A ‘Leaner-Meaner’ DeSantis Campaign Faces a Reboot and a Reckoning  —  The campaign's missteps and swelling costs have made donors and allies anxious.  One person close to the Florida governor said he had experienced a “challenging learning curve.”  —  Throughout the spring …

Mike Pence struggles to gain attention and traction in longshot bid  —  Trump's former vice president is having difficulty attracting enough donors to qualify for the first Republican debate  —  HUDSON, N.H. — As he finished up his remarks at an outdoor garden party hosted by a former state senator …

In the GOP primary, one thing sells (merch) above all: Owning the libs  —  It's about finding more donors to qualify for debates.  It's also a sign of what sells in today's GOP.  —  The mesh trucker hats, “Bud Right” koozies and “Abolish the FBI” yard signs Republican presidential candidates …

As Inquiries Compound, So Does the ‘Trump Tax’  —  For all their complexity, the Trump-related prosecutions have not significantly constrained the ability of prosecutors to carry out their regular duties, officials have said.  —  Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman reported from Washington, and Ben Protess and Alan Feuer from New York.

Walking is getting a lot more dangerous  —  Pedestrian deaths in the USA have increased dramatically over the past dozen years, going up by 77% since 2010: … There are some other factors at work as well: … Something else that seems plausible is that the ubiquity of smart phones …

Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother  —  President Biden will designate a national monument at three sites in honor of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley — both of whom served as catalysts for the civil rights movement.

Spain's right-wing parties could win a parliamentary majority, exit polls show after key election  —  Spain's conservative party PP [Partido Popular] is on track to lead negotiations to form a new government in Madrid, exit polls have shown, suggesting this could be the end of the socialist rule of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

RFK Jr.: Media hitting me harder than Trump  —  “If I believed the stuff that's written about me in the papers and reported about me on the mainstream news sites, I would definitely not vote for me,” Kennedy said.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed the media …

Blinken: Ukraine has already retaken 50 percent of occupied territory  —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that Ukraine has already retaken about 50 percent of the territory that Russia initially seized, stressing that Kyiv's counteroffensive is still in its “relatively early days.”

A federal judge confirmed one of Trump's worst labels — and the GOP didn't blink  —  But we still have a moral obligation to be shocked, don't we?  —  A quick public service announcement: You did not, in fact, take crazy pills this week.  —  It's just the news cycle.