First: In just hours, congressional leaders head back to the White House to talk through a debt deal. But Democrats are already worrying that President Biden sounds close to caving. 

Plus: New and disturbing video shows a baseball bat-wielding attacker beating two staffers at a congressional office. 

And: Ron DeSantis nears a 2024 presidential launch with infrastructure and big money, but also with deflated expectations after months of fierce Donald Trump attacks. 

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