Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources  —  Meadows said Trump was “dishonest” on election night, according to sources.  —  Former President Donald Trump's final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows …

Emmer bid collapses, extending extraordinary GOP Speaker losing streak  —  House Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (R-Minn.) Speakership nomination collapsed in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday, surviving only four hours and showcasing the complete chaos enveloping the House GOP conference.

MAGA Diehards Are Furious Jenna Ellis Pleaded Guilty After Raising $200K  —  Jenna Ellis raised more than $216,000 to fight her Georgia RICO indictment ... then accepted a plea deal  —  Jenna Ellis smiled in her mugshot.  The former Trump attorney who was indicted alongside him and 17 others …

Florida orders universities to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian group  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's university system chancellor, responding to a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis, directed state universities Tuesday to disband campus groups with ties to the national Students for Justice in Palestine organization …

‘I killed him’: How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer's speaker bid  —  Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the boom.  —  Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference's nomination to be Speaker on Tuesday …

McCarthy floats partnership with Jim Jordan as assistant speaker  —  Amid the impasse, McCarthy is floating a plan that would reinstall him as speaker and make Jordan, a conservative Trump ally, the assistant speaker, according to three sources familiar with McCarthy's pitch.

White House press secretary says she misheard question on antisemitism during briefing  —  “As I have footstomped many times from the podium and on the air, antisemitism is an abomination that this President has fought against his entire life; and I feel strongly about that work,” Jean-Pierre told POLITICO in a statement.

Biden - with Worst Ever Favorability & Job Approval Ratings - Leads Trump 46-37%; Only Leads By 7 Points if RFK & West Are on Ballot; 52% of Dems Want Party to Nominate Someone other than Biden in '24  — Recent Influx of Migrants is Serious Problem: 84% (57% Very Serious); …

New No Labels Plan: Deadlocking the 2024 Election?  —  One of Democrats' many nightmares heading into the 2024 election involves the schemes of No Labels.  The shadowy centrist organization has been planning an independent presidential candidacy designed to break the major-party duopoly …

Drone attacks on American bases injured two dozen U.S. military personnel  —  The groups conducting the attacks are supported by Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Pentagon spokesman said.  —  Two dozen American military personnel were wounded last week in a series of drone attacks …

Biden Will Not Be on New Hampshire Primary Ballot  —  The president's campaign said he would follow rules set by the Democratic National Committee, which has sparred with New Hampshire Democrats over the state's primary date  —  President Joe Biden's re-election campaign informed the chair …

White House holds staff meetings on Israel-Hamas war  —  With help from Nahal Toosi and Joseph Gedeon  —  The Israel-Hamas war isn't just testing the limits of U.S. foreign policy.  It's taxing the personal capacities of U.S. officials struggling with the violent scenes coming out of the Middle East.

Powell, Chesebro, And Now Ellis  —  TPM Reader EK steps back and surveys the damage done by the trio of Trump lawyers pleading guilty:  —  My gosh.  These are three big names.  All three have now admitted to fraudulent claims of election theft.  —  These are obviously major developments in the legal case against Trump.

Polls Showing Support For Israel Hide Some Ugly Truths  —  There were dozens of Charlottesville-type marches in the United States last week.  No one in the media wants to ask why.  —  According to a new Harvard/Harris poll, only the police and military are more respected than Israel.