3 takeaways from the South Carolina GOP primary  —  Donald Trump has swept the traditional early states in the Republican presidential nominating contest after defeating Nikki Haley on Saturday in South Carolina.  —  News organizations called the race shortly after polls closed …

Trump's request to suspend E. Jean Carroll's $83M verdict swiftly denied by judge  —  U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan declined a request to grant a stay after a jury ordered Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million for defamation.  —  “Twenty-five days …

One of the world's biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water  —  Mexico City CNN —  Alejandro Gomez has been without proper running water for more than three months.  Sometimes it comes on for an hour or two, but only a small trickle, barely enough to fill a couple of buckets.

Justice Thomas Hires Law Clerk Accused of Sending Racist Text Messages  —  Crystal Clanton, who is close with the Thomas family, has said she does not remember sending the messages, which emerged in 2017.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas recently hired a law clerk who was previously accused …

Biden's frustration with the media boils over  —  Months out from November's high-stakes election, the White House and the Biden campaign are going public with growing frustration over how the president is being portrayed in the media.  —  Biden's camp is taking swings over press coverage …

No Labels director says Nikki Haley 'somebody we'd definitely be interested in'  —  Joe Cunningham, national director for the political organization No Labels, said on Sunday that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is “somebody we'd definitely be interested in” …

Ukraine war: Zelensky says 31,000 troops killed since Russia's full-scale invasion  —  Volodymyr Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during Russia's full-scale invasion.  —  The Ukrainian president said he would not give the number of wounded as that would help Russian military planning.

Half of Western Arms to Ukraine Delivered Late: Defense Minister  —  Kyiv has in recent weeks been weakened by an ammunition shortage and vital US aid remains blocked by political wrangling in the US Congress. … Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday.

How Johnson wooed Trump to back a GOP congressman targeted by Gaetz  —  Watch CNN's coverage of Donald Trump's involvement in key House Republican primaries on ‘Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju’ at 11 a.m. ET.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and his top lieutenants had a mission …

Congressman presses Elon Musk to provide SpaceX satellite services for US defense forces in Taiwan, report says  — A Congressman is urging Elon Musk to give SpaceX Starshield access to US forces in Taiwan.  — Refusal could breach SpaceX's contractual obligations with the US government, Forbes reported.