Today in One Sentence. Trump said he doesn’t “think about Americans’ financial situation” as a motivation for negotiations with Iran U.S. inflation rose to 3.8% in April, the highest level in nearly three years the Congressional Budget Office estimated that Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years – nearly seven times more than Trump’s $175 billion estimate Trump called a journalist “a dumb person” after she noted that the cost of his White House ballroom project had doubled from $200 million to $400 million Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner after 13 months the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to revive a Republican-drawn House map with only one majority-Black district, likely giving Republicans six of the state’s seven seats Democrats called for Rep. Jen Kiggans to resign after she agreed with a radio host’s comment that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia” and during a late-night Truth Social posting spree, Trump baselessly called Obama a “traitor,” a “demonic force,” and part of a coup.

1/ Trump said he doesn’t “think about Americans’ financial situation” as a motivation for negotiations with Iran – “not even a little bit.” Trump said the “only thing” that matters is Iran “can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing — we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all.” Trump added that “Every American understands.” (Washington Post / New York Times / ABC News / CBS News / NBC News)

2/ U.S. inflation rose to 3.8% in April – the highest level in nearly three years. Consumer prices rose 0.6% from March, with energy accounting for more than 40% of the monthly increase, with gasoline prices up 5.4%. Core inflation rose 2.8% from a year earlier, while real average hourly wages fell 0.5% from March – meaning prices rose faster than pay. (NPR / New York Times / Reuters / NBC News / CNBC / Associated Press / Washington Post)

  • poll/ 77% of Americans said Trump’s policies have raised their cost of living, and roughly two-thirds said they’ve worsened national economic conditions. 55% said the economy and the cost of living are the most important issues facing the country. (CNN)

3/ The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years – nearly seven times more than Trump’s $175 billion estimate. Congress has approved about $24 billion for the program. The system would add ground- and space-based interceptors, sensors, and orbiting weapons, including a space-based interceptor layer of 7,800 satellites. The CBO said the system would still be overwhelmed by a full-scale attack from Russia or China. (Associated Press / Bloomberg / ABC News / Reuters)

4/ Trump called a journalist “a dumb person” after she noted that the cost of his White House ballroom project had doubled from $200 million to $400 million. Trump claimed the project remained “under budget,” because he had “doubled the size.” He then called MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner “not a smart person” when she asked about rising costs for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation. The White House, meanwhile, tried to justify the $1 billion East Wing funding request as a security package and not ballroom funding. It shared a document with Senate Republicans listing $220 million for White House hardening, $180 million for visitor screening, $175 million for Secret Service training, and hundreds of millions more for improving security for Secret Service protectees, drones, and national events. (MS Now / The Hill / Axios)

5/ Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner after 13 months, ending a tenure marked by mass layoffs, senior leadership departures, and erratic policy decisions on drugs, vaccines, abortion pills, and vapes. Trump named Kyle Diamantas, the FDA’s top food regulator and a lawyer with no medical degree, as acting commissioner. Makary’s exit followed pressure from Trump to approve fruit-flavored vapes, which he’d resisted because of their appeal to young people. Trump called him “a great doctor” who was “having some difficulty.” (Reuters / New York Times / NBC News / CBS News / Associated Press / Politico)

6/ The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to revive a Republican-drawn House map with only one majority-Black district, likely giving Republicans six of the state’s seven seats. The Supreme Court didn’t explain why its Louisiana ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act should also reverse a separate finding that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters. Alabama passed the 2023 map after courts ordered a second district be drawn where Black voters could elect their preferred candidate. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, meanwhile, warned that the court had “unceremoniously” discarded the lower court’s ruling and would “unleash chaos.” (New York Times / CBS News / CNN / NBC News / ABC News / Associated Press / Politico)

7/ Democrats called for Rep. Jen Kiggans to resign after she agreed with a radio host’s comment that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.” Kiggans later said the host “should not have used that language” and that she was agreeing only that Jeffries should stay out of Virginia politics. Jeffries’ office called it a “stunning failure of judgment,” while House Democratic leaders and the Congressional Black Caucus demanded her resignation. Republicans, meanwhile, called it a “nothing-burger.” Kiggans is currently running for reelection in one of the country’s most competitive House races. (Axios / New York Times / Reuters / Politico / NBC News)

8/ During a late-night Truth Social posting spree, Trump baselessly called Obama a “traitor,” a “demonic force,” and part of a coup. He demanded that Obama be arrested for “treachery, treason, and seditious conspiracy,” while reviving the debunked claim that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. “Arrest them all. Prosecute them all. Incarcerate them all at once,” before adding: “But first, Barack Obama.” Trump also attacked the New York Times, posted AI-style images tied to Iran, and repeated his false claims about the 2020 election. The White House declined to comment on the more than 50 posts Trump sent. (Washington Post / The Guardian / CNN / New Republic)

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