If it's Monday, a shifting dynamic in the Republican race for president, as Tim Scott gains momentum in the polls, Ron DeSantis struggles, and Donald Trump awaits a potential third indictment.

Plus, widespread protests are up in Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan passes a key hurdle in Parliament

amid growing turmoil and fresh fallout with the White House.

And the border battles heat up in Texas,

where Republican Governor Greg Abbott

is daring the Biden administration to take him to court

over the deployment of controversial floating barriers in the Rio Grande.

And welcome to meet the press now. I'm Ryan Noble's in today for Kristen Welker. And for the first time,

in really a long time, we have something of a new dynamic emerging in the Republican presidential

primary. With Donald Trump awaiting another criminal indictment, Ron DeSantis trying to reboot

a struggling campaign, and now Tim Scott apparently on the verge of a breakout moment in the field. The South Carolina

senator is up to 11 percent in an Iowa poll out over the weekend. The only other candidate

besides Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to crack double digits in the first

caucus state. He's also at 10 percent in another early state, his home state of South Carolina. He trails only Trump, DeSantis, and the state. He's also at 10% in another early state, his home state of South Carolina. He trails only

Trump, DeSantis, and the state's former governor, Nikki Haley. Perhaps related, it comes as the

Scott campaign, and the super PAC supporting him, have unloaded a combined $3.1 million to get

his message out over the airwaves this month.

That's a pretty big number in just over three weeks.

And there's more on the way with NBC News reporting that the pro-Scott Super PAC

trust in the mission has reserved $40 million of TV and digital ad spots through January

on top of $7 million that it's already booked.

And if you want proof that the Scott bump is real, well, take a look at his rivals,

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