Playbook: Will Dems keep standing with Israel?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ISRAEL LATEST — 11 Americans dead; some “likely” taken hostage ... IDF estimates 1,500 terrorists dead inside Israel ... U.S. begins arms shipments …

Hamas received weapons and training from Iran, officials say  —  Militant group that slaughtered hundreds of Israelis received crucial help from Tehran  —  The Palestinian militants behind the surprise weekend attack on Israel began planning the assault at least a year ago …

Israel-Hamas war death toll tops 1,500 as Gaza Strip is bombed and gun battles rage for a third day  —  Tel Aviv — Air raid sirens blared in Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv, again Monday morning as Palestinian militants fired more missiles at the Jewish state and the death toll on both sides soared …

Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race  —  After nearly two decades of statewide Republican candidates being rejected by California's left-leaning electorate, former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey hopes to drag the GOP back toward political relevance.

Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel  —  We can now be sure: His policy of repressing Palestinians doesn't make Israelis safe.  —  In the past 24 hours, two reports out of Israel have pointed to a striking conclusion: that the failure to prevent Hamas's murderous assault on southern Israel rests …

GOP holds emotional meeting on next speaker — but fails to unite on one  —  The need for a new speaker to help respond to the attacks in Israel came up multiple times during the two-hour meeting.  —  House Republicans huddled Monday for an emotional venting session over the party's leadership crisis.

Gallego leads Lake, Sinema in Arizona Senate race: poll  —  Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is leading both former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in a hypothetical three-way race in the Arizona Senate race, according to a new poll.

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation  —  People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.  —  In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel this weekend …

Biden interviewed about classified documents found at his office, home  —  Special counsel Robert Hur, who has been investigating for months, conducted the interview of the president, a person familiar with the situation said  —  President Biden was interviewed over the last two days as part …

Putin Offers Muted Response to Attack on Israel.  That Speaks Volumes.  —  Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel.  But his silence since Saturday's assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.

North Carolina Republicans Are Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’  —  The euphemistically named “Gov Ops” is a civil liberties disaster waiting to happen. … Republican state legislators In North Carolina are establishing a new investigative body that Democratic critics have aptly compared to a “secret police force.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Last Gasp  —  Three words told the story.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign had billed this afternoon's event in Philadelphia as a “much-anticipated announcement.”  Of course, that specific phrase may have been more true than intended.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan host 2024 candidates at influential donor summit  —  Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Doug Burgum, all underdogs against Donald Trump, will address potential backers in closed-door sessions  —  The influential network of donors who joined forces to boost …

Statement from President Joe Biden on American Citizens Impacted in Israel  —  As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent civilians who were murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy.

Trump Wildly Claims Forbes Is a ‘China Propaganda Machine’ After He's Removed from 400 Richest Americans List  —  ‘WOW!’  —  Donald Trump lashed out at Forbes on Monday after the magazine cut him from its list of the wealthiest 400 people in America last week.

Dems' bad dream: Menendez taunts party with potential reelect  —  More than half of Senate Democrats have now called on the indicted senator to resign.  Beyond that, right now they're just hoping he doesn't run again.  —  Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is torturing Democrats trying …