Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
A 79-Year-Old Freshman Senator?  —  Janet Mills does not have a dicey Reddit history or a recently covered-over Nazi tattoo.  But her candidacy is haunted by Joe Biden's 2024 debacle.  —  “I'll share my lipid profile with anybody!”  Janet Mills, the governor of Maine, pledged to me.

Callum Jones / The Guardian:
Oil prices rise after Trump claims US ‘totally demolished’ Iran's Kharg Island export hub  —  Another weekend of violence compounded global market concerns over war in the Middle East, following US strikes on the vital oil hub  —  Oil prices have climbed again amid mounting supply fears …

Gillian Brockell:
Video proves Delta flew Liam Ramos and his dad to ICE detention center  —  Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were flown to a Texas detention center via Delta Air Lines the day after they were captured by federal agents who allegedly used the 5-year-old boy as bait, according …

Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
U.S. is allowing Iranian oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, says Bessent … The United States is allowing Iranian oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Monday.  —  “The Iranian ships have been getting out already …

Jan Ransom / New York Times:
One of Epstein's Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools  —  Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.  —  After Jeffrey Epstein agreed to pay more than $14,000 in private school tuition for the children …

William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Fork in the Road to Tehran  —  He only has bad options.  —  William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift  —  Leading the New York Times this morning: Israel is stepping up its ground attacks against the Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon, while other nations appear to be shrugging …

ABC News:
Some GOP donors plot shadow ‘draft Rubio’ 2028 effort as his star rises: Sources  —  The effort emerged after the secretary of state's star has risen recently.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty during a photo opportunity ahead …

Bloomberg:
Trump's Call for Chinese Warships Hits on Sensitive Topic for Xi  —  US President Donald Trump's demand for China to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz will almost certainly be rejected out of hand.  But it unwittingly touches a sensitive debate simmering among foreign policy thinkers in Beijing …

Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump's Gaze  —  Harvard is the White House's biggest target, but professors all over the country have been censoring themselves, avoiding provocative topics and rewriting grants.  —  Rewritten syllabuses.  Self-censored lectures.

Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board.  Not in Iran.  —  This time, President Trump went to war without preparing the public, seeking U.N. approval or even consulting allies.  But they will have to pick up the pieces.  —  ANALYSIS  —  This time, President Trump went …

Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Israel's standing plummets among Democrats, fueling primaries on the left  —  More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.  —  American voters' feelings on Israel …

Elizabeth Ginexi:
I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years.  This Year They've Published 14  —  For decades, the National Institutes of Health published between 650 and 850 Notices of Funding Opportunities each year.  These announcements tell the research community which diseases need study …

Bloomberg:
US Allies Wary of Joining Trump's Strait of Hormuz Mission  —  US allies deflected President Donald Trump's demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.  —  In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed …

Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump briefed that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was stunned to learn last week that US intelligence indicates new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father …