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NPR (Elena Moore) - As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections

There's been a shift in attention in the party ahead of the midterms as voters rank affordability the top issue. That raises questions about what an evolving message on reproductive rights looks like.

NPR (Sarah Jane Tribble) - 'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund

Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.

WASHINGTONPOST (Olivia George, Scott Clement) - Poll shows voter confidence in economy plummeting to a nearly 4-year low

Concerns about rising costs are a problem for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections as Trump struggles to deliver on affordability pledges.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "He should resign": DNC chair Ken Martin's stock plummets on Capitol Hill over 2024 autopsy

Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin is facing a surge of anger and even some calls to resign from congressional Democrats following the release of the DNC's 2024 election autopsy on Thursday. Why it matters: The chaotic handling of the report builds on concerns among Democrats about Martin's leadership and the DNC's anemic fundraising numbers compared to its GOP counterpart. - "He should resign," Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) told Axios, citing "his lack of leadership" and saying it is "utterly nuts it took us this long to release the autopsy." - In a radio interview Thursday, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) said in response to a caller who argued Martin should be replaced: "I agree. ... Having what we have right now is not doing…

AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Trump's revenge politics comes back to haunt him

President Trump's week started in triumph when he took out a pair of Republican adversaries up for re-election — but it's ending in a rare moment of Republican resistance, largely of his own making. Why it matters: Trump has spent the better part of a decade steamrolling congressional Republicans, but the costs of his revenge campaign — and some politically toxic priorities — have finally caught up with him. Driving the news: Just as the Senate was getting ready to take up a reconciliation bill Thursday to fund immigration enforcement, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suddenly decided he would send the chamber home until June. - The move spared Republicans from having to vote on Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization…