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.
DAILYCALLER (Harold Hutchison) - Armed Citizens Stop Supermarket Shooter In Missouri
'I applaud them'
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - US Workers’ Health Insurance To Soar Amid Affordability Crisis, Survey Says
'Under intense pressure'
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.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK PM Starmer Admits He Must ‘Turn Things Around,’ But Refuses to Step Down.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that his premiership is going badly following the resignation of his Secretary of Defence.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer conceded that his premiership is going badly in an interview with the BBC following multiple resignations from the Ministry of Defence. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - He has also been under fire for refusing to admit Britain has a problem with two-tier policing amid the Henry Nowak scandal . DETAIL: In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Britain’s de facto broadcaster, Starmer conceded that he needed to “turn things around” following a slew of ministerial resignations and disastrous results for the Labour Party in local elections in May. Despite this, the Prime Minister refused to stand aside and vowed to fight any leadership challenge from within his own party.…Open
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…