NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport) - Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’
Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.
ABCNEWS - Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce expands to 15 states
Six states were added to the multistate outbreak since the last update -- Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation
Tucker Carlson used a highly promoted livestream Wednesday to unveil a 10-point vision for America — defining the worldview of a breakaway MAGA faction increasingly at odds with President Trump . Why it matters: After vowing last month to "help build a third party," Carlson fueled further speculation this weekend by hosting MAGA dissidents at his home in Maine, where they urged him to run for president in 2028. - The former Fox News host stopped short of a formal launch, instead presenting the manifesto as the foundation for "whatever comes next" — a new political order he said could "find all kinds of expressions." Zoom in: Carlson said any successor to America's faltering political system should begin with a shared understanding…
Tucker Carlson used a highly promoted livestream Wednesday to unveil a 10-point vision for America — defining the worldview of a breakaway MAGA faction increasingly at odds with President Trump . Why it matters: After vowing last month to "help build a third party," Carlson fueled further speculation this weekend by hosting MAGA dissidents at his home in Maine, where they urged him to run for president in 2028. - The former Fox News host stopped short of a formal launch, instead presenting the manifesto as the foundation for "whatever comes next" — a new political order he said could "find all kinds of expressions." Zoom in: Carlson said any successor to America's faltering political system should begin with a shared understanding…Open
ABCNEWS - Blanche meets with 2 key Republican senators ahead of confirmation vote
GOP Sens. Cassidy and Murkowski met with acting AG Blanche as they weigh whether to support his nomination to serve as attorney general, sources told ABC News.
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