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Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was a ‘misunderstanding’ by Alito

2026-06-26T19:26:12.857Z / CNN

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PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2026, 3:26 PM ET

Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025.

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The highly unusual exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a dissent read from the bench was based on a “misunderstanding” by the conservative justice, the Supreme Court said Friday.

“Justice Alito was notified in advance by Justice Sotomayor’s chambers that she would be reading a dissent from the bench,” the court spokesperson said in a statement in response to questions from CNN.

“It was a misunderstanding on Justice Alito’s part,” the spokesperson added.

The rare statement came a day after a tense back-and-forth between the two justices when Sotomayor, the court’s senior liberal, publicly read a dissent in a case involving asylum claims. Alito, a conservative who was then set to summarize the next opinion, appeared taken aback by his colleague’s remarks.

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“There’s much that I would have added to my bench statement had I known there would be a dissent read,” Alito said, an unusual break from protocol during what is normally a highly choregraphed release of opinions.

Alito, who authored three of the four opinions released Thursday, suggested at the time that he didn’t realize Sotomayor would read her dissent verbally. Verbal dissents are rare and usually underscore a justice’s strong disagreement with the majority’s opinion.

The back-and-forth came amid signs of strife behind the curtain of the high court as it veers toward its final days of the current term juggling a number of cases involving President Donald Trump and culture war issue. The Alito-Sotomayor exchange came in a case dealing with a policy of turning asylum seekers away at the border, which the conservative majority approved in a 6-3 decision.

Newsom begs Californians to vote ‘no’ on billionaire’s tax in face of mass exodus, pitches nationwide tax hike

2026-06-26 1:26pm EDT / Fox News

The governor called for a national billionaire tax instead, saying the fight ‘belongs at the federal level’

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Published June 26, 2026 1:26pm EDT

FOX Business Host Cheryl Casone reports on California’s controversial billionaire tax, a one-time 5% levy on residents worth over $1 billion. This measure, which would retroactively apply from January 1, 2026, is opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Critics question its legality and potential for billionaires to exit the state.

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing another blow after a massive wealth tax he warned could cause a wealth and business exodus from the state was officially added to the November ballot.

Despite his opposition, the measure’s sponsor, Billionaire Tax Now, announced Thursday that it was officially being added to the state’s ballot. The measure, called the California Billionaire Tax Act, would impose a one-time, “emergency” 5% tax on Californians with assets exceeding $1 billion. The tax has been endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who called it “reasonable and necessary” “at a time of unprecedented and growing wealth consolidation and income inequality.”

However, Newsom, a rumored frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, has come out strongly against the tax, citing fears that billionaires will simply up and leave to states like Texas or Florida.

In a lengthy Substack post on the tax, Newsom wrote, “Last night, it became certain that a wealth tax would be placed on the November ballot in California. I’m voting no.”

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has come out strongly against a proposed state billionaire tax while pushing a similar national tax.(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

“You may not be able to pick up and move to Texas or Florida to shelter your income from taxation, but I promise you that billionaires can, and do,” he wrote, adding, “Wealth is movable, and it shops for the state with the lowest taxes.”

In a state that has already lost prominent business figures such as Elon Musk, Google co-founder Larry Page and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Newsom is not the only one warning that the billionaire tax could worsen California’s ongoing exodus.

Earlier this year, Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Allison Huynh predicted in an interview with Fox News Digital that the tax would cause a “mass migration,” starting with “not just the billionaires, but the people who are investing in new ideas, in new infrastructure, whether it’s AI, healthcare, tech, robotics.”

Huynh likened the proposed tax hike to a restaurant about to go out of business.

“Instead of lowering the price, they increase the price,” she said. “And then you go into the restaurant, and it’s like $50 for a bowl of really bad dumplings.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Billionaire Tax Now for comment.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed the California billionaire tax.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)

After news of the measure being added to the ballot broke, Newsom called on the U.S. to institute a national billionaire tax and what he referred to as “a new social contract.”

In an X post, Newsom wrote that “the system is fundamentally broken. The federal tax code, a corporate code, and an inheritance code were written for a different set of Americans. It’s time for an economic reset.”

In his Substack post, he argued “the fight to make the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes is not one we should be fighting state by state.” Instead, he wrote, “The fight belongs at the federal level, where this broken system was created in the first place.”

In January, Newsom said he felt vindicated in opposing the proposed wealth tax after reports showed some of California’s wealthiest residents moving money and businesses out of the state, warning the measure would damage the economy and drive away investment.

“This is my fear,” Newsom said in a Politico interview on Monday. “It’s just what I warned against. It’s happening.”

“The evidence is in. The impacts are very real — not just substantive economic impacts in terms of the revenue, but start-ups, the indirect impacts of … people questioning long-term commitments, medium-term commitments,” he continued. “That’s not what we need right now, at a time of so much uncertainty. Quite the contrary.”

Despite Newsom’s opposition, the group behind the tax effort — Billionaire Tax Now, sponsored by the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers West — proceeded to add it to the ballot.

The union posits that the tax will “prevent the collapse of California healthcare and help fund California public K-14 education and state food assistance programs.”

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2026.(Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Billionaire Tax Now is confident the measure will pass, posting on X that “while a few controversial billionaires and their buddies in Sacramento want to see California’s hospitals close and tax breaks for billionaires protected – popular support is on our side.”

Meanwhile, some of Newsom’s detractors claim that his opposition to the measure is driven by a desire to appeal to potential presidential donors.

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Billionaire Tax Now reposted an X post by David Sirota, founder of the progressive investigative news outlet The Lever, in which he asserted that “Gavin Newsom is trying to protect 250 prospective 2028 presidential donors, even if that means 3 million of his constituents are medically bankrupted.”

Reached for comment, Newsom’s office directed Fox News Digital to his Substack and video.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

Trump says Iran strike in Strait of Hormuz is a ‘foolish violation’ of agreement

2026-06-26T16:01:49.700Z / CNN

By Kevin Liptak

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Updated Jun 26, 2026, 2:46 PM ET

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2026, 12:01 PM ET

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Oil tankers and cargo vessels are anchored off the coast of Oman on June 23.

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President Donald Trump called Iran’s strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz a “foolish violation” of the agreement to end the war with Tehran, but offered little indication the episode would prompt a return to active hostilities.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz. One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship,” he wrote on Truth Social midday Friday, hours after news of the strike.

“Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way,” he went on. “We knocked down three other Drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement.”

A few hours later, Trump said the incident demonstrated Iran had retained some of its military capabilities, despite the monthslong US war.

“We still have a fight. They have some capability, not much. They’re not winning or anything, but they have some capability; they can still shoot,” he told a crowd of conservative Christians in Washington, DC.

“Nobody saw it coming,” he said of the Iranian strike, “and it hit a ship and did some damage. Can’t do that stuff.”

Trump did not say how or whether the United States might respond to the incident, which occurred a day earlier and underscored the ongoing difficulties in restoring traffic to prewar levels in the critical waterway.

US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the region, referred to Trump’s statement when asked about the attack. An X account for the Department of Defense posted three American flag emojis atop a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social post.

It was the first such incident since the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to open the strait and launch more in-depth negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. Trump has offered few signs he is prepared to resume the war, which he acknowledged last week may have led to “economic catastrophe” if it had persisted.

Iran sees control of the waterway as a key point of leverage in negotiations. On Thursday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that safe passage would only be given to ships via routes declared to Iran.

The US-Iran agreement stipulated that traffic in the strait would return to the same volume as before the war began, but did not provide detailed conditions for fulfilling the terms.

The two sides have offered differing understandings of whether Iran would be able to charge fees for passing vessels. Trump has insisted the strait would remain toll-free, but Tehran has maintained it will have the right to charge passing ships.

Thursday’s attack came hours after Iran’s powerful revolutionary guards warned that vessels would only be given safe passage via Iranian routes in the strait, challenging the Trump administration’s claim that the waterway is free and open once more. The US dropped its blockade of Iranian ports once the agreement was signed.

The cargo vessel was struck on its starboard side by an unknown projectile, damaging the bridge, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which monitors marine traffic in the region. No casualties or environmental impact were reported.

This story has been updated with additional context.

Haley Britzky contributed to this report.

Trump vows immediate 100% tariff if countries levy digital services tax

June 26, 2026 / 2:04 PM EDT / CBS News

By Alain Sherter

President Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on countries that levy a tax on U.S. companies offering digital services.

In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Trump pointed to European countries considering implementing a so-called “digital services tax,” which is aimed at companies that do business in a country but lack a physical presence there and do not pay income tax.

“European Countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies,” he said on Truth Social. “Some of these Countries are close to actually doing this. Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.”

A new U.S. tariff on other nations’ imports would override any trade agreements with a trading partner, Mr. Trump noted, adding that the 100% import duty would be imposed immediately if a country proceeds with a digital services tax.

Roughly half of all European members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have proposed, announced or already implemented a digital services tax, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which notes that such taxes would mostly affect U.S. companies.

Mr. Trump has set a July 4 deadline for the European Union and the U.S. to finalize a trade deal that caps tariffs on most EU exports at 15%. Digital taxes were not part of the agreement and have remained a sticking point between the U.S. and the European bloc.

The president also threatened retaliation against countries that propose digital taxes during his first term in office. In 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative launched investigations into nine European Union countries that had adopted or were considering digital taxes.

Last year, Mr. Trump also threatened new tariffs on any country that imposed a digital tax, saying in an August 2025 post that digital taxes and regulations are intended to weaken U.S. companies.

“America, and American Technology Companies, are neither the ‘piggy bank’ nor the ‘doormat’ of the World any longer. Show respect to America and our amazing Tech Companies or, consider the consequences!” he wrote at the time.

Edited by Aimee Picchi

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

日媒：中国U盘藏病毒 潜伏日本防卫系统一年

2026年6月26日 22:51 / 联合早报

日本防长小泉进次郎对部队U盘事件做出回应时，承认在电脑病毒检测相关规定方面确实存在疏漏。但他也强调，“恶意软件并未对陆上自卫队的系统造成重大影响”。 （彭博社档案照片）

《日经新闻》独家获取日本陆上自卫队内部文件，揭露机构内的机密系统终端上，持续使用植入了恶意软件的中国产U盘长达约一年。直到2025年2月，陆上自卫队中部司令部的一名职员发现电脑速度缓慢，检查插入的U盘后才发现其中暗藏电脑病毒。

对此，陆上自卫队幕僚公关室承认：“2025年2月，中部司令部彻查的一个U盘中检测出恶意软件。”报告显示，陆上自卫队内部的480台电脑中，有至少50台或已“中招”。

负责防范网络攻击的“网络部队”对回收的U盘进行了分析，发现它们是中国制造的劣质产品。这些U盘内安装的并非正规的晶片，而是廉价且处理速度慢的microSD卡，病毒正是被植入在这些卡中。中部司令部共发现六个带病毒的U盘，有超过50台电脑连接过这些U盘。

报道称，防卫总部和自卫队共同使用的系统，分为可连接互联网的“开放”型，以及需要高度保密的“封闭”型。由于在实际运作中，系统之间需要频繁进行数据交换，自卫队通常使用U盘传输数据。

在安全机制上，部队内会对所采购和使用的电脑进行病毒筛查。然而，此次漏洞在长达一年的时间里未被察觉，陆上自卫队的一名高官认为，原因可能是U盘被排除在电脑安全软件的病毒扫描外。

日经引述美国一家网络安全公司的报告，指同一病毒曾被中国黑客组织使用。他们利用U盘作为“跳板”发起网络攻击并窃取信息，攻击目标包括越南等国，以及澳大利亚的政府机构、教育机构和电信公司。因此，不排除日本已成为这个组织的目标。

基于日本医疗保健、教育、制造业和金融等行业也广泛使用Ｕ盘，自卫队的U盘病毒事件引起日本舆论的关注。

日本防长小泉进次郎星期五（6月26日）首次对部队U盘事件做出回应。他承认在电脑病毒检测相关规定方面确实存在疏漏。但他也强调，“恶意软件并未对陆上自卫队的系统造成重大影响”。 为防止此类事件再次发生，日本防卫当局正在对采购电脑和软件的程序进行更严格的监控。

【视频】北京第一高楼“中国尊”疑遭小型飞机撞击后 现场被封锁

2026年6月26日 / 联合早报

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（香港/北京综合讯）中国首都北京一架小型飞机疑似撞击该市第一高楼“中国尊”后坠毁。北京警方事后部署大量警力，对事故现场及周边道路实施封锁。

综合香港《明报》和网媒“香港01”报道，网传视频显示，一架编号为B-12PP的小型飞机星期五（6月26日）傍晚撞上中信大厦（即“中国尊”）东侧高层后，在空中解体。

事故发生后，大量碎片散落一地，部分飞机残骸坠落在大厦东门檐篷上起火。路透社采访的目击者称，大楼侧面高层可见玻璃幕墙缺了一块。

事发时，周边大楼不少正在办公的员工目睹坠机过程。网传视频显示，有目击者惊呼“飞机掉下来了”“起火了”。另有画面显示，消防车辆迅速抵达现场展开救援。

一名在大楼附近接受路透社采访的快递员称，傍晚6时左右，他听到飞机撞击大楼时发出一声巨响。“声音太大了，比放烟花还要响。”

他表示曾拍下一段飞机残骸卡在大楼外的视频，但因害怕被警方查处，随后将视频删除。

据路透社报道，北京警方在事发地部署大量警力，周边道路停放着数十辆警车与多辆消防车。警方对通往涉事大楼的部分路段实施交通管制，阻止民众拍摄，并引导人群远离大厦。

中国官方尚未证实这起事件，事发原因和伤亡情况未知，社媒上关于事件的贴文也迅速被清理。

据悉，失事飞机为中国国产“阿若拉”SA60L轻型运动飞机，设有前后排两个座位，目前未知飞机上的人数。涉事飞机隶属于东时双悦通航公司，该公司主营空中游览、表演飞行及执照培训等业务，基地设于北京平谷石佛寺通用机场。

北京警方在中信大厦周围加大部署，封锁通往大楼的部分道路。（路透社）

有网民根据飞机的残骸，认出涉事飞机为B-12PP。（互联网）

“中国尊”是一座位于北京中央商务区的108层摩天大楼，作为中国国有大型综合性企业中信集团的总部，它也是目前北京第一高楼。（视频来源：路透社）

日本山梨县东部发生5.6级地震

2026年6月26日 23:02 / 联合早报

日本本州岛山梨县东部发生5.6级地震，东京能感受到明显震动。

新华社引述日本气象厅说，地震发生在当地时间星期五（6月26日）22时29分（新加坡时间21时29分）左右，震中位于北纬35.6度、东经139.0度，震源深度约20公里，震级为5.6级。日本放送协会称多地震感明显。

日本气象厅说目前无需担心发生海啸等灾害。

首届亚细安毒品受害者纪念日 近50地标建筑亮灯反毒

2026年6月26日 23:26 / 联合早报

配合国际禁毒日和首届“亚细安毒品受害者纪念日”，全岛多处的地标与建筑在星期五晚上亮起绿色和白色灯光。图为富丽敦酒店和加文纳桥的亮灯夜景。 （吴先邦摄）

加文纳桥、滨海湾花园、星耀樟宜雨漩涡等本地49个地标和建筑一起亮起绿灯，提醒国人毒品的危害，同时与邻国一同纪念首届“亚细安毒品受害者纪念日”。

配合星期五（6月26日）的国际禁毒日，新加坡中央肃毒局连续第九年举办反毒亮灯活动（DrugFreeSG Light Up）。

今年共有49个地标和建筑参与亮灯活动，从星期五晚上7时30分至午夜12时，纷纷亮起绿色或白色的灯光。绿色与白色是“反毒丝带”的代表色，象征着健康、活力与力量，是新加坡对抗毒品侵害的标志。

滨海湾金沙和艺术科学博物馆等建筑也都照亮了滨海湾一带的天际线。（吴先邦摄）

在49个亮灯的建筑中，有11个是第一次参与，包括新加坡南洋理工大学、亚美尼亚教堂和亚洲广场（Asia Square）第一大厦。

新加坡于2024年设立“毒品受害者纪念日”，提醒公众毒品广泛的危害。亚细安成员国今年起正式把6月26日定为“亚细安毒品受害者纪念日”，标志着亚细安的共同努力，以提高公众对毒品危害的意识，并声援毒品受害者。

总理兼财政部长黄循财星期五晚上在脸书发文说：“我们要在这一天铭记毒品带来的危害。毒品不只伤害嗜毒者，也伤害他们的家人与亲友。”

黄总理说，设立亚细安毒品受害者纪念日，反映成员国对保护人民，尤其是年轻一代，免受毒品毁灭性影响的共同决心。

“我们携手并肩，重申我们的承诺，在本区域构建更安全、更健康、无毒品的社会。”

交换战俘 泽连斯基下令开展40天行动结束战争

2026年6月26日 23:30 / 联合早报

6月26日，俄罗斯国防部发布的一段视频截图显示，乌克兰军队释放的俄罗斯军人在白俄罗斯某处不明地点的一辆巴士。 （路透社）

在听取了安全部门负责人关于打击俄罗斯目标的简报后，乌克兰总统泽连斯基批准了一项为期40天的行动，旨在“影响”俄罗斯结束战争。

彭博社报道，泽连斯基星期四（6月25日）在社交媒体上发了帖子，但没有透露细节。他赞扬了乌克兰安全部门利用无人机保卫国家前线阵地的表现。

俄罗斯国防部报告称，一夜之间在俄罗斯多个地区击落了660架乌克兰无人机，这似乎是四年多战争以来俄罗斯领土遭受的最猛烈的空中袭击。

交战双方交换160名战俘

另据法新社报道，乌克兰和俄罗斯交换了160名被俘士兵，俄罗斯国防部在社交媒体上说，“160名俄罗斯军人已返回”，同时“160名乌克兰战俘已移交给乌克兰”。

阿拉伯联合酋长国在此次行动中参与调解。俄方人员目前正在白罗斯接受医疗救治和心理疏导，之后将返回俄罗斯。

同日，乌克兰战俘待遇协调总部在社交媒体发文称，当天160名乌军战俘获释回国。所有人员都将接受必要的医学检查和治疗。

新华社引述乌战俘待遇协调总部说，这是俄乌冲突全面爆发以来双方第76次换俘。截至目前，已有9606名乌军被俘人员通过换俘行动获释。

SEE IT: SNAP advocate defends taxpayer-funded Coca-Cola in fiery exchange with GOP lawmaker on waste

Gina Plata-Nino told Congress she is ‘not a nutritionist’ but a ‘food security expert’ when pressed on sugary soda’s value

June 26, 2026 9:46am EDT / Fox News

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GOP lawmaker presses SNAP advocate: ‘Do Americans need Coca-Cola to survive?

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, questioned a SNAP policy advocate over whether taxpayers should fund sugary soda purchases, repeatedly asking whether Americans “need Coca-Cola to survive.”

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Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, sparred with a SNAP policy advocate during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing Thursday, pressing her to answer whether Americans “need Coca-Cola to survive” and whether taxpayer-funded food benefits should pay for sugary sodas.

The exchange came as lawmakers examined waste, fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a roughly $100 billion program that serves more than 40 million Americans. During the hearing, Republicans argued lax oversight had enabled misuse of taxpayer dollars, while Democrats warned against restricting benefits for eligible families.

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Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the Capitol on May 6, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Gill first asked Gina Plata-Nino, director of policy and advocacy for the Food Research and Action Center, whether SNAP dollars should be spent on soda. She replied that the program exists to provide families with “food and beverages.”

When Gill narrowed the question to sugary sodas, she said she was “happy to talk about hunger and nutrition, but not dictate what Americans should or should not eat.”

Gill, clearly unsatisfied with the answer, continued pressing and asked whether “tax dollars should be used to pay for sodas” and whether Americans “need sugary sodas to survive.”

“Some of them do, who do have low blood issues,” Plata-Nino reasoned, adding that those “who have kidney issues” might need such drinks, as well.

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A customer shops for eggs at a grocery store on March 12, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Unrelenting, the congressman followed up: “Do the American people need Coca-Cola to survive?… What’s nutritional about Coca-Cola?”

“I am not a nutritionist. I am a food security expert,” Plata-Nino replied.

Gill later argued that “there’s not nutritional value to sugary sodas” and criticized the witness for declining to say taxpayers should not fund their purchases through SNAP.

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps more than 40 million Americans afford groceries.(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

“I think that focusing on soda when people are going hungry,” Plata-Nino began before Gill interrupted.

“We spend a lot of our tax dollars… on soda. That’s why I’m asking about it,” he lamented.

The exchange ended with Gill asking whether drinking soda every day is healthy. She replied that “the worst health outcome is hunger” and emphasized that her focus was ensuring families have access to food resources.

Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.