NYTIMES (Richard C. Paddock) - In Myanmar, Junta Leader Eyes the Title of President
The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy after sham elections.
NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault and Steven Rich) - Colleges See Spike in Students With Disabilities, Including Elite Schools
Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students with disabilities over the last decade, as diagnoses for A.D.H.D. and anxiety increase.
NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - Germany Has Ratcheted Up Defense Spending. In Europe, That Worries Some People.
Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autonomy” will have a German accent.
NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo) - Noem to Address Congress for First Time Since Minnesota Immigration Surge
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, is also likely to face questions about how her department’s shutdown is affecting counterterrorism work after the U.S. assault on Iran.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Nehamas, Andrea Fuller, Danielle Ivory and Ellen Barry) - Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses
The Trump administration has eliminated health care positions left vacant after a wave of resignations and retirements at the V.A. last year.
NYTIMES (Sydney Ember and Ana Swanson) - Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again
Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court.
NYTIMES (Jack Ewing) - Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
NYTIMES (Nate Cohn) - Crockett vs. Talarico. Progressive vs. Moderate. Right?
The Texas Democratic Senate primary is more about persona than policy, and the same is true for many other races.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Texas and North Carolina Elections Will Test Older House Democrats’ Staying Power
Starting in North Carolina on Tuesday, older House Democrats face a test of their staying power and the appetite of voters to replace them.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa and Ian Stewart) - Iran’s Escalating Retaliation, and Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Testimony
Plus, fighting phone scams.