Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump?  —  Monday will see opening statements in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump.  The state's case seems strong, but a conviction is far from assured.  —  In the official record, the case is known as the People …

Playbook: The Biden polling bump persists  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TOP-ED — Former VP MIKE PENCE in the NYT: “Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement”  —  NEW POLL — Encouraging signs for President JOE BIDEN in a new NBC News poll:

White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests as agitators engulf Columbia University  —  The White House condemned “in the strongest terms” the ongoing anti-Israel protests at colleges across the U.S., including at Columbia University in New York City, on Sunday, saying they have no place anywhere in the U.S.

Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress' shadow speaker … - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: “He is fabulous. … - One senior House Democrat told Axios: “It easily could have fallen apart ... He played the cards the way you'd want to play them.”

A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election  —  As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch.

On a panel with CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings and CNN political commentators Jamal Simmons and Kate Bedingfield, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) tells CNN's Dana Bash: “The house is a rough and rowdy place,” but Speaker Mike Johnson won't be ousted.

This is what that terrifies Republicans most  —  The UAW's historic win in Chattanooga shows the power of the sort of multi-racial coalition of workers that has terrified Southern aristocracy for centuries.  —  You probably know by now that workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga …

Trump's super PAC has helped foot his legal bills.  That might end soon.  —  Save America has now spent about $60 million on legal consulting since the beginning of 2023.  —  A PAC controlled by former President Donald Trump that has devoted tens of millions of dollars to his and his allies' legal bills …

Jayapal says Trump wouldn't be on trial if Senate had ‘gone through with the impeachment’  —  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) lamented the fact that the then Republican-controlled Senate did not impeach Donald Trump when it had the chance.  —  Jayapal appeared on The Weekend on Saturday to express …

A prehistory of MAGA: “Mainstream” conservatives never really purged the fascists  —  Author David Austin Walsh says “respectable” conservatives have tolerated racists and neo-Nazis all along  —  David Austin Walsh's new book, “Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right …

US poised to impose sanctions on IDF unit accused of violations in West Bank  —  Israeli leaders vow to oppose expected measures under Leahy law against the Netzah Yehuda battalion  —  A unit of the Israel Defense Forces is facing US sanctions over its treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank …

Evangelicals with ties to “The Family” met Mike Johnson and Zelenskyy ahead of Ukraine vote  —  We're getting nearly a real-time look at The Family's anti-LGBTQ+ religious diplomacy in action  —  If you see evangelical House Republicans softening their opposition to military aid for Ukraine, don't assume it's divine intervention.

Zelenskyy: ‘We will have a chance at victory’ thanks to weapons provided to Ukraine in new US aid package  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. leaders for passing a $60.8 billion aid package through the House earlier in the weekend.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …