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AXIOS (Lauren Floyd) - Democrats must recalibrate Latino outreach, Univision exec says at SXSW

Democrats must commit to tailored, economically focused messaging to win back Latino voters in the 2026 midterms, Univision executive Ignacio Meyer said Saturday at Axios House at SXSW. Why it matters: Latinos — the up-for-grabs voting force that could decide 2026's razor-thin congressional battles — propelled President Trump's 2024 victory with record GOP support, about 48% nationally . - "Hispanic voters are largely sophisticated or largely independent, and they want to be swayed by issues," Meyer said . - "They do not want to be spoken to about partisan politics." State of play: Meyer called it a "big disconnect" that politicians ignore Latinos' cultural clout in news, sports and music, despite their explosive growth. - And he…

NPR (Maria Aspan) - Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"

The new rules for the independent military newspaper are the Defense Department's latest effort to put extraordinary restrictions on journalists covering the agency.

WASHINGTONPOST (Maegan Vazquez, Mustafa Salim) - Trump urges world to help open Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hit

As the Iran war enters its third week and oil prices surge, President Donald Trump is attempting to restart shipping through a key choke point closed by Iran.

AXIOS (Delano Massey) - Black and Latino audiences drive podcast growth, but ownership lags

Black and Hispanic audiences are among the fastest-growing groups in podcasting , pushing the medium past talk radio in share of spoken-word listening. Why it matters: As podcasting becomes mainstream, many creators — especially those who are Black or brown — are building audiences on platforms they don't control. - Juleyka Lantigua, an exception as a Latina owner, launched the podcast production company LWC Studios in 2017. She said when creators from fast-growing audiences don't own their work, they risk generating cultural value while capturing only a fraction of the revenue. - "Ownership is destiny," she said. "The only way to secure a long-term future for an idea is to own the means of production and distribution." State of…