NYTIMES (Michelle Cottle) - Scranton Gave Us Joe Biden, ‘The Office’ and the Key to the 2026 Midterms
Democrats can’t just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.
ABCNEWS - Could a global economy dependent on renewable energy see less war? Experts explain
A mass transition to green energy could help to quell future international conflicts that stem from the control of oil, energy and climate change experts told ABC News.
NPR (Chiara Eisner) - 'Rewarding loyalists,' punishing critics: How Trump's Treasury sanctions foreigners
Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.
NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay.
NPR (James Doubek) - From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history
The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Trump ramps up press pressure over Iran war coverage
The Trump administration is ramping up its attacks on the press as it struggles to control its messaging about the war in Iran. The big picture: History suggests that when press freedoms are targeted during times of war, they're rarely reinstated. The big picture: Over the past few weeks, the administration has threatened news outlets with regulatory retaliation and blocked access over their coverage of the war with Iran. - FCC chair Brendan Carr on Saturday threatened to revoke broadcast licenses if war coverage did not "operate in the public interest." - His comments came shortly after the president criticized the press on Truth Social for its coverage, alleging the media "actually want us to lose the War." State of play: Carr's…
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Nvidia's race to outpace physics
Nvidia's chips are improving at such a staggering pace that it defies any historical comparison. Why it matters: Without these gains — which are drawing increased attention as AI transforms society — physics would slam the brakes on the data center boom. Driving the news: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday he expects the company to reap "at least" $1 trillion in revenue for its newest chips through 2027. - It posted record sales and earnings last month , fueled by skyrocketing orders from Big Tech data center companies. By the numbers: Nvidia has historically dominated the market. But its cumulative share has dropped from 100% in the first quarter of 2022 to 65% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the research and…
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans distrust Trump vaccine policies
Data: Axios/Ipsos; Note: Margin of error is ±2.9 percentage points; Chart: Axios Visuals Just 6 in 10 Americans now trust the government's vaccination recommendations for children, according to the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index , reflecting the dramatic erosion of public trust during the tenure of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - At the same time, nearly 1 in 3 Americans say they personally identify with Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" movement. The big picture: Vaccines are becoming a third rail in administration efforts to overhaul America's public health system before the midterm elections, to the consternation of some of Kennedy's most ardent supporters. - Trust in the current childhood vaccination schedule —…
AXIOS (Emily Peck) - How the Iran war is also unleashing an economic world war
Countries across South Asia are imposing emergency measures like rationing energy, closing universities, cutting short workweeks and even changing the way crematoriums work to deal with the fallout from the Iran war . Why it matters: Yes, the war is raising gas prices for Americans and causing a political headache for President Trump — but it's also creating a deeper crisis abroad that governments and businesses are scrambling to manage. The big picture: It's the latest global economic shock in a turbulent decade. - The 2020s have seen a pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting inflation, and, more recently, Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, which rocked markets and panicked some countries. Between the lines: The laws of…
AMERICANGREATNESS (Liz Sheld) - Morning Greatness: Federal Court Blocks Kennedy’s Vaccine Changes, Invalidates Advisory Panel
Good Tuesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:45 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source