NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - Can a Nerd Still Get Elected to Congress in Manhattan?
In a Democratic primary for a coveted House seat in Manhattan, Micah Lasher is betting long experience can prevail despite anti-establishment headwinds.
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Philadelphia Cannot Force Mention of Slavery at Historic Home, Court Rules
A three-judge appeals panel threw out a lower court’s order requiring the federal government to restore a memorial and historical display at George Washington’s former house.
ABCNEWS - Civil rights, climate change materials removed from national parks
The Trump administration revealed the first public list of materials on civil rights and the environment that the National Park Service removed across the country.
NPR (Cory Turner) - Student loan borrowers will get an interest rate cut if they sign up for auto pay
The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion.
The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion.Open
ABCNEWS - Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio
The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak with at least 159 cases, two sources told ABC News.
NYTIMES (Hamed Aleaziz) - ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.
NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel) - The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died
The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it.
NYTIMES (Ron Lieber, Michael C. Bender and Tara Siegel Bernard) - Education Department Lowers Student Loan Interest Rates for Two Years
The department, citing high default rates, is reducing interest rates on federal student loans by up to 1 percentage point for two years.
NYTIMES (Gary Shteyngart and Demetrius Freeman) - Gary Shteyngart, a Russian-Born Author, Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Home With His Son
I emigrated from the Soviet Union decades ago, and recently toured Thomas Jefferson’s home with my American-born history-buff son.
NYTIMES (John Otis and José A. Alvarado Jr.) - Jose Alvarado the Photographer Looks Back on the Knicks’ Magic
While fans watched their team, José A. Alvarado Jr. watched the crowd.