Hour 3 –  Good Thursday morning! Here’s what Nick Reed covers this hour: Nick interviews Mike Zhao as our ABC Books Author of the week. You can find more info on the book by clicking here. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is abandoning the competitive Arizona Senate race — and potentially a Senate majority — to maintain a conference he can control in the upper chamber. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) received the endorsement of a longtime Democrat and Palm Beach County official on Tuesday, saying that “there is too much on the line” ahead of the November gubernatorial election. ALSO –  Katie from Russia and Josh