donald trump announced that he s now not going to testify at his new york civil trial. clearly a reversal here from donald trump. this is smart move, or the least self-destructive move. congress stalled over foreign aid to ukraine and israel. if we don t solve this, vladimir putin is going to have an opening to march through ukrainian threatening all of europe. two university of pennsylvania leaders have stepped down. an intense spotlight is on the heads of harvard and m.i.t. it made us feel like we re alone in this. good morning, everyone. we have new cnn polling this morning showing donald trump leading president biden in two crucial battleground states that biden won last election. in georgia, hypothetical rematch shows trump ahead by five points. many michigan, trump is up by ten points. a state that president biden won by nearly three points back in 2020. trump s dismissed biden s warning that he s a threat to democracy. he said it s a hoax. baker