No. 1Politics
Roughly $10 million in ad spending followed Trump's super PAC pledge
Nearly $22 million in taxpayer money has been spent to air ads that the White House calls public service announcements. Close to half of that was spent after President Trump promised his super PAC would pay for them. The source material does not say whether the super PAC has paid anything. It also does not describe the ads' content or the agencies involved. Watch for any White House or super PAC explanation of who is covering the costs.
No. 2Campaign finance
Montana voters to weigh in on corporate and anonymous political money
Montana voters will get a chance to respond to the growth of corporate and anonymous spending in politics. That growth followed the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. The measure puts the question to voters directly instead of leaving it to lawmakers or courts. The source material does not give the measure's exact wording or the vote date. Watch for details on what the measure would change and how campaigns line up around it.
No. 3Markets
Oil prices rise after Houthi attacks on two Saudi airports
Oil prices rose Monday after the Iranian-backed Houthis attacked two airports in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Brent Crude, the international benchmark, was near $106 a barrel late Monday afternoon. That was up about $1.20 from Friday's close. Earlier in the day it reached $107.33. Watch whether further attacks in the region keep pushing prices higher.