Rules for Radicals, Godwin’s Afterlife, WBD Kremlinology

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon download of Puck’s latest reporting.

First up today, Dylan Byers annotates David Zaslav’s highly quotable stem-winder from the Milken power summit: his head-scratching comp remarks, the undisguised NBA cajolery, and much more. Plus, notes on Kim Godwin’s ABC afterlife.

Then, below the fold: Rachel Strugatz reads the Estée Lauder Co. post-earnings tea leaves. Tina Nguyen identifies the far right’s congressional power center. On Somebody’s Gotta Win, Tara Palmeri and G.O.P. consultant Josh Holmes illuminate Trump’s current standing within the party writ large. And on The Powers That Be, Dylan joins Peter Hamby for a rollicking round of WBD Kremlinology.

DYLAN BYERS

News and notes on Zaz’s Milken stem-winder, the NBA auction rights derby, and post-Godwin ABC News.

RACHEL STRUGATZ

A post-post-pandemic comeback for The Estée Lauder Companies hasn’t erased doubts about C.E.O. Fabrizio Freda, his turnaround plan, and another round of layoffs. Could M&A be the answer to get Lauder back in business?

TINA NGUYEN

The once-sleepy Rules Committee, previously a glorified rubber stamp for the House speaker, has instead become an unlikely flashpoint in the G.O.P.’s ongoing civil war.

TARA PALMERI

Tara is joined by Republican consultant and former chief of staff to Mitch McConnell, Josh Holmes. They discuss Donald Trump’s current standing within the G.O.P. and what the party has done to streamline their somewhat mercurial relationship. They then dive into the tight Senate races around the U.S. and shine a light on the Republicans’ path to regain the majority.