NYTIMES (Oona A. Hathaway) - You Can’t Be a Superpower Without Allies
Even the most powerful state in the world is not all that powerful when it decides to go it alone.
NPR (John Otis) - Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings
Voters head to a runoff in Colombia Sunday between candidates offering sharply different approaches to armed groups, with the frontrunner calling for intensified military action over peace talks
Voters head to a runoff in Colombia Sunday between candidates offering sharply different approaches to armed groups, with the frontrunner calling for intensified military action over peace talksOpen
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs and Will Warasila) - For Heirs of Custer and Sitting Bull, a 150-Year-Old Battle Is Personal
As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.
NYTIMES - Sweet or Salty?
We catch up with The Times’s restaurant critics.
NPR (Willem Marx) - Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again
The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims.
The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims.Open
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - The clock is ticking on Trump's border wall
The closer you look at Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's declaration that the border wall will be finished by this time next year, the harder it is to make the numbers work. Why it matters: DHS has only completed 10% of its planned primary wall . It will have to navigate construction lawsuits, negotiate with (or sue) private citizens for land access and finalize contracts and designs — all while minimizing the delays that slow big construction projects. - There are about 698 miles of primary border wall left to build, according to a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson, along with public agency data that tracks wall construction from CBP and the Department of War. The big picture: The pace would need to increase to…
The closer you look at Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's declaration that the border wall will be finished by this time next year, the harder it is to make the numbers work. Why it matters: DHS has only completed 10% of its planned primary wall . It will have to navigate construction lawsuits, negotiate with (or sue) private citizens for land access and finalize contracts and designs — all while minimizing the delays that slow big construction projects. - There are about 698 miles of primary border wall left to build, according to a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson, along with public agency data that tracks wall construction from CBP and the Department of War. The big picture: The pace would need to increase to…Open
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Welcome to America, World Cup visitors. Don't forget to tip.
Millions of World Cup visitors are experiencing American cuisine for the first time and there's one menu item that's completely foreign: tipping . Why it matters: Many restaurants in World Cup host cities are adding 20% gratuities to customers' bills this summer to accommodate international fans who might otherwise accidentally stiff their servers. What they're saying: Teneshia Murray Butler, owner of the Atlanta-based chain T's Brunch Bar, tells Axios she raised the restaurants' automatic gratuity from 18% to 20% for the World Cup. - "My servers are everything. They're like the quarterback to the rest of the team," she says. - "Doing this makes the server see that I'm putting them first, ... and I care about them and their money."…
Millions of World Cup visitors are experiencing American cuisine for the first time and there's one menu item that's completely foreign: tipping . Why it matters: Many restaurants in World Cup host cities are adding 20% gratuities to customers' bills this summer to accommodate international fans who might otherwise accidentally stiff their servers. What they're saying: Teneshia Murray Butler, owner of the Atlanta-based chain T's Brunch Bar, tells Axios she raised the restaurants' automatic gratuity from 18% to 20% for the World Cup. - "My servers are everything. They're like the quarterback to the rest of the team," she says. - "Doing this makes the server see that I'm putting them first, ... and I care about them and their money."…Open
NYTIMES (Yan Zhuang) - F.A.A. Investigates Near Miss Between Planes at Boston’s Logan Airport
A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said.