid on Monday.  —  If President Biden chose not to run …

Petty officer died on secret mission after a roof collapse  —  A Navy cryptologic technician died during a secretive mission to an undisclosed country in 2021 after a freak windstorm caused part of the building in which her team was operating to collapse, according to an internal investigation obtained by Navy Times.

Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece  —  Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.

Signature Bank Threw a Fundraiser for the Congressman Now Probing How It Failed  —  Ten days before Signature Bank collapsed, the House Republican overseeing an inquiry into the bank's failure was inside its boardroom on New York's Fifth Avenue.  —  Patrick McHenry was there to raise thousands of dollars from bank executives.

“Complicit enablers”: 20 years later, the press corps has learned nothing  —  In a nation that considers itself peaceful and civilized, the case for military action should be overwhelmingly stronger than the case against.  It must face, and survive, aggressive questioning.