Iowa poll: Trump surpasses 50% support ahead of first GOP contest  —  The former president leads Ron DeSantis among likely Iowa caucusgoers, 51% to 19%, with Nikki Haley at 16%.  —  Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over his GOP rivals with five weeks until …

Kevin McCarthy on Trump: America doesn't want “retribution”  —  California Republican Kevin McCarthy holds a place in history as the first-ever Speaker of the House to be voted out of that position.  Historic, but looking at how his tenure began, hardly a shock.

In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial  —  Trump was scheduled to take the stand Monday as the months-long $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week.  —  In an 11th hour reversal …

House GOP chips away at centrist resistance on Biden impeachment inquiry  —  About a half-dozen members are still undecided, but there's only one public ‘no’ vote in POLITICO's whip count.  It's a rare sign of unity for the conference.  —  House Republicans are inches away …

Tucker Carlson Is Launching His Own Streaming Service  —  ‘Tucker Carlson Network’ is expected to go live on Monday and cost $9 a month  —  Tucker Carlson is launching his own subscription streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, the former Fox News host's official foray …

Argentina Economic Chief to Announce First Measures Tuesday  — Spokesman Adorni didn't give specific time for announement  — Milei confirmed Sunday sharp fiscal adjustment coming soon  —  Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo will announce his first measures Tuesday as the government …

Former Rep. George Santos says no shortage of corruption in Congress after his expulsion on “The Point with Marcia Kramer”  —  The Point  —  George Santos has left the U.S. House of Representatives, but apparently not the public arena.  He's making personalized videos on Cameo …

Republicans to meet allies of Hungary's Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid  —  Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán's transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia's war  —  Allies of Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting …

NBC News demands Trump campaign take down fake clip of reporter  —  The Scoop  —  NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump's campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem like it comes from an NBC correspondent after the third presidential debate, two people familiar with the exchange told Semafor.

As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment  —  Republicans have been attacking elite universities for years.  After a tense congressional hearing last week, many on the left are joining them.  —  For years, conservatives have struggled to persuade American voters …

George Santos earning so much on Cameo, he picks up tab for political pals while hanging with Rep. Lauren Boebert in NYC  —  George Santos is making so much dough on Cameo — he picked up the tab for his political pals on Saturday night.  —  The ousted pol was hanging with “ball of energy” …

Less appetite — and opportunity — to serve as fake Trump electors in 2024  —  Amid a growing number of criminal investigations into the 2020 election, some who once cast electoral college votes for the former president say they would not do it again  —  Republican Party activist Ken Carroll thought …

Playbook: Trump doubles down on ‘dictator’ desire  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  At an event last night sponsored by the New York Young Republican Club, DONALD TRUMP unsurprisingly defended his comments at a Fox News town hall …