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NYTIMES (Emma G. Fitzsimmons) - Raise Taxes on the Rich? These Rich New Yorkers Are All for It.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he wants to raise taxes on New Yorkers who earn more than $1 million per year. Some millionaires actually agree with him.

NYTIMES (Alexandra Jacobs) - Book Review: ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! A Memoir,’ by Liza Minnelli

“Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.

NYTIMES (Kashmir Hill) - They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE

Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.

NYTIMES (Paulina Villegas, Jack Nicas and Adriana Zehbrauskas) - Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico’s Deadliest States

President Trump wants to strike cartels inside Mexico. In Sinaloa State, a cartel stronghold, some residents said they were willing to entertain U.S. intervention.

NYTIMES (Emmett Lindner and Joe Rennison) - U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher

Drivers are paying an average of 20 percent more at the pump since the strikes on Iran began. The global oil price was up and stocks in Asia rose.

NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week

The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.

AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: The big lie warping America

Watch TV , scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful. - It's a ubiquitous, emphatic, verifiable ... lie. Why it matters: Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League, go to a house of worship, mow their neighbor's lawn — and never post a word about any of it. This isn't a small minority. It's a monstrous, if silent, majority. Most Americans are patriotic, hardworking, neighbor-helping, America-loving, money-giving people who don't pop off on social media or plot for power. - The hidden truth: Most people agree on most things, most of the time. And the…

NPR (NPR Staff) - US attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war

Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war's rationale.