NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain
Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Nicholas Nehamas) - The Mass Purge of Immigration Judges, and Melania Trump’s Surprise Epstein Remarks
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
NYTIMES (Katie Rogers and Tyler Pager) - Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance is leading negotiations this weekend toward an end to a war that he had opposed starting.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - No Longer Off Limits, the Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically
Even after a cease-fire, Iran is keeping a chokehold on traffic, forcing countries to cut deals that could put them at odds with the U.S.
ABCNEWS - Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran
Trump posts a long critique of several right-wing media figures who have backed him in the past but have been outspoken in their objection to the Iran war.
WASHINGTONPOST (Karin Brulliard) - After record highs, Colorado’s legal pot market faces a sobering gut check
Oversupply and competition from other states have helped upend Colorado’s legal cannabis market, which was the nation’s first.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - U.S.-Iran ceasefire still in place, Trump hosts MAHA leaders at White House - The Hill | NEWSNATION
Host Blake Burman discusses the latest developments in 'fragile ceasefire' that is still in place between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump is "optimistic" about a peace deal, while Iran's Supreme Leader has vowed revenge. Meanwhile today, Trump hosted MAHA leaders at the White House as Trump's surgeon general pick stalls in the Senate.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Lia Lando) - Top Democrats gather in New York for Al Sharpton's annual convention
"We have an opportunity to have a real debate within our party about what we stand for," said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard
President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Trump was displeased with Gabbard when she didn't wholeheartedly endorse the Iran war during her recent testimony to Congress about threats to the U.S., according to five advisers and confidants who spoke with the president. - The day before, Gabbard's former adviser and counterterrorism director, Joe Kent, quit his post in a headline-grabbing resignation that undercut the administration's message campaign about the danger posed by Iran. Inside the room: Trump "scolded" Gabbard in a private meeting soon afterward and questioned her…
