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NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Trump allies could weaken historic preservation rules to fast-track federal projects

A council packed with Trump appointees is poised to rewrite historic preservation rules. Critics say that could help him build his D.C. arch faster — and endanger important sites across the country.

NYTIMES (Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich) - U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times said were an attempt to intimidate the free press.

NYTIMES (Eduardo Medina and Hamed Aleaziz) - ICE Targets ‘Detention Desert’ With New Facility in North Carolina

Even as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the new complex near the Virginia border signals that the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity.

AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Low layoff rates defy AI jobs domination fears

Data: Department of Labor; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The last time this few Americans were filing for unemployment benefits, Creedence Clearwater Revival topped the music charts , while "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was the star of the box office. Driving the news: Only 187,000 people filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits last week, pointing to an astoundingly low level of firings across the economy . It was the lowest since September 1969. - The labor force was much smaller then, too, so relative to the number of workers, this is easily the lowest number of jobless claims on record. Why it matters: There are plenty of gloomy warnings about the labor market, including that the proliferation of AI will lead to…

NYTIMES (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - Key Republican Senator Says He Will Support Erica Schwartz for C.D.C. Director

Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.