Playbook: GOP eyes some Santos payback  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Gaza cease-fire talks appear to have collapsed following a Hamas rocket attack yesterday that killed three soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint …

It's a tie: Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift - Exclusive  —  Susan Page Sudiksha Kochi Rachel BarberUSA TODAY  —  It couldn't be closer.  —  Six months before Election Day, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied 37%-37% …

Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS  —  DOGGED BY SCANDAL  —  The South Dakota governor complained that the host of “Face the Nation” had interrupted her “once every 25 seconds”—something that would never happen to, say, Gretchen Whitmer.

Hunter Biden's revenge  —  Smear campaigns have consequences.  —  ∙ Paid … Have you noticed that after years of saturation coverage, Fox News hosts have suddenly cooled it on the Hunter Biden stuff?  There's a reason for that.  —  Last week, Fox News pulled the six-part series …

Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden  —  Some Republicans, refusing to give President Joe Biden a ‘win,’ voted against the renewal of funding for cancer research.  Vote for those who do not politicize Americans' health.  —  I'm afraid I have some bad news.

Congressman praises racist heckling.  Will his corporate backers stand by him?  —  On Thursday, Jaylin Smith, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi, participated in a small, non-violent protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  Smith and the other protesters were greeted …

Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories?  It might not be who you think  —  White men with graduate degrees, a new study finds, are highly likely to hold especially noxious beliefs  —  Like Henry Ford before him, Elon Musk has emerged as America's top conspiracy spreader.  But he's hardly alone.

Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates … - Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — “As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he's unbelievable.”  — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — “He wasn't a supporter of mine at the very beginning... He was saying things …

RNC chief counsel resigns after two months  —  The Republican National Committee's chief counsel Charlie Spies has resigned two months after accepting the position.  —  Spies' departure follows weeks of growing tension with RNC officials, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

Biden Races to Trump-Proof His Agenda  —  Trump made unprecedented use of a 1996 law to overturn Obama-era regulations.  Biden's aides hope to stop the Republican from doing it again if he wins.

White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’  —  The White House on Sunday slammed former President Trump after he compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo police force in Nazi Germany.  —  “Instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists …