Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers, Union Says  —  In a significant development that could bring an end to a historic writers' strike, the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a provisional deal on Sunday.

Playbook: How McCarthy is angling to survive the week  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE STRIKE DOWN?  — “Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers,” by the Hollywood Reporter's Katie Kilkenny

Bob Menendez, Al Franken, and the presumption of innocence  —  “Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey.  He has a right to due process and a fair trial.”  —  That was the response of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …

GOP donor wants his money back after candidate hires Corey Lewandowski  —  An alleged unwanted advance causes ripples in Louisiana's gubernatorial primary two years later.  —  John Odom, a major Republican donor, has been a top backer of Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry.

Kyrsten Sinema pitches donors on a ‘path to victory’ in Arizona by courting Republicans  —  A two-page document obtained by NBC News maps out a possible independent Senate bid, touting Sinema's record and suggesting she'd win over more Republicans than Democrats.

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut.  How much is up to Congress  —  Federal wildland firefighters were on the frontlines of some of the harshest wildfires to hit the U.S. and Canada this summer.  But as Congress is inching towards its Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government …

Big GOP donors hoped for an alternative to Trump.  Now some are giving up.  —  The number of big-money donors giving to super PACs focused on the GOP primary is down from 2016.  —  Top Republican donors shopping for a candidate not named Donald Trump had high hopes that Ron DeSantis would be their savior.

Biden is presiding over a labor renaissance  —  He's joining UAW workers on the picket line.  But his solidarity goes beyond symbolism. … President Joe Biden announced last week that he will join striking United Auto Workers (UAW) workers on the picket line in Michigan on Tuesday.

Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming  —  It is one of Europe's fastest-growing economies, and while investors and tourists are flocking to the country, memories of austerity measures are still fresh for Greeks.  —  Paris Skouros pointed toward the sky outside his office in Athens on a recent weekday.

Biden world is worried about spoilers as third parties threaten to boost Trump  —  The president recently discussed the issue with Hillary Clinton, who warned him to take seriously the possibility of third-party candidates' siphoning off votes.  —  WASHINGTON — There's …

Shutdowns Cost Billions as US Federal Workers Paid to Stay Home  — Fees go uncollected, billions spent to pay furloughed workers  — Government shutdowns ‘leave the government to waste money’  —  The costly truth about US government shutdowns: They don't save taxpayers a dime.

California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’  —  “He may have the title, but Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, they all share the job,” Eric Swalwell said.  —  Kevin McCarthy may have the title of House speaker but there are other Republicans holding the reins …