NYTIMES (Troy Closson) - They Have Yet to Sign a Lease. But They’re Furious Over $3,100 Rents.
Climate change. Gun violence. War. Generations of young people have organized over issues they fear threaten the future. Will housing be the next cause?
WASHINGTONPOST (Joe Holley) - Robert Coles, Pulitzer-winning psychiatrist who shaped public policy, dies at 97
After encountering civil rights emblem Ruby Bridges, he spent his career documenting the impact of social and political unrest, especially on the young.
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NYTIMES (The Styles Desk) - Tony Awards 2026 Red Carpet: See the Looks of Broadway’s Biggest Stars
Broadway’s biggest names have started to arrive for the 79th Tony Awards. Here’s what they wore to walk the midnight blue carpet.
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AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Maine Dems plot response if Nebraska GOP tweaks Electoral College votes
Democrats in mostly blue Maine are threatening to retaliate if Republican-led Nebraska changes how it awards Electoral College votes for the 2028 presidential election. Why it matters: It's the latest example of tit-for-tat election politics that have come to define the Trump era, and that could help determine who wins the race for the White House. Zoom in: Several Democrats running to be Maine's next governor have signaled they would support modifying state law to adopt a "winner take all" electoral vote system in the presidential race if Nebraska did the same. - Unlike other states, Maine and Nebraska dole out their Electoral College votes partly based on the winner of each congressional district. - That's led to GOP presidential…
NPR (Adrian Florido) - Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying
New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compete with traffic and other urban noise.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump tells Axios he will ask Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran
President Trump will call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to retaliate for Iran's missile attack , Trump tells Axios. Why it matters: The ceasefire in the Middle East is teetering after Israel struck Beirut and Iran fired multiple waves of missiles in response. Driving the news: Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, its first direct attack since a ceasefire was struck. - Israel says it has intercepted the missiles. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
NYTIMES (Katie Rogers) - Trump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Israel says Iran launched a missile at it, in a first during fragile ceasefire
The attack would be the first since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.
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NPR (Jordan-Marie Smith) - Israel hits Beirut's suburbs in retaliatory attack against Hezbollah
The attack comes after Hezbollah struck Israel's military with fighter drones, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
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ABCNEWS - Trump won't rule out payments to Jan. 6 rioters
The DOJ on Friday said that the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" won't go forward.
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