The GOP primary has officially entered the season of consolidation — a race within a race that will test the ego and rationality of every candidate committed to stopping Donald Trump from winning the nomination.
Why it matters: Even in a best-case scenario for anti-Trump Republicans — one that sees the field consolidate around Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley — the path to defeating the former president appears exceedingly narrow.
The testimony of former President Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, in his ongoing civil fraud trial has been delayed, a judge said Monday per AP.
Driving the news: She was scheduled to take the stand Friday, but will now appear Nov. 8 instead in order to provide sufficient time for her to be questioned, Judge Arthur Engoron said in court.
An Alabama man has been indicted for allegedly threatening Fulton County's district attorney and sheriff over the arrest and prosecution of former President Trump in his Georgia criminal case.
The big picture: A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted Arthur Ray Hanson, II, on charges of transmitting interstate threats to injure Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis and Sheriff Patrick Labat after leaving two voicemails for the officials on Aug. 6, per a Department of Justice statement Monday.
Readers want what other readers can't have, apparently.
The big picture: As attempted book bans continue to surge in schools and public libraries across the U.S, a new study reveals the unintended consequences of the effort: an increase in readership for the titles in question.
Democrats are taking House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) efforts to offset aid to Israel with funds from one of their signature pieces of legislation as an early sign that their initial fears about his speakership were well-founded.
Why it matters: The emergency Israel funding will need bipartisan support to become law — as will bills to support Ukraine and Taiwan, shore up border security and avert a government shutdown.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday reaffirmed his support for approving emergency funding for Ukraine.
Driving the news: Introducing Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova at the University of Louisville, McConnell said "this is a moment for swift and decisive action," adding that real consequences must be imposed "on the tyrants who have terrorized the people of Ukraine and of Israel."
The U.S. Department of Education is withholding a $7.2 million payment to student loan servicer MOHELA after billing issues resulted in hundreds of thousands of borrowers missing payments.
Driving the news: More than 800,000 borrowers were delinquent on student loan payments after MOHELA failed to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers, per the Education Department.
Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton, Calif., who became a progressive hero during the Trump presidency only to lose his reelection bid, has shifted his focus to policy solutions around income inequality.
Driving the news: End Poverty in California (EPIC), founded by Tubbs, is in the middle of a multiyear listening tour of the state's 58 counties to hear directly from residents struggling with poverty.
It comes as states like Alabama and New Mexico, two of the nation's poorest, also work to tackle poverty.
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley is on the rise in Iowa, where she's tied for second in the latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucus goers.
Why it matters: The GOP field is otherwise stalemated in the Hawkeye State, and former President Trump is lapping the field with 43% support in the poll.
Driving the news: Education officials tell Axios they are trying to enforce vaccination requirements, find classroom space, change bus routes and hire more bilingual teachers to meet the needs of thousands of students who have survived traumatizing migration journeys.
The Biden administration's long-awaited executive order on artificial intelligence will require developers of the most powerful AI systems to share critical testing information with the government.
What's happening: President Biden is expected to sign the AI executive order Monday afternoon at a White House event.
Former President Trump's narrow gag order in his federal election subversion criminal case was reinstated on Sunday by the judge overseeing the matter.
The latest: Trump criticized U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling in a Truth Social post early Monday and claimed the gag order "unconstitutionally takes away" his First Amendment Rights.
Vice President Kamala Harris touted the Biden administration's economic credentials as she said "we're gonna win" in 2024 during an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday.
The big picture: During their interview, CBS' Bill Whitaker pressed the vice president on polls indicating the Biden-Harris ticket "running neck and neck" with former President Trump, who faces 91 criminal counts in four different jurisdictions.
