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NBC News reporter Garrett Haake revealed that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) can count on at least one no-vote from his Replican colleagues when it comes to the speaker nomination ballot.

Speaking to Rep. Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL), Haake asked whether he's changed his position from the start of the overthrow of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Republican Rep. Ann Wagner (MO) was sarcastically mocked for her "backbone of steel" after she said on Thursday she would not support Jordan – but caved in on Monday.

Donald Trump was partially gagged in a court order Monday which forbade the former president from making attacks against the judge, prosecutors and their families.

Judge Tanya Chutkan approved the limited gag order on Trump, who regularly attacks those involved in the trial on social media and in his speeches. There was concern that he will also try to intimidate witnesses by attacking them on his social media accounts.

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver began his Sunday show after a special message about the attack on Israel and the retaliation on Gaza. The four-minute segment appeared prior to the opening title sequence and focused on the atrocities on both sides and the politicians who have refused to find peace for decades.

It was only after the show officially began that the comedy started and the HBO host lit into Congress for the ongoing dysfunction that even Rep. George Santos (R-NY) couldn't get behind. Oliver mocked the embattled Republican for claiming Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) refused to ask for his vote. When asked if he was snubbed, Santos swore he wasn't, but Oliver pointed out, his voice said he "absolutely was."

Semafor is reporting that the Wall Street Journal experienced an internal debate over a story that is being "disputed" by intelligence and national security experts.

The Journal report claimed that Iran was part of the Hamas attack on Israel, which is now leading to questions about the paper's interest in blowing the trumpet for a war with Iran.

Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke revealed Sunday evening that Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) tactics are annoying moderates as he uses far-right allies to pressure them into electing him as House speaker.

Jordan is using Fox host Sean Hannity to help put pressure on the non-Jordan supporters.

Federal Election Commission reports show that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is having a difficult time raising money for his reelection bid for Senate.

Cruz, who spends most of his days working on his podcast, brought in a little over $3 million, noticed senior Daily Beast political reporter Roger Sollenberger. While his challenger Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former Baylor University linebacker, brought in $4.7 million.

The Tri-City Herald is reporting that the man who allegedly attacked a Muslim mother and her son is being charged with a hate crime.

Joseph Czuba allegedly stabbed the 6-year-old boy 26 times in the southern suburbs on Saturday morning because they were Muslim, the Will County Sheriff's Office said in a press briefing Sunday.

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu once had a tight relationship — but then President Joe Biden became president of the United States.

Since the attack on Israel, the two leaders began communicating about Hamas and the next steps for a response.

NBC News congressional reporter Sahil Kapur explained Sunday that the idea of a joint-rule Congress is never going to happen, not because of a lack of willingness, but because of minority rule.

He began citing an interview with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on "Meet the Press," Sunday, in which he explained it's up to the GOP to reach out to him if they want a coalition-style government. His key demand, he explained, is that the GOP must "end minority-of-the-minority rule."