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AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Growth slows across U.S. counties as immigration plummets

Data: U.S. Census ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, new U.S. Census data shows. Why it matters: The new data offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America's demographic makeup. Driving the news: International migration fell in nine out of 10 U.S. counties between 2024 and 2025 compared to the prior period, the Census Bureau says . - Other counties stayed flat. Between the lines: That drop is hitting populous areas especially hard. - Census Bureau demographer George M. Hayward, in a statement: "The nation's largest counties ... are often international migration hubs, gaining large numbers of international…

NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany, Ben Protess and Elian Peltier) - After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table

Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.

NPR (Tonya Mosley) - America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding right now in Iran. This is how we got here

Bloomberg journalist Katrina Manson discusses the Pentagon's secretive campaign to build America's AI warfare capabilities and the obsessive Marine colonel behind it. Her new book is Project Maven.

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - "Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home

Several school systems in areas targeted most aggressively by President Trump 's immigration crackdowns have seen dramatic increases in student absences, Axios has found. Why it matters: Enrollment data in Charlotte, Chicago, Minneapolis, California, Florida and Texas show thousands of students were suddenly absent when ICE came to town — the latest signs of how the raids have rippled through communities. - The figures also indicate Trump's push to intimidate unauthorized immigrants into leaving communities on their own often has led entire families to depart, even those including youngsters in the U.S. legally. - "ICE tactics are causing undeniable harm to students — harm that will likely lead to years of trauma in school…