NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Michael Crowley and James Poniewozik) - Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed
Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.
NYTIMES (Glenn Thrush) - Trump’s Fund Puts Blanche in a Tight Spot as He Aims to Lead Justice Dept.
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.
WASHINGTONPOST (John Woodrow Cox) - Subpoena bill would curtail secretive tool used to target government critics
The bipartisan legislation, which comes after a Washington Post investigation, would also limit the federal government’s ability to obtain phone records without a judge’s order.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Ebola outbreak forces Congo to move World Cup prep to Belgium
The CDC has prohibited non-U.S. passport holders who have been in the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the past 21 days from entering the United States.
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Ebola outbreak raises alarms about Trump's global health moves
The U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak is drawing new warnings from public health experts about the impact of the Trump administration's global health policies, including the dismantlement of USAID and its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Why it matters: While officials are rushing to get resources to stricken parts of Africa, infectious disease experts fear the administration's other actions are weakening critical networks needed for a rapid response in a densely populated, politically unstable part of the world. - They're also worried that the impact of those changes — along with cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — might not end with the Ebola outbreak. - They point to a planned overhaul of…
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Trump eyes more GOP targets for revenge in 2028
Fresh off his takedowns of GOP dissenters in this month's primaries, President Trump is already making a list of Republicans who could be on his 2028 chopping block. Why it matters: Trump's string of primary wins over GOP adversaries has reaffirmed his dominance over the party — and now he's looking to extend that influence after he leaves office in January 2029. What they're saying: "Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F**k around, find out," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X Tuesday after Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a frequent critic of the president. Zoom in: Massie's loss followed a weekend in which another of Trump's longtime targets — Sen. Bill…
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Morning Greatness: Fetterman’s Chief of Staff Resigns
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his […] Source
NYTIMES (Ben Rhodes) - How Democrats Lost the Plot
We need leaders who tell us hard truths while insisting that the present state of our politics is not permanent.
NYTIMES (Noah Shachtman) - Behold the New U.S. Agency for Corruption
There’s no telling where this leads.
AXIOS (Dan Primack) - SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought
Elon Musk's SpaceX isn't the financial juggernaut that many were expecting, according to the IPO prospectus it filed yesterday. The big picture: It's expected to be the largest IPO ever, and could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. - But the prospectus shows just how much the IPO depends on expectations for future growth and investor servility to Musk — as opposed to the current underlying business. - Those expectations will be severely tested if SpaceX really wants to be valued at $1.75 trillion — which would make it one of the world's 10 most valuable companies. By the numbers: SpaceX is wildly unprofitable, reporting a $4.9 billion net loss on $18.67 billion in consolidated revenue for 2025. - For context, 200…