Trump Posts (Then Deletes) Attack Against Judge's Clerk During Trial  —  The former president is attending his New York civil fraud trial in person, ranting at cameras and on social media in between courtroom sessions … Trump last week was found guilty of committing fraud in the case …

Republicans must expel Matt Gaetz  —  Newt Gingrich, a Republican from Georgia, was speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is an anti-Republican who has become actively destructive to the conservative movement.  —  Drama has filled the halls of Congress for 234 years.

Fulton prosecutors float plea deals to Trump defendants  —  First guilty plea in RICO case came Friday  —  Fulton County prosecutors are floating plea deals to a number of defendants in the election interference case involving former President Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the proposals.

Payday Lenders Get Their Asses Handed To Them During Anti-CFPB Supreme Court Arguments  —  The case to dismantle the CFPB ran into a hammer from the three liberal justices and marked skepticism from at least two of the conservatives.  —  LOADING  —  The case seeking to eviscerate …

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Kari Lake jumps into the Arizona Senate race  —  The prominent election denier and Trump ally, who is still appealing her loss in court, is trying to win the Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema.  —  Republican Kari Lake, who lost the race for Arizona governor last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs, filed the papers to run for Senate Monday.

The DNC may have a diversity problem  —  With help from Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz  —  What up, Recast family!  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) triggers an effort to boot House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) …

Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications  —  The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations.  —  The manufacturers of 10 expensive medications …

Florida Executes Man Sentenced To Death By Split Jury  —  Michael Zack's lawyers say he had an intellectual disability.  He was killed amid Gov. Ron DeSantis' push to make it easier to execute people.  —  Florida on Tuesday executed 54-year-old Michael Zack, who was sentenced to death decades ago …

Neither Party Well-Liked, but GOP Holds Advantage on Issues  — Republican and Democratic Parties viewed unfavorably on balance  — Between the two, Republican Party trusted more on economy and security  — GOP also ahead on which party can handle “most important problem”

Leonard Leo says he will not cooperate with D.C. Attorney General tax probe  —  A liberal group targeted by a similar tax probe said it would comply.  —  Judicial activist Leonard Leo is not cooperating with an investigation by Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb …