The Republicans breaking with Trump to save their campaigns

President Trump is moving to cancel $810 million in spending approved by Congress. NPR’s Eric McDaniel explains the process, known as a pocket rescission.

Some Republican Senate candidates are distancing themselves from the White House over the war with Iran ahead of November. Semafor’s Burgess Everett breaks down why.

The Associated Press reports on how the White House is defending taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads that ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties say break federal law.

Plus, Justice Samuel Alito is recusing himself from a major Supreme Court climate case, Lindsay Clancy returns to court today for a key hearing in her case, and an 11-year-old has become the youngest-ever winner of chess’s woman-grandmaster title.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.