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.

Live updates Hearing on new evidence in Trump N.Y. hush money case  —  New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan began a hearing this morning about a late release of more than 100,000 pages of potential evidence in former president Donald Trump's trial over 2016 hush money payments.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Rep. Tim Burchett Shreds ‘Uniparty’ Plan to ‘Wreck Every Dadgum Thing’  —  Last week, GOP Representative Tim Burchett held nothing back in his criticism of the swamp's efforts to force through another massive spending bill that doesn't prioritize the needs of the American People.

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 …

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.