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Trump and his new lawyer are not on the same page about judge’s recusal The former president's public statements are already diverging from the advice of his newest lawyer, John Lauro. #TopStories

Jacques and awe: Budget team dominates in Adams administration Fiscal concerns have become a guiding principle for Mayor Eric Adams. That can make for bad politics. #TopStories

Nearly 3 years later, DeSantis directly addresses Trump's 2020 election claims “I don’t think it was a good-run election. But I also think Republicans didn’t fight back,” the Florida governor said. #TopStories

The White House plays it cool as 'Bidenomics' struggles to catch on The president made a big bet on owning the economy. His team says give it time. #TopStories

Farmers have bought into Biden’s climate program. Now comes the hard part. President Joe Biden's administration poured $3 billion into greening agriculture. Some climate advocates aren't convinced it will help. #TopStories

How Donald Trump’s many legal troubles are all starting to intersect As the former president faces at least five trial dates over the next year, his actions in some cases are being used against him in others. #TopStories

India's drugmakers bring on K Street help The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance wants to get cozier with U.S. policymakers who’ve set their sights on drug shortage issues and quality control problems. #Influence

About that Ukraine meeting in Jeddah NatSec Daily tried to get an inside view of what actually went down in the seaside Saudi city. #Defense

Rep. Dean Phillips hasn't decided on challenging Biden, but he wants others to ‘jump in’ the race The moderate Minnesota Democrat recently met with donors about a possible White House bid. #TopStories

Next frontier in Fla. education wars: Climate #Energy