ABCNEWS - Judge issues injunction blocking administration's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from establishing its $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
NPR (Jason DeRose) - Pope Leo defends migrants at 'dock of shame' in Spain
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.Open
NPR (Eric McDaniel) - A key U.S. spy tool is set to lapse on Friday — now what?
The government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it.
The government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it.Open
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Opera Company Sues to Collect $17 Million From the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera, which left the center amid the Trump administration’s takeover, says its efforts to retrieve its endowment and other assets have been blocked.
NYTIMES (Danny Hakim) - Rick Jackson, Georgia Governor Candidate, Is Also a Film Producer Battling the IRS
Rick Jackson, a billionaire, wants to be Georgia’s next governor. But the I.R.S. has questioned how his low-budget movies turned into tax windfalls.
NYTIMES (Jacob Gallagher) - Hockney’s Sense of Style Never Wavered
The painter David Hockney’s clothes roared with mirth and maximalism.
NYTIMES (Linda Qiu and Jamie Leventhal) - Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims About His Arch, Reflecting Pool Repairs and Other Renovation Projects
President Trump has made false or exaggerated claims of a Civil War-era push for a triumphal arch, hundreds of millions spent on repairs on the Reflecting Pool, and an absence of working fountains.
NYTIMES (Jesse McKinley) - Trump’s D.C. Renovations, HGTV Style
President Trump brings a particular brand of reality TV-style renovations to the nation’s capital.
NPR (John Ruwitch) - It's SpaceX's first day on the stock market
The initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire.
AXIOS (Caitlin Owens) - How AI is making health care even less affordable
AI is already making health care more expensive, and it's probably only going to get worse. Why it matters: For all of the ways AI could meaningfully improve patients' lives, making care more affordable isn't one of them. Driving the news: PwC on Thursday estimated that medical costs will go up by 9% in the employer market next year, and by 8.5% in the individual market. One of the largest drivers is providers' use of AI-enabled software and scribes that more thoroughly document the care that's delivered. - Such tools are being used "to capture greater billing complexity, and plans are absorbing the cost," per the report. - PwC said the financial impact isn't so much due to people using more medical services as "changes in coded…
AI is already making health care more expensive, and it's probably only going to get worse. Why it matters: For all of the ways AI could meaningfully improve patients' lives, making care more affordable isn't one of them. Driving the news: PwC on Thursday estimated that medical costs will go up by 9% in the employer market next year, and by 8.5% in the individual market. One of the largest drivers is providers' use of AI-enabled software and scribes that more thoroughly document the care that's delivered. - Such tools are being used "to capture greater billing complexity, and plans are absorbing the cost," per the report. - PwC said the financial impact isn't so much due to people using more medical services as "changes in coded…Open