Why Chuck Todd's Scorcher Against NBC Matters  —  The revolving door between political operatives and the mainstream media has been spinning for decades.  —  As if responding to an alarm setting on a cosmic, biological clock, the press and its minders set to ringing and clanging bloody murder …

Trump Can Post Smaller Bond in Civil Fraud Case, Court Rules  —  The former president must post a bond of $175 million within 10 days as he appeals the $454 million judgment against him.  —  With Donald J. Trump on the clock to secure a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in his civil fraud case …

Wife of Judge on Mifepristone Case Was Paid by Anti-Abortion Group  —  FRIENDS OF THE COURT  —  The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is now before the Supreme Court, after a fifth-circuit appeals panel of three judges ruled against its distribution last summer.

UPDATING LIVE: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan  —  The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza.

Live updates Hearing on new evidence in Trump N.Y. hush money case  —  New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan began a hearing this morning about a late release of more than 100,000 pages of potential evidence in former president Donald Trump's trial over 2016 hush money payments.

CEO Message to Employees  —  Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun shared the following message with all employees today:  —  Team,  —  As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing.  We must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency.

Florida Bans Social Media for Kids Under 14  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting minors under 14 from having social-media accounts, following similar efforts in other states that have been challenged in court.  —  The Florida law also requires parental permission …

This Show Can't Go On ...  I reckon the end of my newspaper career as I'd known it ended on an ice-cold January day in 1995.  —  Back then, I was the sports editor of the Lewiston Sun-Journal in Central Maine.  It was the best job I ever had, even if there was absolutely no money in it.

Hamas, Al Jazeera admit: Story of IDF rapes in Gaza hospital fabricated  —  Although the Qatari mouthpiece has yet to officially refer to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has been deleted.  —  After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely …

Forensic psychiatrist on physical signs of Trump's mental decline: “Changes in movement and gait”  —  “His walk appears wide-based,” Dr. Elizabeth Zoffman notes of Trump.  “He has developed a swing of his right leg.”  —  Donald Trump's obvious public challenges with speech, language, and thinking are continuing to get worse.

Trump to Israel Hayom: Only a fool would have not acted like Israel on Oct. 7  —  In an exclusive interview, the 45th president blames Joe Biden for the war in Israel.  “He can't talk.  He's a very dumb person.  He's a dumb person.  His foreign policy throughout 50 years has been horrible.

Today Is the Day That 50 Years of Grifting Finally Comes to an End  —  Have you ever seen a millionaire begging for $5?  Me neither.  Yet I just watched Donald Trump in an internet video pleading for $5, or $10, or “even $25” from his supporters.  That's a pitch aimed at the people Trump says he loves …

Newly released transcripts reveal a MAGA betrayal: Donald Trump never cared about Ashli Babbitt  —  Trump now hypes her as a January 6 martyr, but when he was told of Babbitt's death, there was “no, like, reaction”  —  Nine people died as a result of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that Republicans pretend was a “normal tourist visit.”