First: The special election to replace Republican congressman George Santos is on. We look at what this race means for a House that's nearly evenly divided and the tea leaves to be reading ahead of November. 

Plus: An election denier and his daughter-in-law. That's who Donald Trump wants to lead the Republican National Committee, showing the all-but-certain nominee is tightening his vice and calling the shots. 

And: "Disgusting, awful and unhinged." That's how Nikki Haley is responding to Trump after he mocked her husband again, who's in uniform serving America overseas. 

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