NYTIMES (Liam Stack) - Park Slope Food Co-op Votes to Boycott Israeli Products
In a three-hour meeting, members of the grocery cooperative voted by a margin of more than 2 to 1 in favor of a boycott.
NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat
Mr. Allred beat the incumbent, Representative Julie Johnson, and is now favored to win the general election in a heavily Democratic Dallas-based district.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Cornyn Crushed: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas
President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - New FDA leadership brings cultural shift and mentality shakeup
The FDA is one of the most notoriously bureaucratic agencies in Washington.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - The Empire Strikes Back: Calif. lawmakers, Kansas judge block efforts to help gender-confused kids
Oregon "gender affirming care" providers settle before trial on detransitioner's malpractice claims, after jury awarded $2 million to New York detransitioner. Kansas judge belittles expert witness that helped save Alabama's similar ban.
JUSTTHENEWS (Seamus Bruner and Price Sukhia) - California gubernatorial hopeful Becerra has deep ties to migrant NGOs, Mexican government
The relationships with Becerra are both personal and political. His daughter Clarissa interned at UnidosUS in 2012.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Trump nears decision on Taiwan arms sale amid conflicting official explanations for delay
The president said the arms package was a “negotiating chip” and his Navy secretary said the delay was about military stocks. The confusion over the congressionally-approved arms sale has raised concern among lawmakers.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Paxton win sends message to Thune: It’s Trump’s Senate now
To be sure, Paxton’s win of the Republican nomination doesn’t guarantee his entry into the Senate, and Democratic candidate James Talarico is expected to be a formidable opponent. But Cornyn’s departure from the chamber is now definite.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Agriculture Sec Rollins signs disaster declaration assisting 17 PA counties impacted by freeze
Farmers from over a dozen counties in Pennsylvania impacted by freeze events last month will be able to receive assistance from the federal government.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Dems skip fraud roundtable at White House, saying not enough advance notice
In February, during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force to eliminate fraud.