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WASHINGTONPOST (Emily Langer) - Alexander Butterfield, who revealed Nixon White House tapes, dies at 99

Mr. Butterfield, a onetime aide to the president, electrified the Watergate investigation with his bombshell testimony about Nixon’s secret recording system.

NYTIMES (Emma G. Fitzsimmons) - Mamdani to Expand 3-K by 1,000 Seats, Including on Staten Island

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.

NYTIMES (Robert D. McFadden) - Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99

“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation.

NYTIMES (Joshua Barone) - After Kennedy Center Exit, Washington National Opera Returns

Washington National Opera managed to resume performances within two months of its abrupt departure. But there are still challenges ahead.

NYTIMES (Derrick Bryson Taylor) - For Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons, a ‘Lifeline’ Has Been Cut

As President Trump prepares to close Washington’s premier performing arts venue for two years, loyal patrons wonder where they’ll get their cultural fix.

AXIOS (Julianna Bragg) - Why the Strait of Hormuz is so difficult to defend

Map: Sara Wise/Axios While President Trump has offered political risk insurance and Navy escorts for tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz, it still remains one of the most difficult waterways in the world to defend. The big picture: The Strait, which carries roughly 25% of the world's seaborne oil supply, is approximately 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point, but the designated shipping lanes are far smaller — concentrating traffic into predictable corridors for Iran to monitor and target adversaries. State of play: Trump said American forces sank nine Iranian warships and are working to neutralize the rest of its navy, but Iran doesn't need a conventional fleet to make passage through the Strait dangerous. - Iran sits…

NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Democrats continue push for DHS reforms following Noem's removal

Several Democratic lawmakers had called for Noem to resign alongside other DHS policy demands.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Forrest Crellin) - Iran had uranium for 10 warheads before bombings, IAEA says

Half of that uranium may still be at one location, the atomic energy agency said Monday.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Diana Falzone) - Iranians urged to pledge loyalty to new leader, refugee says

The new supreme leader of Iran is seen as a continued threat to the nation's people, one refugee tells NewsNation.