Fine, Call It a Comeback  —  If the Joe Biden who showed up to deliver the State of the Union address last week is the Joe Biden who shows up for the rest of the campaign, you're not going to have any more of those weak-kneed pundits suggesting he's not up to running for re-election.  Here's hoping he does.

Status Report: The Katie Britt Lie  —  Fallout from the Alabama senator's intentionally and highly misleading story continues.  —  By now you've probably heard the news: Sen. Katie Britt's rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union was not just a painfully bad theatrical performance …

$91M Bond Didn't Stop Trump From Trashing E. Jean Carroll Again  —  Donald Trump just had to post a $91.6 million bond while he appeals the verdict in the defamation case won by his rape accuser, E. Jean Carroll.  But that whopping sum wasn't enough to get him to stop trashing her.

Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’  —  Trader Joe's and SpaceX are among businesses challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board  —  Upset by the surge in union drives, several of the best-known corporations in the US are seeking …

Kari Lake Tries a New Tactic: Mending Fences  —  The close Trump ally is courting former foes and trying to mend fences as she runs for Senate in Arizona.  But bad blood from her 2022 campaign simmers at home.  —  Conciliatory messages on social media.  Open invitations for coffee.

Johnson, Scott hit Biden over walking back ‘illegal’ remark: ‘The president is cowering to his base’  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans went after President Biden on Sunday for walking back remarks he made during his State of the Union address, calling a man accused of murder an “illegal.”

Scoop: Trump's team hires lawyer to “watch the money” at RNC … - Trump campaign co-campaign manager and incoming RNC chief operating officer Chris LaCivita is bringing on Sean Cairncross to be his number two at the RNC.  — Cairncross is a lawyer with a reputation of enforcing financial discipline …

After Trump ballot ruling, critics say Supreme Court is selectively invoking conservative originalist approach  —  Some legal scholars criticized the court for ignoring arguments based on the text and original understanding of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in a ruling that kept Trump on the ballot.

600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US  —  Quality assured.  —  First reported by The Verge, 600 Activision QA workers have formed a new union at the publisher.  It was organized through the Communications Workers of America (CWA), like other unions at the company …