Playbook: Inside NBC's McDaniel meltdown  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SUDDENLY HE'S EVERYWHERE — “Big Republican Donor Jeff Yass Owned Shares in Trump Media Merger Partner,” by NYT's Matthew Goldstein: “JEFF YASS …

The secret to changing Trump's mind  —  On August 6, 2020, then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order “addressing the threat posed by TikTok,” the popular social network run by ByteDance, a Chinese company.  According to Trump's executive order, TikTok “automatically captures vast swaths …

Newly released transcripts reveal a MAGA betrayal: Donald Trump never cared about Ashli Babbitt  —  Trump now hypes her as a January 6 martyr, but when he was told of Babbitt's death, there was “no, like, reaction”  —  Nine people died as a result of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that Republicans pretend was a “normal tourist visit.”

Jim Jordan Gets Flustered As Simple Question Turns Awkward On ‘60 Minutes’  —  The Ohio lawmaker was asked about Donald Trump's debunked claims about the 2020 election.  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) seemed to have an uncomfortable moment on “60 Minutes” during Sunday night's segment on social media disinformation.

Joe Biden's Political Origin Story Is Almost Certainly Bogus.  It May Land Him In Legal Trouble.  —  For nearly two decades, President Joe Biden has told a story about why he devoted his life to politics.  He repeated the tale, at the risk of facing criminal charges for lying to a federal agent …

Democrats are counting on abortion rights to win this battleground state  —  The parties' scramble in the battleground state eight months ahead of the election is a model for how the issue is shaping competitive races nationwide.  —  PHOENIX, Arizona — Democrats are counting on abortion rights …

Will DEI End America—or America end DEI? … At the nexus of most of America's current crises, the diversity/equity/inclusion dogma can be found.  The southern border has been destroyed because the Democratic Party wanted the poor of the southern hemisphere to be counted in the census …

France raises security risk to highest level months before Olympics  —  French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Sunday evening increased the country's official security threat designation to its highest level of “emergency attack.”  —  The heightened security risk assessment came …

Abortion pill challenge gives Supreme Court chance to move toward national abortion ban  —  In the first major abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade, the high court is considering restrictions on a drug used for medication abortions.  —  WASHINGTON − Two years after the Supreme Court erased …

Tammy Murphy will drop out of U.S. Senate race  —  Kim will run on lines that had gone to Murphy  —  Tammy Murphy will announce today that she is dropping out of the race for United States Senate, abruptly ending her campaign after four months, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flirts with the Libertarian nomination  —  The independent candidate has been in talks with the national party chair about pursuing the nomination.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in talks to run on the Libertarian Party presidential ticket — a move that could translate …

Weakened House GOP majority reckons with Johnson's leadership  —  Spending bill passes with Democratic support, sparking familiar Republican complaints with still-new House speaker  —  Less than six months after a faction of House Republicans led a revolt that removed Kevin McCarthy from the speakership …

‘Don Poorleone’: Trump nickname trends on social media as ex-president faces bond deadline  —  From legal analysts to political strategists, social media erupted on Sunday with people eager to pin Donald Trump with a new nickname.  —  Trump, who has long been considered the king of political nicknames …

'No one's ever seen a bond this size': Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father  —  New York attorney general, Letitia James, could begin to seize Donald Trump's assets as soon as Tuesday morning  —  Eric Trump has come out railing against the $454m fraudulent property valuations judgment …