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NPR (The Associated Press) - The ex-British ambassador to the U.S. is under U.K. investigation into Epstein ties

The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.

WASHINGTONPOST (Nick Mourtoupalas, Eric Lau) - How every House member voted on the shutdown and ICE funding

See how your representative voted to end the partial shutdown and fund most of the government through September. Congress only has ten days to reach an agreement on ICE funding

NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe) - U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions

A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown, fund DHS and ICE

More than 20 House Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to reopen the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for two weeks. Why it matters: The vote created harsh divisions among Democrats , some of whom argued that the party should use the partial shutdown as leverage to force drastic reforms of ICE and Customs and Border Protection. - Many Democrats also felt considerable apprehension about the optics of voting for even short-term DHS funding without strings attached following the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti . - But several members of leadership argued that it would be bad strategy to allow the government to stay shut down, with other lawmakers saying their districts need agencies…

WASHINGTONPOST (Alex Horton) - U.S. shoots down suspected Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier

The White House said the aircraft was “acting aggressively” when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was sent to the Middle East amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran.