Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion  —  The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned a possibly more serious danger.  —  Since 2002, when Fox News first overtook CNN as the most-watched cable news channel …

Stop Overthinking It: An Indictment Would Be Bad For Trump  —  Yes, the Trump diehards can be expected to rise up against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.  But that still wouldn't earn him a single additional vote.  By ALEXANDER BURNS The widely expected indictment of Donald Trump in Manhattan …

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.

Donald Trump wants his ‘74 million’ supporters to sign a petition railing against his potential arrest.  Those who sign it are asked to donate $3,300 and more.  — Donald Trump emailed voters on Monday asking them to sign a petition protesting his possible arrest.

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 …

Judge blocks California law requiring safety features for handguns  —  A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Who's Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel?  Two New Yorkers.  —  Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import.  —  Reporting from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv  —  As part of a recent “national day of resistance …

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets  —  Saudi Arabia on Monday freed an American citizen, a 72-year-old Florida retiree, it had imprisoned for more than a year over his old tweets critical of the kingdom's crown prince, his son said.  Neither Saudi nor U.S. officials …

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 …

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.

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.

Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death  —  Seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with murder in the case.  —  As many as 10 sheriff's deputies and medical staff at Virginia's Central State Hospital can be seen piling on top …

China Wins if Russia Conquers Ukraine  —  The war is no ‘territorial dispute.’ Vital U.S. interests are at stake.  —  This week's meeting in Moscow between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is the latest proof that China is Russia's best friend and biggest backer.

Watergate prosecutor reveals how Robert Costello just opened Trump up to even more charges  —  Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman joined Michel Cohen on MSNBC Monday following a press conference by Donald Trump ally Bob Costello who appeared before a Manhattan grand jury.

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.

Donald Trump bizarrely claimed that his phone got hacked by the ‘radical left’ when he dialed into an evening prayer session with Roger Stone and Michael Flynn  — Donald Trump claimed left-wing forces interrupted his prayer call with Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.  — Trump was abruptly cut off during the call.

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.

South Carolina Abortion Bill Loses Co-Sponsors After Death Penalty Backlash  —  South Carolina Republican lawmakers are backpedaling away as fast as possible from a bill that would make abortion punishable by the death penalty, one of the strictest anti-abortion measures that has been proposed since …