Trump Crushing DeSantis and GOP Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  The twice-indicted former president leads across nearly every category and region, as primary voters wave off concerns about his escalating legal jeopardy.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump is dominating his rivals …

DA Fani Willis gives more insight into decision over Trump Georgia election investigation  —  Willis said she's keeping her promise to give the American people an answer by Sept. 1.  —  SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is speaking just ahead of potential charges …

Playbook: Three big questions about the battle for the Senate  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  EYES EMOJI — “DeSantis' Donors Want More Than a Reboot.  They Want Him to ‘Clean House,’” by Rolling Stone's Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng …

Trump team creating legal defense fund  —  Former President Donald Trump's team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN.  —  The fund is expected to cover the bills …

Idaho mom Lori Vallow to be sentenced in deaths of her 2 children and romantic rival  —  Vallow was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, her fifth husband's previous wife.

Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the Race for Republican Nominee for President  —  Do you think the United States is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction?  —  ALL  —  GENDER  —  AGE  —  RACE/ETHNICITY  —  RACE/ETHNICITY  —  EDUCATION  —  RACE/EDUCATION

Democrats worry their most loyal voters won't turn out for Biden in 2024  —  Democrats are worried about a potential drop next year in turnout among Black voters, the party's most loyal constituency, who played a consequential role in delivering the White House to President Biden in 2020 and will be crucial in his bid for reelection.

First on CNN: Biden administration launches new income-driven student debt repayment plan  —  The Biden administration is launching a beta website for its new income-driven student loan repayment plan today, officials told CNN, allowing borrowers to begin submitting applications for the program …

GOP lawmaker ‘screamed’ curse words inches from Senate pages' faces and ‘shooed’ them, source says  —  Congressional leaders have condemned Rep. Derrick Van Orden after he cursed at a group of Senate pages during an incident at the Capitol rotunda.  —  WASHINGTON — A freshman Republican …

Inside the Party Switch that Blew Up North Carolina Politics  —  Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans.  After she was elected, she joined them and delivered a G.O.P. supermajority.