POLITICO Playbook: Another primary day test for Donald Trump  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DELINKED — Ukraine aid is moving forward in Congress without Covid aid.  The $40 billion for Ukraine will get a vote in the House as soon as today.  The Senate will likely follow by next week.

Senators quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices  —  Protesters chant outside Supreme Court justices' homes 01:31  —  (CNN)Members of the US Senate passed a bipartisan bill Monday that would expand security protection to the family members of Supreme Court justices …

Pro-abortion chalk message appears on Susan Collins' Bangor sidewalk  —  Sen. Susan Collins was confronted with a pro-abortion rights message Saturday night when an unknown person or persons wrote in chalk on the sidewalk outside her West Broadway home in Bangor, prompting a police response.

Putin Sounded Like a Loser In His ‘Victory Day’ Speech  —  Russia's president commemorated his country's victory over the Nazis with a sad, delusional speech—sounding like a man facing defeat. … Victory Day, commemorating the triumph of Russia over the Nazis, was once again a source …

Clip Emerges of Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Telling Joy Reid Fox News is ‘Racist’  —  Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Fox News as a “racist” network in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.  —  On March 15, 2020 …

‘Woke, Inc.’ Author's Startup to Take On BlackRock  —  Backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman, Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive will tell CEOs to stay out of politics  —  An upstart financial firm backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman has a message for American corporations: Focus on making money, not taking stands.

Washington Post wins Pulitzer Prize for public service for Jan. 6 coverage  —  More than 100 journalists contributed to reporting on the Capitol insurrection that was honored by the Pulitzer Prize's most prestigious award  —  The Washington Post reporters who had spread out across the city on Jan. 6 …

‘Ultra-MAGA’ longshot roars into contention in key Senate race  —  PHILADELPHIA — Kathy Barnette has been outspent 358-to-1 on TV in Pennsylvania's GOP primary for the Senate.  She hasn't run for statewide office before.  She doesn't have former President Donald Trump's endorsement.

OAN Finally Admits ‘No Widespread Voter Fraud’ After Settling Defamation Suit  —  Georgia election workers were dragged through the mud on OAN by right-wing conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani.  Now the network is finally acknowledging there was no fraud.

Inside the Relentless Campaign to Ruin Madison Cawthorn  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has faced one of the most aggressive opposition research campaigns ever.  His enemies are proud of that.  —  Multiple embarrassing traffic stops.  A credible accusation of insider trading.

The great GOP divide on abortion  —  Republicans are deeply split on their abortion strategy, with top officials pushing restraint, even silence, while activist GOP candidates demand an all-out campaign for a national ban and harsher penalties.  —  Why it matters: Republicans' confidence …

Elizabeth Warren grabs center stage  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is eclipsing President Biden with endorsements and, at times, as the Democrats' leading voice on major issues, including abortion and canceling student debt. … It's also raising questions about her ambitions …

White House: FDA's Working On Baby Formula Shortage, But There's No ‘National Stockpile’  —  The lack of formula on store shelves emerged as an explosive political issue on Monday.  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to fix a baby formula shortage resulting from supply chain problems …

DeSantis signs bill mandating communism lessons in class, as GOP leans on education  —  Public school teachers in Florida will soon be required to dedicate at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” to teach students about communist leaders around the world and how people suffered under those regimes.

Biden to outline ‘plan to tackle inflation,’ draw contrast between his administration and ‘ultra-MAGA’ plans  —  Biden aims to lower costs amid soaring inflation and condemn a Republican proposal that White House officials say would be ‘devastating’ for the middle class

Statement by President Joe Biden on Funding for COVID-19 and Ukraine  —  Ten days ago, I sent to Congress an urgent proposal to provide needed military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.  The plan was substantial in size, because the need is substantial …

Trump was the ‘biggest leaker of all’ in his administration and it was ‘generally bad’ for the country, his former Pentagon chief says  — Trump was the “biggest leaker” in his administration, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper.  — “Leaks were a chronic problem” …