Wow !!! Classy Chuck Todd announces he will step down after the summer and hand off to the brilliant Kristen Welker his close collleague and White House correspondent

So proud and happy for my two dear friends and colleagues, Chuck Todd and Kristen Welker They are the best of the best! As Tim would say, ‘go get ‘em!’

⁦NBC News reports that at least 21 other babies died in popular baby infant loungers from Dec 2015 through Sept 2021, more than twice as many deaths as U.S officials cited. Important reporting, with grieving parents calling for change. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b…

EXCLUSIVE: Ron DeSantis will launch his presidential bid with Elon Musk

The Florida governor will announce he is running for president on Twitter Wednesday evening in a conversation with Musk.

W/ Matt Dixon

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Congrats to Rebecca Blumenstein for this superb move.

Our friend and colleague, Evan Gershkovich, has been unjustly detained in Russia for three weeks. On Tuesday, he stood strong in a Russian courtroom. Today, and every day, we stand with him and demand his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan

Another great scoop by Courtney Kube and Carol Lee: Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training on aircraft including F-16s. ⁦NBC News⁩ nbcnews.com/investigations…

A “ #VelshiVlog from Ukraine: Traveling to a war zone takes a lot of planning and coordination. Here’s what it’s like traveling back to Ukraine to cover the war, nearly one year later. #velshi

This should never happen to a working journalist in the United States.

Janet Yellen on SBF: “It’s a Lehman moment within crypto. And crypto is big enough that there has been substantial harm among investors.” Andrew Ross Sorkin DealBook Secretary Janet Yellen

Alan Paul Rebecca Blumenstein Sam Walker watched it, staying here permanently

As one of your former Michigan colleagues, I always enjoy your take on the most important game of the day, Jason Gay We need you! Sam Walker Alan Paul

Huge congrats David Gelles Natalie Kitroeff. A huge lesson on the value of sticking with the story.

Congrats Andrew Ross Sorkin on winning an Emmy for an interview for the ages, with WeWork’s Adam Newmann. DealBook

New Today - This is important work by an all-star NYT team. How “charity” hospitals caught the for-profit bug and lost their way.

A big move on gun purchases via Andrew Ross Sorkin. Virtually every retailing category in the U.S. has a code attached to each credit card transaction. But, until now, there was no code for gun stores, often making those transactions indistinguishable.