5/1 AM Update: Trump’s Surgeon General Pick OUT, Anti-ICE Protest Assault, Meat-Alzheimer’s Study

AM Update for 5/1/26: President Donald Trump pulls his surgeon general pick Dr. Casey Means after GOP resistance led by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stalls her nomination. Maine Governor Janet Mills drops out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, clearing the path for progressive candidate Graham Platner to take on Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Three members of the same family are indicted on federal charges for allegedly assaulting a Turning Point USA reporter during an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis. A new study suggests higher consumption of unprocessed meat may reduce Alzheimer’s risk for people carrying the APOE4 gene, raising questions about personalized nutrition – researchers behind the study Dr. Sara Garcia-Ptacek and Dr. Jakob Norgren of the Karolinska Institute weigh in.

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