Trump administration moves to rename New York's Penn Station after Trump

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News Roundup: July 24, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Rename New York’s Penn Station

The Trump administration is taking over the process of renaming New York City’s Pennsylvania Station, with the Department of Transportation identifying a new name for the iconic transit hub as a top priority.

According to a report from the New York Daily News on Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to multiple Senate committees outlining his department’s decision to “direct Amtrak to rename New York Penn Station.”

While the new name has not been confirmed, Duffy suggested last August that “Trump Station” had “a nice ring to it.” Three months prior, Gothamist obtained redesign renderings of the station featuring Trump’s name and gold flourishes throughout.

President Trump has long sought to place his name on landmarks. In February, he held infrastructure funding for New York hostage unless Democrats agreed to rename both Penn Station and Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport after him. This follows the “Trump-Kennedy Center” saga, which ended with his name being removed from the cultural institution. Earlier this month, Trump succeeded in having Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport renamed after him.

Salmonella Outbreak Hits Egg Supply Amid Broader Food Safety Crises

Americans are now facing a salmonella outbreak affecting eggs, adding to a series of ongoing food safety issues.

Midwest Poultry Services is recalling nearly 1.6 million white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced in Texas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday. The eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis.

• Affected Stores: Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, and Brookshire Grocery stores in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and New Mexico.
• Health Risks: Salmonella enteritidis can survive on or inside an egg and may cause symptoms including cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, and headaches.
• Company Response: The company has stopped distributing eggs produced on its Texas farms, according to the FDA.

This salmonella scare follows a recent outbreak of explosive diarrhea linked to tainted lettuce from Taylor Farms. That produce contained cyclospora, a one-celled parasite, and has affected at least 41 states with over 12,000 possible cases. Additionally, the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has infested cattle in Texas and spread to other states, causing an estimated $1 billion in damages.

Critics note that the Trump administration has cut programs that previously prevented such outbreaks. Elon Musk’s DOGE cut a monitoring program for the screwworm and gutted the CDC team responsible for responding to cyclospora outbreaks.

Sentencing in Assassination of Former Minnesota House Speaker

The man who assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, has been sentenced to life in prison.

In addition to killing the Hortmans and their dog, Gilbert, Vance Boelter also shot state Democratic Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

In court Thursday, Boelter did not look at his victims or their families, remaining remarkably still throughout the proceedings.