NEWSNATIONNOW (JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press) - Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana and moves toward Texas
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana and was southwest of New Orleans.
AXIOS (Alex Thompson) - Black, Latino Dems feud over calendar for 2028 presidential primary
A long-simmering feud between Black and Latino leaders in the Democratic Party exploded into the open Wednesday over which state should vote first in the 2028 presidential primary — South Carolina or Nevada. Why it matters: The racially fraught battle could help determine which candidates will have an early edge in the race to be the party's next nominee for the White House. - The debate focuses on two groups of voters who are crucial to Democrats' success in presidential elections. - Any Democrat seeking to win the party's nomination must do well among Black voters, while the party is desperate to recoup its dominance with Latino voters after years of seeing them drift to the GOP. State of play: South Carolina, with its large Black…
NYTIMES (Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd) - Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump’s Grand Strategy
A Pentagon official argues that “people can no longer take the United States for granted.”
NYTIMES (Emi Nietfeld) - Gen Z Has Lost Its Ambition. Maybe It’s Found Something Better.
For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.
NPR (David Folkenflik) - 'New York Times' alleges White House abuses legal system to intimidate reporters
The New York Times will argue in court Thursday that the White House is abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters over a story that angered President Trump.
The New York Times reported earlier this month that security concerns had led the Secret Service to urge Trump to fly home from Turkey on a different jet.'/Open
NPR (Will Stone) - FDA panel considers easing peptide restrictions
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are weighing the evidence for seven different peptides. Favorable votes would pave the way for easier access.
NPR (Stephan Bisaha) - A town renamed its festival 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Then came the comments
The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.
NPR (Meg Anderson) - After deadly shootings, police experts question how well ICE officers are vetted
The recent fatal shootings by ICE officers in Texas and Maine come at a time when the federal agency has hired a huge number of officers quickly. Some law enforcement experts worry that this kind of a hiring spree can lead police agencies to cut corners in vetting new hires.
NPR (Joel Rose) - DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.
NPR (Joe Hernandez) - The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
Nutrition advocates and public health experts are mystified by the decision to eliminate SNAP-Ed, given the Trump administration's embrace of the Make America Healthy Again agenda.