City Manager Mulling Options, Jamestown Research Center, and U.S. House Fights Over Budget Bill

In today’s Daily Brief: Minot City Manager Harold Stewart is named a finalist for a city leadership role in Washington State, sparking questions about future leadership. Testimony continues in the Delon Davis murder trial, with investigators challenging his self-defense claims in the death of Mark McMillan Jr. Conservationists warn proposed federal cuts could shutter Jamestown’s Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. In Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson plans a floor vote on Republicans' massive budget bill despite far-right resistance. A new CBO report finds the proposal would benefit high-income earners while cutting support for low-income Americans.