1/ Trump signed legislation funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record-long shutdown after House Republicans dropped weeks of resistance to a Senate-passed bill. The measure restores money for TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service, but leaves ICE and Border Patrol unfunded while Republicans pursue a separate $70 billion party-line bill for immigration enforcement. Democrats had demanded new limits on immigration agents after federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, including restrictions on raids and agents wearing masks. The final deal included none of those demands. Speaker Mike Johnson claimed House Republicans held up the Senate bill because “we had to” keep ICE and Border Patrol from being left out of the funding package, adding: “We threw a fit.” (NBC News / CNBC / New York Times / Washington Post / Associated Press / Wall Street Journal / Reuters / Axios / NPR)

2/ Louisiana suspended its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down its congressional map, giving the Republican-controlled Legislature time to redraw districts before November. Early voting in the House primaries was set to begin Saturday, and absentee ballots had already gone out. While the House races will remain on the ballot, votes in those races won’t count. The Senate primary, however, will go forward on May 16. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Gov. Jeff Landry “has no choice but to suspend” the primaries, then urged other states with “unconstitutional maps” to act before the midterms. A new Louisiana map could give Republicans one or two more House seats. (Washington Post / New York Times / CNN / NBC News / Reuters / Associated Press / NPR)

3/ Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means as his surgeon general nominee and named Dr. Nicole Saphier, a longtime Fox News contributor and radiologist. Means’ nomination had stalled in the Senate for more than two months over Republican concerns about her stance on vaccines, credentials, and her inactive medical license. Saphier is Trump’s third pick for the job. (CNN / Associated Press / Washington Post / Politico / New York Times / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)

4/ Oil prices briefly hit their highest level since the Iran war began, pushing U.S. gas to $4.30 a gallon. Brent crude topped $126 before falling toward $114, while U.S. crude settled near $105. The spike followed stalled U.S.-Iran talks, Trump’s reported rejection of Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and continued restrictions on tanker traffic through the waterway. Analysts said markets were “losing hope for any quick resumption in oil flows.” Before the war, Brent traded near $70. (New York Times / Semafor / Axios / CBS News / The Guardian)

5/ The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge jumped to 3.5% in March, as the Iran war drove gasoline prices to a four-year high. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose to 3.2% – well above the Fed’s 2% target. (CNBC / CNN / ABC News)

poll/ 56% of Americans oppose Trump tearing down the East Wing to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, while 28% support, and 15% unsure. (Washington Post / ABC News)

😏 Well, that’s fantastic: The Senate unanimously banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets, codifying the idea that lawmakers shouldn’t gamble on events they may might shape. A broader ban on stock trading, however, remains stalled. (Associated Press)

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