Hillary Clinton has earned at least one delegate in Iowa entirely by chance. When Des Moines Precinct 70 was split 61-61 between Bernie Sanders and Clinton, the winner was decided by a random coin toss because that's how they get the job done in Iowa:

Watch democracy in action, below. Jeva Lange

Did the biggest Game of Thrones related twist of the year just happen outside of the show itself?

It might have if a wild claim from one of the show's former stars is true. Actor Ian McElhinney, who played Barristan Selmy, claimed at a recent convention that author George R.R. Martin has actually completed the next two books in the series already.

"George has already written books 6 and 7, and as far as he’s concerned there only are seven books," McElhinney said, Collider reports. "But he struck an agreement with David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss], the showrunners on the series, that he would not publish the final two books until the series has completed."

He goes on to insist that in "another month or two," we might get the final two books in the series.

This is a jaw-dropping statement for a number of reasons, the most obvious being the idea that Martin is finally done with the long-awaited The Winds of Winter, which book fans have been eagerly anticipating for almost eight years now. But while it's not hard to believe Martin could soon be finished with this sixth book, the idea that he's also fully done with the seventh book already is something few fans have thought possible.

There have also never been any reports of Martin agreeing to hold off on publishing his books until the series is over, a deal that sure doesn't sound like something he'd agree to. For that reason, it's definitely possible McElhinney has his facts wrong, although considering he has publicly said that he's "disappointed" about his character's exit, he's certainly among the most likely cast members to spill a massive secret out of spite.

It seems more likely, though, that McElhinney just once again got book fans' hopes way up, preparing them for the kind of inevitable disappointment they have experienced on a consistent basis for nearly an entire decade. Brendan Morrow

President Trump has long mocked the idea of climate change, but his refusal to take it seriously might cost him.

Eight of the Trump Organization's largest properties — including the renowned Trump International Hotel & Tower — in New York do not comply with the city's new greenhouse gas emissions-slashing regulations, The Guardian reports. That means the company would have to pay $2.1 million in fines every year from 2030, unless it revamps the buildings to make them more environmentally friendly.

New York passed new climate legislation in April, requiring all businesses larger than 25,000 feet to cut emissions by 40 percent or face annual fines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hasn't signed the bill yet, though he plans to. Trump's buildings are far from the only culprits in the city, but they are certainly the most attention-grabbing.

de Blasio even hosted a rally on Monday inside of Trump Tower to directly challenge the president. Trump's supporters crashed the party.

"President Trump, you're on notice," de Blasio said. "Your polluting buildings are part of the problem. Cut your emissions or pay the price."

The Trump Organization does have time to get in line with the new rules, but it'll reportedly take quite a bit of work, including improving insulation, upgrading window glass, and replacing boilers. Tim O'Donnell

President Trump has continually blasted MSNBC's Morning Joe, recently nicknaming host Joe Scarborough "Morning Psycho." But a tweet from him on Monday sure seemed to be inspired by one of the show's segments.

On Monday's Morning Joe, The Associated Press' Jonathan Lemire said of the Red Sox that "all they've done is won since visiting the Oval Office," joking, "so we're looking forward to the tweet from the president taking credit," reports Raw Story.

That joke quickly became reality when Trump essentially did exactly that, even using similar phrasing as Lemire when he tweeted that "all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House!"

Naturally, Morning Joe was quick to respond, with Lemire saying, "Whether the president got that idea from us or not, I give us a little credit for anticipating what he would do here, and there's nothing more that Donald Trump likes to do than take credit for someone else's success."

Scarborough, though, wasn't willing to concede it could be a coincidence, saying, "What do you mean 'whether'? He watches this show! You know he watches this show." Watch Morning Joe's response to Trump taking their joke all too seriously below. Brendan Morrow

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is here to offer some unsolicited perspective.

The Arkansas senator thinks everyone needs to take a step back and look at the the bigger picture when it comes to President Trump's trade war with China — even if that bigger picture isn't exactly related to the issue at hand.

Sure, Americans — particularly American farmers — will bear the economic brunt of Trump's decision to increase tariffs and China's own retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of imported U.S. goods. But in the grand scheme of things, Cotton says, it's a small price to pay, especially compared to the sacrifices that the men and women in the U.S. military make.

Cotton's comparison between American farmers and soldiers seemingly came out of the blue during his interview on CBS This Morning. Though CBS News' Gayle King pointed out that the tariffs really have nothing to do with the military, he made the argument that the farmers he's talked to in Arkansas know that their short-term pain is part of a larger plan to keep America prosperous and secure. He said the farmers look at the military and are "willing to bear some of those sacrifices themselves." Tim O'Donnell

President Trump is right that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is "being slammed" for what she said about the Holocaust. The rest of his interpretation is way off.

On Friday, Tlaib appeared on Yahoo's Skullduggery podcast and discussed how one aspect of the Israeli-Palestianian conflict gave her "a calming feeling ... when I think of the Holocaust," saying that at least Israel became "a safe haven for Jews" after it ended. Yet many Republicans snipped Tlaib's comment after "Holocaust," providing the misleading and incorrect interpretation that Trump shares below.

A look at what Tlaib actually said indicates that Trump is far from correct. She didn't say that the Holocaust gave her "a calming feeling," but rather that she gets that feeling when she thinks about why her "ancestors — Palestinians ... lost their land and some lost their lives." It was all "in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews" as they recovered from the Holocaust and other "horrific persecution," she said. The only problem is that "they did it in a way that took [the Palestianians'] human dignity away," Tlaib finished. In essence, Tlaib is saying she's happy that, if the Palestinians had to lose their land, at least it was for a good reason.

Tlaib issued a statement condemning the spin, which you can read below. Kathryn Krawczyk

Doris Day made a historic career in film and music with her sunny personality and bold contralto voice. But Day, who died Monday morning at 97, retreated from Hollywood in the late 1960's and moved into animal welfare activism, founding her Doris Day Animal Foundation in 1978. Get a glimpse of her puppy love in six photos that adhere to her squeaky clean image — and one that doesn't.

Day's death was announced by her animal foundation. Read more about her campaigns to spay and neuter pets, and to rescue and rehabilitate animals of all kinds, from the foundation here. Kathryn Krawczyk