• The Rude Pundit calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about Jeb Bush’s spectacular fall in the polls
• Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about Carly Fiorina’s lies during the GOP debate
• Daily Beast columnist Dean Obeidallah calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about Bill Maher mentioning his Muslim clock column
• Neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Sunday that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation” in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
• On his first full day in Havana, Pope Francis took time from his packed schedule to visit Cuba’s retired leader Fidel Castro at his home. According to Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, the encounter was “familial and informal.” The pope gave Castro five books on religion and spiritual life.
• After last week’s Republican presidential debate, former Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina has risen to second place, while Donald Trump’s support has softened, according to a new national poll by CNN/ORC. Fiorina replaced retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson for second place nationally.
• Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has grown — and if Vice President Joe Biden decides to stay out of the race, her numbers would rise even higher, a new CNN/ORC poll shows.
