Is it safe to eat lettuce? How the parasite outbreak got so confusing.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced tough questions from senators over a $67 billion emergency-funding request to keep paying for the war with Iran. Politico’s Leo Shane III breaks down the hearing.

A growing progressive faction of the Democratic Party is pushing to change the U.S. stance toward Israel. NBC News’s Sahil Kapur joins to discuss how the issue is splitting the party.

The Washington Post’s Lena Sun explains how the multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak stands, and clears up recent confusion over whether iceberg lettuce is still to blame. Find a full list of products recalled by Taylor Farms here.

Plus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ousted his top general amid mass protests, how a software error in one state let noncitizens vote, and good news for coffee drinkers regarding heart health.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.