Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling  —  Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.  —  Summary  —  Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) …

Congress expected to end the record 75-day partial government shutdown  —  The House expects to vote to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security by the end of the day.  ICE and border patrol will be funded separately due to Democratic opposition.  —  WASHINGTON — The House is expected …

Janet Mills Bows Out of Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises  —  Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party's left and voters' unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.  —  Gov. Janet Mills of Maine …

Trump pulls Casey Means nomination for surgeon general for Fox News's Nicole Saphier  —  President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement would be Fox News contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier …

Public rejects Trump's ballroom by wide margin  —  The president's planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury Department plan to put Trump's signature on paper money are also unpopular.  —  Summary  —  Americans reject President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin …

Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling  —  A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions.  Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP  —  Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.

The dumbest week in DOJ history  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊  —  You'd think we'd be running out of ways to say that the Department of Justice is a careening, catastrophic, out-of-control mess, but every day …

Thom Tillis doubles down on his latest Trump personnel ultimatum … Tillis has major leverage as a member of the Judiciary Committee, where Republicans have a one-vote advantage and he can exercise an effective veto.  —  That's exactly what Tillis did in the Senate Banking Committee …

The Logic of NACHO  —  The only available deal is no deal  —  On Wall Street, TACO — Trump Always Chickens Out — has abruptly been replaced as a favorite meme by NACHO — Not a Chance Hormuz Opens.  As a result, oil futures have soared.  —  I never bought into the TACO meme …

Trump Administration Imposes Caps on Graduate School Loans  —  The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.  —  The Education Department said on Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school would take effect on July 1 …

Scoop: Commanders to brief Trump on new Iran military options Thursday  —  President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge tell Axios.

Trump Administration Casts Host of Policies Under Biden as Anti-Christian  —  A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.  —  The Justice Department on Thursday accused the Biden administration …

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices  —  A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Trump Family-Backed Drone Firm Signs Weapons Deal With US  —  The US Air Force agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Donald Trump's sons, according to the firm, deepening the military's ties to defense contractors linked to the first family …

Scared and angry British Jews demand more from government after knife attack  —  Scared, angry at the government, and wondering whether they need to leave the country, British Jews in the north London suburb of Golders Green were reeling a day after an attacker stabbed two men in the street.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is ‘not at war’ with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline  —  The 1973 War Powers Resolution says that the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.

Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards under investigation by House Ethics  —  The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe.

A top GOP super PAC warns ‘the Republican Senate majority is at risk’  —  Top Republicans are growing increasingly anxious that the Senate, once seen as a lock for the party to hold in the midterms, is at risk of flipping as Democrats continue to hammer President Donald Trump for the cost of living and foreign intervention in Iran.