NYTIMES (Evan Gorelick) - A Nail-Biter in Michigan
We’re watching the Democratic Senate primary.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke
Chuck Edwards made the announcement shortly after the House Ethics Committee had recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.”
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats pack 2026 target list with more Trump-won seats
Data: The Downballot, Dave's Redistricting Atlas, The Texas Tribune; Table: Andrew Solender/Axios House Democrats' campaign arm announced Wednesday it is adding a dozen districts that President Trump won handily in 2024 to their midterm target list . Why it matters: The additions are meant to project Democratic confidence that they can compete in solidly Republican territory come November. - "House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) said in a statement. - Republicans aren't buying it. National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella said the DCCC has "officially entered the hallucination phase of the election…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Govt ‘Deportation’ Deal Has Brought in More Migrants Than It Has Removed.
More illegal immigrants have arrived in the United Kingdom under the Labour government's "one in, one out" deal with France than removed from the country.
The so-called “one in, one out” deportation agreement between the United Kingdom and France has led to more migrants being admitted to Britain than being removed. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: More illegal immigrants have arrived in the United Kingdom under the Labour government’s “one in, one out” deal with France than have been removed from the country. DETAIL: In July last year, under former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, in collaboration with French President Emmanuel Macron, the United Kingdom and France agreed a deal to tackle the rising number of small boats carrying illegal migrants launched from northern France. This deal states that for every migrant the United Kingdom returns to France after an illegal Channel…Open
NPR (Elena Moore) - House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Ohio Republican Max Miller
The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: 7'4" teen basketball phenom nicknamed 'Indian Wemby'
ABC News' Danny New talks to Jagmeet Singh, a 7'4" basketball prospect being compared to the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama after only picking up the game at 14.
WASHINGTONPOST (Joanna Slater) - This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.
THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - FBI Used Comey Firing To Open New Russia Hoax Investigation Using Debunked Information
The FBI used the firing of Comey to advance another bogus anti-Trump op in the agency's Russia collusion lawfare.
NPR (Saige Miller) - Progressives and moderate Democrats both see wins in primary races while Trump flexes power over GOP
Everyone got a little bit of what they wanted in Tuesday's primary elections. It was a good night for the Democratic establishment, the progressives and Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump.