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 …

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.

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.

Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley  —  The former president is inciting violence against the nation's top general.  America's response is distracted and numb.  —  Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president …

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

2 Looming Rulings Could Shape Trump's Fraud Trial in New York  —  Donald J. Trump has adopted a long-shot legal strategy to try to delay his upcoming civil trial and severely limit the case against him.  —  After four years of investigating and litigating, Letitia James was finally due for her day in court against Donald J. Trump.

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.

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.

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.

Missing toddler found sleeping in woods using her dog as a pillow after walking 3 miles barefoot  —  A 2-year-old girl who walked barefoot more than three miles with her family's two dogs was found sleeping off a wooded Michigan trail using the smaller dog as a pillow, authorities said.

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.

Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis  —  The speaker of Canada's House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II.  Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delievered …