AMERICANGREATNESS (Arthur Schaper) - Democrats Already Dumping On Newsom
The recent Democratic polling for election year 2028 has been posted. There’s a field, though not a very compelling one. Some governors in blue states […] Source
WASHINGTONPOST (Hannah Knowles) - Gonzales heads to runoff amid allegations of affair with aide
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R) is in a tight primary race with conservative challenger Brandon Herrera.
NYTIMES (J. David Goodman) - Representative Dan Crenshaw Loses G.O.P. Primary in Texas
The victory by Steve Toth, a hard-line Texas state representative, underscored how even a conservative House member could lose Republican voters by breaking with President Trump.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Exclusive: Researchers trick a bot that prescribes meds
Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot. - Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspiracy theories, triple a patient's prescribed pain medication dosage, and recommend methamphetamine as treatment. Why it matters: Critics warned this pilot could create safety risks — and researchers say the flaws persist, despite alerting the company in January. Driving the news: In a report shared first with Axios, AI red-teaming firm Mindgard said it manipulated health tech startup Doctronic's system into tripling an OxyContin dose, mislabeling methamphetamine, and spreading false vaccine claims. - Doing this didn't require much effort,…
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Texas warning signs: 4 takeaways from the first primaries of 2026
Voters are on the verge of sending multiple House incumbents packing but gave four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) hope that he can defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a runoff in May. Why it matters: The GOP's worst nightmare , in which Paxton led Cornyn or even defeated him outright Tuesday in the first primary elections of the 2026 midterms, didn't happen. - National Republicans are concerned that Paxton, a conservative firebrand, could lose in the general election — or at least force them to spend money on a red state. - Texas' Democratic Senate primary has its own controversy: Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed voters were "disenfranchised" and vowed to sue over confusion on polling places in Dallas County. She trailed state…
NPR (Elena Moore) - North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee holds narrow lead over challenger Nida Allam
The race is too close to call between Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee and her anti-establishment challenger Nida Allam in North Carolina's 4th congressional district and is likely headed to a recount.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Having the best drones won't determine winner of next war: Tandem Defense CEO
"The next war isn't going to depend on who has the best drones, it's going to depend on who can adapt," Andrew Valkenburg, CEO of Tandem Defense, tells "Jesse Weber Live." MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/us-iran-drone-warfare-hal-kempfer/
NYTIMES (Azadeh Moaveni) - We Are Finally Free From Khamenei’s Suffocating Gaze
Now that Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, will another face replace his and carry on a version of the same story?
NYTIMES (Lawrence Freedman) - There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine
If Russia has all the cards, why has it achieved so little?
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces announced drug-trafficking military crackdown operations in Ecuador on Tuesday. The big picture: U.S. Southern Command in a Tuesday night statement said the operations targeted "Designated Terrorist Organizations ," hailing the cooperation as "a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism." - SOUTHCOM's commander, Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, met in Quito with senior Ecuadorian officials including President Daniel Noboa on Sunday and Monday "to discuss security cooperation" and reaffirm the U.S. "commitment to supporting the nation's efforts to confront narco-terrorism and strengthen regional security," per an earlier statement .…