PBS NewsHourSig. 8NewsEconomyPoliticsConflict
Rising gas prices are frustrating voters across the country ahead of the midterm elections, with many blaming President Trump and the war with Iran. Trump calls the higher prices an 'inexpensive price to pay,' while interviews show financial strain and political fallout for Republicans.
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NYU Langone agreed to end transgender medical care for minors and pay $8.5 million to settle a DOJ investigation, becoming the latest hospital system to strike such a deal. The agreement spares NYU Langone from turning over medical records but shuts down its program, drawing criticism from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and praise from DOJ officials.
The GuardianSig. 8NewsConflictEnergyPolitics
Donald Trump is expected to press Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN to agree an energy ceasefire with Russia, as Ukraine escalates strikes on Russian oil refineries and diesel prices surge. Trump has blamed Kyiv for the energy war, while Zelenskyy says Ukraine will de-escalate if Russia stops targeting its energy and infrastructure. The article notes Trump prematurely announced a ceasefire and that Russian strikes have continued.
The HillSig. 8NewsMediaLawPolitics
A federal judge, Timothy Kelly, has been assigned to oversee a lawsuit by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico challenging their ban from the White House. Kelly, a Trump nominee who previously handled a similar press access case involving CNN's Jim Acosta, ruled in 2018 that Acosta's due process rights were likely violated. The outlets' suit claims First Amendment and due process violations.