2026-05-06
South Carolina redistricting. Medicare weight-loss drugs. Trump pauses Hormuz operation.
Good morning. Primary season is hitting hard. Ohio and Indiana voters handed Trump-backed challengers a mixed result. Meanwhile, Republicans are charging ahead on redistricting in the South after a Supreme Court win.
Samsung, Novo Nordisk, Uber up. Nintendo under pressure.
Morning Reality Check
Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting across the South following a Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts.
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries will soon be eligible for discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, expanding access to a drug class that has exploded in popularity.
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean is the subject of a medical briefing by Dr. Celine Gounder.
President Trump said Tuesday he has paused Project Freedom, a U.S. effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ramaswamy spent much of the race attacking the state's pandemic response under the Democratic nominee.
Republican Senator Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown won their party nominations Tuesday. Ohio's Senate seat is a top target for Democrats seeking chamber control.
An Australian man accused of killing 15 people in a shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach now faces 19 additional weapons charges.
Indiana state Senate primaries drew national attention after Trump pushed red states to redistrict ahead of midterms. Five of seven Trump-backed challengers targeting incumbents lost their races Tuesday.
- U.S. strike kills 3 on suspected drug boat in Pacific
- California gubernatorial candidates gang up on Becerra
- Novo Nordisk lifts guidance on Wegovy sales surge
- Samsung Hits $1 Trillion Valuation
- China's chip fund eyes DeepSeek funding round
- Apple to pay $250M over AI features false advertising
- Venice Biennale roiled by Russia, Israel participation
- Nintendo faces pressure to raise Switch 2 prices
- Uber beats outlook on US demand strength
- Amy Eskridge death warrants fresh investigation: analyst
"Almost respectable. Use it cautiously."
"Worth paying attention to. Don't doomscroll."
Primaries delivered mixed signals. Markets rallied on chip and drug news. Politics moved forward.
Back at 12:00 PM ET with the lunch reset brief.