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NYTIMES (Anatoly Kurmanaev, Annie Correal and Mariana Martínez) - U.S. Seeks Extradition of Maduro Ally Alex Saab From Venezuela

The indicted tycoon Alex Saab is being detained in Venezuela on a U.S. request. His case tests President Trump’s sway over the country’s new rulers.

NYTIMES (Vimal Patel and Stephanie Saul) - 17 Democratic States Sue Over Trump Demand Colleges Provide Race Data

The Trump administration wants colleges and universities to share information about the race and gender of applicants to make sure they’re not using racial preferences in admissions.

NPR (The Associated Press) - No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years

Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lords' 800 members.

WASHINGTONPOST (Cat Zakrzewski) - Trump to tout economic agenda on tour as Iran war stirs prices, GOP dissent

The Ohio and Kentucky stops are meant to promote economic gains, but rising oil prices and Republican dissent over Iran threaten to complicate the message.

NYTIMES (Robert Chiarito, Sonia A. Rao and Nazaneen Ghaffar) - At Least 2 Killed as Tornadoes Hit Illinois and Indiana

At least two people were killed and several were injured in the severe storm on Tuesday that heavily damaged areas of Illinois and Indiana.

NYTIMES (Clyde McGrady) - Slavery Photos of Renty Get a ‘Final Resting Place,’ Ending a Fight With Harvard

The images of a father known as Renty and his daughter Delia will be honored today in a ceremony by their new steward, a museum in South Carolina.