JENNIFER PALMIERI

The FBI found "info re: President of France" during the Mar-a-Lago raid. In a tweet, Jennifer Palmieri implied it could be used as "kompromat."

Media - The Circus This combination of photos from the series "The Circus," shows John Heilemann during an interview at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on January 27, 2021, left, and Jennifer Palmieri during an interview in New York on Feb. 12, 2021. Showtime's political series ‘The Circus’ returns on Sunday. (Showtime via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — What does “The Circus” do when the circus has left town? He doesn't intend disrespect toward cable news — he's a regular commentator on MSNBC — but Heilemann stresses how “The Circus” is different. “The Circus” this season will explore a political divide that has only seemed to grow wider since Trump left office.

Showtime's periodic political series “The Circus” returns on Sunday into both a familiar and changed political climate.

President Biden's disciplined focus on the pandemic and infrastructure have kept his ambitious agenda on track. But the issues he's less eager to talk about aren't going away.

The triumph of a moderate Democrat in the mayoral primary in deep blue New York City has appeared to accelerate the recent trend of some of the party’s most fervent voters to break away from the most progressive candidates.

President Joe Biden’s vaccination campaign hit a snag when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots.

President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden signed the bill into law Thursday and then extolled it in a prime-time address to the nation that night. He predicted that Biden would be equally relentless in selling the relief package this time. “This is so important that it is literally something you say during the last rally of your reelection campaign.”Biden is expected to appoint someone to oversee implementation of the COVID-19 relief plan. AdBiden’s White House has embraced the strategy of under-promising and then over-delivering, allowing it to frequently beat target dates and goals on, for instance, vaccine distribution.

President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden signed the bill into law Thursday and then extolled it in a prime-time address to the nation that night. He predicted that Biden would be equally relentless in selling the relief package this time. “This is so important that it is literally something you say during the last rally of your reelection campaign.”Biden is expected to appoint someone to oversee implementation of the COVID-19 relief plan. AdBiden’s White House has embraced the strategy of under-promising and then over-delivering, allowing it to frequently beat target dates and goals on, for instance, vaccine distribution.

NEW YORK – It's high season for books that pick apart Donald Trump's presidency, and Rachel Maddow is a big beneficiary. With less than two months before the election, authors are elbowing each other for space on the best-seller lists. Conservative authors have also sought attention for new books during the political season. That was the case with Schmidt's book. Maddow gave more attention to Schmidt's discussion about why Trump's personal and business dealings with Russia have not been investigated.

The Supreme Court ruled in President Barack Obamas favor on landmark gay marriage and health care cases. In truth, Trump has never had support from a majority of Americans, nor has he seen a political imperative in trying to. The president has made clear that as he embraces the culture wars in the months leading up to Election Day, hell put the Supreme Court in his crosshairs. I cant think of much else that fires up conservatives than the makeup of the Supreme Court, said Jason Chaffetz, the former Republican congressman from Utah. Trump has to worry about his base feeling like hes ineffectual, even with a Trump Supreme Court.___Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report.

Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders used the Milwaukee debate as a platform to focus on key aspects of the Democratic electorate they are trying to court. Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri joined CBSN to discuss the debate and the state of the race.