NYTIMES (Ross Douthat) - Why Vance Still Trumps Rubio
There’s no evidence that the president regards his vice president more skeptically because of his initial opposition to the war.
NYTIMES (Tim Arango, Georgia Gee and Pooja Salhotra) - Military Families Express Outrage After Pentagon Lowers Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War
The change in the number to 14 from 18 this week has prompted scrutiny over the Defense Department’s accounting and reporting practices.
NYTIMES (Ronda Kaysen) - How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law
Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: New baby penguin
The Tennessee Aquarium is showing off its newest addition to the penguin exhibit. The chick was born a month ago to Nipper and Pebbles.
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released
Former President Joe Biden is declining to appeal a court ruling that allows the Justice Department to publicize recordings of conversations between him and a writer collaborating on his memoir.
Former President Joe Biden is declining to appeal a court ruling that allows the Justice Department to publicize recordings of conversations between him and a writer collaborating on his memoir.Open
NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.
NYTIMES (Ian Frisch) - Blockbuster I.P.O.s Are Creating New Millionaires. Philanthropies Want a Cut.
As start-ups like Anthropic and OpenAI prepare to go public, nonprofits are hoping for a secondary giving windfall from the new tech ultrawealthy.
NYTIMES (Mike Isaac, Kate Conger, Ana Swanson and Meaghan Tobin) - Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.
ABCNEWS - Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps in partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia kill 11
Relentless cycle of tit-for-tat attacks dims hopes for a diplomatic end to war.
ABCNEWS - Troy Jackson secures Democratic nomination for Maine Senate race
Maine Democrats officially have a new U.S. Senate nominee. Troy Jackson, a veteran state politician and logger, secured the nomination Saturday.