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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Inside the wild $25 million fight to oust top GOP Trump critic Thomas Massie

The fight between Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and President Trump -backed rival Ed Gallrein is now the most expensive U.S. House primary in history — and it's one of the nastiest, too. Why it matters: The race has turned into an all-out war of inflammatory accusations, savage insults and AI deepfakes. - One pro-Gallrein super PAC ad features an AI-generated Massie dining and holding hands with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), accusing him of being in a "throuple" and "cheating with 'The Squad' on the America First movement." - Pro-Massie groups have attempted to brutally undermine Gallrein's MAGA credentials, labeling him "woke Eddie" and depicting the retired Navy SEAL in one AI-generated ad as a…

WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Nonprofit sues to stop Trump’s changes to Reflecting Pool, a historic site

President Donald Trump wants to resurface the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool by July 4. A D.C.-area foundation claims he failed to get federal reviews.

AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Trump backs federal gas tax suspension

President Trump endorsed suspension of the federal gasoline tax in an interview with CBS News Monday. Why it matters: It marks a reversal for the White House as Republicans face political blowback over high gasoline prices. - Last week the White House told Axios that a suspension was not "currently under consideration." Driving the news: "[W]e're going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we'll let it phase back in," he told CBS. Reality check: Suspending the 18.4 cent-per-gallon tax would require Congress. - Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) posted on X that he'll introduce legislation Monday to suspend the tax. - The White House did not say whether Trump would seek action from Capitol Hill. Catch up quick:…

NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Man Charged With Assassination Attempt at Correspondents’ Dinner Pleads Not Guilty

Cole Tomas Allen faces four counts in what prosecutors say was a plot to kill President Trump and other top officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.