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NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Starmer Was Warned of ‘Reputational Risk’ of Making Friend of Epstein the Ambassador to U.S.

Documents released by the U.K. government on Wednesday showed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was told of Peter Mandelson’s ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

NYTIMES (Abbie VanSickle and Miriam Jordan) - Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Haitian Immigrants

The administration has also sought to end deportation protections for other immigrant groups, including Syrians.

NYTIMES (Ernesto Londoño) - ICE Lawyer Who Told Judge She Was Overwhelmed Is Running for Congress

Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the “system’s failures” by running for Congress.

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump will tap oil reserve as Iran war drives up gas prices

President Trump said Wednesday he will tap the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to counter climbing gasoline prices as the Iran war disrupts global oil shipments. Why it matters: Consumers are seeing significant price jumps at the pump — and Republicans recognize offsetting that increase is crucial ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. What he's saying: ""We'll do that and then we'll fill it up. I filled it up once, and I"ll fill it up again," Trump said during a visit to Kentucky . "Right now we'll reduce it a little bit and that brings the prices down." - The decision comes after the International Energy Agency recommended Wednesday its member governments jointly release up to 400 million barrels of oil from strategic…

NPR (Becky Sullivan) - Iran's soccer team cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, Iranian minister says

Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister said the team would pull out.

WASHINGTONPOST (Olivia George) - Police say Jan. 6 plaque is unlawfully hidden from public at U.S. Capitol

Two police officers argue in a court filing that their lawsuit should continue because the law required a prominent display.