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WASHINGTONPOST (Joanna Slater) - Bridge connecting Canada and U.S. opens after Trump tried to block it

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is crucial to trade.

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump tries to sell an economy voters aren't buying

President Trump's economic sales pitch is colliding with voters' sour moods on high prices and the economy as the 2026 midterms loom. Why it matters: Economic frustration is giving Democrats an opening on the issue that often decides elections — and could help them erase Republicans' narrow congressional majorities in November. - Trump has previously dismissed economic concerns, assuring voters that prices will come down and that affordability is an issue made up by political rivals to hurt his administration and the GOP. - But Trump's speech in Michigan is meant to tout the administration's economic policies — though they aren't sitting particularly well with voters. - The White House didn't respond to Axios' request for…

AXIOS (Alex Thompson) - 2028 Democratic power rankings, right now

What Axios' Alex Thompson is hearing from Democratic insiders about the party's most likely 2028 Democratic nominees, as told to Jim VandeHei for his weekly Axios C-Suite newsletter: 1. Kamala Harris. She is far ahead of every other contender with Black voters, still the most important voting bloc in a Democratic primary. Her allies argue that no one else is as prepared for a national campaign. She was a better candidate in 2024 than in 2020 and is working hard to be a better, more authentic, less cautious candidate in 2028. Harris is likely a beneficiary of Democrats' preliminary choice yesterday of South Carolina, instead of Nevada, for the first Democratic presidential primary of 2028. 2. AOC. No one else can plausibly claim to be…

NYTIMES (Mike Baker) - Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea

In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on ‘false promises’ and wrong information.