Midterm election shake-up; inflation spikes |
Midterm election shake-up; inflation spikes
It’s Thursday. We have a new Wall Street acronym, folks! Instead of TACO (Trump always chickens out), we now have … NACHO, which stands for “Not a chance Hormuz opens.” Thank you to Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas for letting us all know.
Shakeup in Dems’ critical Senate race
Shakeup in Dems’ critical Senate race
Inflation spikes; oil and gas prices surge to new highs
Inflation spikes; oil and gas prices surge to new highs
WHCA dinner shooting suspect to remain in jail
WHCA dinner shooting suspect to remain in jail
Congress races against midnight deadline
Congress races against midnight deadline
Saudis to yank LIV Golf funding
Saudis to yank LIV Golf funding
Shakeup in one of the most critical Senate races:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is dropping out of the Maine Senate race, announcing that her campaign ran out of money to continue.
That means oyster farmer Graham Platner will very likely face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the fall.
Why this is a big deal: This is one of the most closely watched Senate races of the midterms. It’s crucial for Democrats to win Maine to take control of the Senate in November. Mills had the support of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and other left-leaning groups.
Platner has his skeletons: Graham Platner has been embroiled in controversies, including that he got a tattoo of a Nazi symbol on his chest and then later covered it up. A string of past controversial statements was also found on Reddit. But recent polls showed Platner with more support than Mills. Read more on the Platner controversies
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump held a farewell ceremony for King Charles III and Queen Camilla. 💻 Watch
The king and queen then went to Arlington National Cemetery where they laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
They will then travel to Front Royal, Va., to attend a parade and block party. 💻 Livestream. That will be followed by a stop at Shenandoah National Park.
➤ ALSO HAPPENING TODAY:
The suspected gunman who is accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this past weekend has agreed to remain in custody until his trial.
His legal team had hoped to let him out until his trial — pointing to his lack of criminal history and a lack of evidence — but they just dropped that bid.
Inflation spikes, yet again:
Inflation spiked to 3.5 percent in March, according to new data, up from........