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:

Columbia rabbi warns Jewish students to go home, don't come back to campus because of ‘extreme antisemitism’  —  A prominent rabbi at Columbia University warned Jewish students to go home Sunday and not return to campus because of “extreme antisemitism,” while the Ivy League school said it would allow them to work online.

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.

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 …

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package  —  Funeral of 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp  —  Hikers in Israel find part of a missile in the middle of the desert  —  Air drops of aid supplies parachuted …

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.

Legal fees pile up for embattled Squad member Cori Bush … - From January through March, Bush paid law firms approximately $86,000, according to recently released campaign finance records.  — In the final months before the August primary election, Bush's campaign has $528,000 with $91,000 …

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 …

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 …

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 …