Trump Leads Biden in Nearly Every Battleground State, New Poll Finds  —  Voters in battleground states said they trusted Donald J. Trump over President Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as Mr. Biden's multiracial base shows signs of fraying.

Top House Republicans defend IRS cuts in GOP-led Israel aid bill  —  Democrats have called the bill dead on arrival in the Senate and President Joe Biden has vowed to veto it.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on Sunday defended the cuts to IRS funding …

Stephanopoulos presses Scalise on whether 2020 election was stolen: ‘Yes or no?’  —  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) refused to answer whether the 2020 election was stolen when pressed eight separate times in a Sunday interview with ABC News's George Stephanopoulos.

Virginia's Youngkin says Biden is ‘legitimately elected president’  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Sunday acknowledged President Biden was “legitimately elected president” as Republicans continue to be peppered with questions about whether the 2020 election was legitimate.

Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine: 'He can't manage this war'  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited former President Trump to his country's war zone, saying the former president “can't manage this war.”  —  Zelensky, who joined NBC “Meet the Press” Kristen Welker …

Sen. John Fetterman swipes at California Gov. Gavin Newsom  —  During a speech in Iowa, Fetterman said Newsom is “running for president right now” but doesn't have the “guts to announce it.”  —  ALTOONA, IA — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Saturday evening criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to endorse Ron DeSantis for president at Monday rally in Des Moines  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds' decision to endorse Ron DeSantis is likely to anger Donald Trump, who has already accused Reynolds of being insufficiently loyal.  —  After months of quietly signaling her support …

Trump 2.0: The climate cannot survive another Trump term  —  This op-ed is part of a series exploring what a second term would look like for either President Biden or former President Trump.  —  Back in the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election, I stated that a second Trump term would be “game over for the climate.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson Skirts Question on Personal Bank Account  —  The newfound Speaker said he was a “man of modest means” in a Fox interview.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded on Sunday to a report by The Daily Beast that highlighted his apparent lack of a bank account on his financial disclosure.

Israel minister suspended after calling nuking Gaza an option  —  Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu's statements ‘are not based in reality,’ Prime Minister Netanyahu says.  —  Israel's Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu was suspended indefinitely after he said in an interview that dropping …

DeWine calls Ohio abortion ballot measure a ‘radical proposal’  —  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) called a referendum on reproductive rights on the ballot Tuesday in his home state a “radical proposal,” just days before voters will take to the polls to weigh in on the issue.

‘MAGA Mike Johnson’ and Our Broken Christian Politics  —  There are two moments from Mike Johnson's early days as speaker of the House that almost perfectly encapsulate the broken way that so many Republican evangelicals approach politics.  The first occurred just after the House elected Johnson.