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NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to his Senate seat

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), will finish out Graham's term, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday. Why it matters: Nordone will serve until Jan. 3, 2027, unless she chooses to run and wins the open Senate seat in November. - Lindsey was running for re-election at the time of his death, and South Carolina will hold a special election next month to determine who replaces him as the Republican candidate on the ballot. Go deeper: Trump wants Graham's sister as Senate replacement — not Mace Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

NYTIMES (Jeanna Smialek, Amanda Taub and Edward Wong) - Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”

AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Oil jumps as Trump claims new Hormuz blockade on Iran

Data: Financial Modeling Prep ; Chart: Ben Geman/Axios Oil prices surged about 9% Monday to roughly $83 per barrel after President Trump claimed the U.S. was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran, adding to gains already driven by renewed hostilities over the weekend. Why it matters: Higher oil prices typically feed into higher gasoline prices, potentially pushing the national average back toward $4 per gallon. Context: The average U.S. price was $3.87 per gallon Monday morning, per AAA data , up about 7 cents over the past week but far below the $4.56 per gallon reached in May. Catch up quick: "The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account Monday. - "We are…

NYTIMES (Michael Crowley and Edward Wong) - Trump’s Threat to Impose Fees in the Strait of Hormuz Contradicts His Aides

President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so.