NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
NYTIMES (Eduardo Medina) - Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time
Representative Chuck Edwards’s decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.
NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner) - Trump-Backed Michigan Candidate Loses Primary to Rival Who Suspended His Campaign
Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.
NYTIMES (Jennifer Medina and Theodore Schleifer) - After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed
The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap
Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President Trump's Marine One helicopter in Washington, D.C. Why it matters: The incident comes as regulators work to improve safety in increasingly congested U.S. airspace , particularly around D.C. Zoom in: The Wall Street Journal first reported that the helicopter was carrying Trump on Tuesday when it flew too close to a commercial airliner departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. - NTSB confirmed in a statement to Axios that it is "investigating a reported loss of separation event" between the two aircraft. - The Federal Aviation Administration said in a media statement Wednesday, "Based on our preliminary safety review, there was…
Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President Trump's Marine One helicopter in Washington, D.C. Why it matters: The incident comes as regulators work to improve safety in increasingly congested U.S. airspace , particularly around D.C. Zoom in: The Wall Street Journal first reported that the helicopter was carrying Trump on Tuesday when it flew too close to a commercial airliner departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. - NTSB confirmed in a statement to Axios that it is "investigating a reported loss of separation event" between the two aircraft. - The Federal Aviation Administration said in a media statement Wednesday, "Based on our preliminary safety review, there was…Open
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M to represent unaccompanied migrant children
The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration.
The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration.Open
NYTIMES (Jan Hoffman) - Fauci Faces Contempt Vote. Here Are the Legal Issues Involved.
Dr. Fauci invoked his Constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from a Senate committee. Republicans say he is ineligible for that protection.
NYTIMES (Jeffery C. Mays) - Mayor Says El-Sayed’s Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put “working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics.”
ABCNEWS - Primaries takeaways: Progressives score big wins and turn to November
This week's primaries set key congressional races that could determine control of the next Congress.
ABCNEWS - Federal officials confirm Marine One safety incident while Trump on board
An air traffic safety incident involving the Marine One presidential helicopter with Trump on board occurred this week, authorities said.