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Your Monday Evening Briefing

MATTHEW CULLEN

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

GOP slowly begins to condemn Trump's call to terminate Constitution

Republicans returned to Washington on Monday facing a familiar drama that has played out continually in the Trump years: GOP members forced to confront a controversy that they would rather ignore.

GOP leaders silent so far on Trump's call for 'termination' of Constitution's rules

The White House on Monday and a handful of Republicans in Congress condemned former President Donald Trump's call to "terminate" the Constitution made over the weekend.

Ukraine hit airbases inside Russia, Moscow says

• Attacks on Russian air bases put spotlight on new Ukrainian drone program • 'I had to be here to defend the people of Ukraine': Russian soldiers resist Putin's invasion

Why the power grid is an 'attractive target' for attacks

• Tens of thousands still in the dark after 'targeted' attacks on North Carolina power substations • Live updates: Electrical outage also cuts off water supply for some • Watch: CNN reporter outlines big questions around North Carolina power grid attack

Idaho authorities investigating whether slain university student had a stalker, police say

Three weeks after four Idaho college students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house, Moscow police said they are still looking into the possibility that one of the victims had a stalker.

Alito's mentions of Ashley Madison and children wearing KKK costumes cap an awkward Supreme Court day

As the Supreme Court gathered for more than two hours on Monday to discuss whether a graphic designer can refuse to do business with same-sex couples, the justices somehow strayed into dueling hypotheticals concerning Black and White Santas and dating websites.

Analysis: Conservative justices come to same-sex marriage controversy with minds made up

At the Supreme Court, the conservative majority seems to have a new mantra that half way is no way.

The Empty Gestures of Disillusioned Evangelicals

MICHELLE GOLDBERG

Why Russell Moore doesn’t take Christian leaders’ qualms seriously.

‘Torso Killer’ Admits to ’68 Strangling and 4 More Cold-Case Murders

ED SHANAHAN

The serial killings of five women had gone unsolved for decades until a breakthrough in one case tied Richard Cottingham to all five.

Attacks on Russian air bases put spotlight on new Ukrainian drone program

• Live updates: Russian oligarch warns US not to designate the Wagner Group a terrorist organization • Video: 'I have no pity for them': Russian describes fighting against his own country

'I was taking 55 Vicodin a day': Actor explains why he can't rewatch 'Friends'

Matthew Perry shared his struggle with drug and alcohol addiction while filming the hit TV show 'Friends,' and explains why he hasn't re-watched the series.

Why the power grid is an 'attractive target' for attacks

Analysis: Welcome to the 'free-for-all hellscape' that is Twitter

Welcome to a new section of Nightcap that I'm tentatively calling "Wait, what?" where I ask hard-hitting questions.

Kirstie Alley dies at 71 after cancer battle, family announces

Actress Kirstie Alley has died after battling cancer, her family and manager announced Monday night. She was 71 years old.