Iowa poll shows GOP divide over Trump remaining party leader  —  Among likely caucusgoers, 41% said they want Trump to continue as the Republican Party's leader, but more than half are open to moving in another direction.  —  Likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers are divided …

Trump legal team agrees to $200,000 bond after meeting with Fulton County district attorney's office  —  Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions after his lawyers met with the Fulton County District Attorney's office on Monday, according to court documents reviewed by CNN.

Gov. Chris Sununu: This Is How to Beat Trump  —  This week, Republican primary candidates for president will have a chance to make their case before a national audience — with or without Donald Trump on the debate stage.  To win, they must break free of Mr. Trump's drama, step out of his shadow …

Elon Musk's Shadow Rule  —  How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.  —  Last October, Colin Kahl, then the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon, sat in a hotel in Paris and prepared to make a call to avert disaster in Ukraine.

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to know how many ‘federal agents’ were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers: ‘I want the truth about 9/11’  — Vivek Ramaswamy is again raising questions about what happened on September 11, 2001.  — The GOP contender says it's “legitimate” to ask “how many federal agents” were on the planes.

Virginia Democrats raise alarms that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could be building toward a national bid  —  Youngkin has built a robust statewide political operation.  Virginia Democrats worry the national party isn't doing enough.  —  Virginia Democrats are worried the national party isn't doing enough …

Freedom Caucus rebels against a short-term funding bill with new demands  —  The new list of policy changes sought by the ultraconservative House lawmakers drew immediate pushback from Democratic leaders, who warned it would cause a shutdown.  —  WASHINGTON — The ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus …

Scoop: Inside Trump's new plan to limit immigration  —  Former President Trump wants unprecedented restrictions on immigration and the border if he's elected in 2024 — such as screening prospective immigrants for “Marxist” ideologies and a naval blockade to target drug smugglers, Axios has learned.

Five indications Joe Biden will not run in 2024  —  We don't see Biden on the campaign trail defending his presidency or touting his accomplishments  —  Standing before a New Mexico audience recently, President Biden unintelligibly joked that, “I hibernated in a while - all, you know, in Iowa for a while.”

Conservation groups sue to keep Virginia in Youngkin-opposed climate program  —  A group of Virginia-based environmental and conservation groups sued the state Monday over Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a carbon-capping agreement encompassing several other East Coast states.

Run It Cold: Why Xi Jinping Is Letting China's Economy Flail  —  China is steering clear of big stimulus even in the face of deflation risks.  —  Xi Jinping's quest to rewrite the playbook that drove China's economic miracle for a generation is facing its sternest test yet.

DeSantis defends ‘listless vessels’ remark: These lawmakers putting ‘entertainment,’ ‘personality’ first  —  GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday defended his remarks calling for Republicans to not be “listless vessels” automatically supporting former President Trump …

Biden Visiting Hawaii to Inspect Wildfire Damage  —  After remaining secluded since Friday, the president will break away from his vacation for a brief trip to Maui, where flames have demolished a town and killed more than 100 people.  —  President Biden is set to break away from his summer vacation …