Why it matters: This is the first time President Trump has weighed in on NBC's story that federal investigators wiretapped his personal lawyer Michael Cohen's phone lines, which was later corrected to say his calls were only "monitored." Yet despite NBC's misstep, the federal investigation involving Trump's "fix-it" man is rapidly gaining speed, and has several people in the White House concerned about what could be revealed.
Amy Coney Barrett took the constitutional oath to serve as a Supreme Court justice at a White House ceremony Monday night, soon after the Senate voted to confirm her nomination to the high court in a 52-48 vote.
The state of play: Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath. The Supreme Court wrote in a statement that Barrett will take the judicial oath on Tuesday, at which point she will be able to begin her work on the court.
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Hurricane Zeta's forecast path. Photo: National Hurricane Center
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) declared a state of emergency Monday as Zeta strengthened into a hurricane and threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as it moved towards the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The state of play: Zeta was expected to make landfall on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula Monday night, bringing with it a "dangerous storm surge" and "heavy rainfall" as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Service said.