NPR (Jane Arraf) - In Syria, instability allowed ISIS fighters to flee camps, but many of their families still detained
NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.
REDSTATE (Adam Turner) - The Most Insanely Idiotic Criticisms of the Iran Conflict
NYTIMES (Richard Sandomir) - Davey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80
He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.
NYTIMES (Andrew Higgins and Lili Rutai) - Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election
With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday’s vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - As Election Looms, Will Alito Retire, Giving Trump a New Supreme Court Pick?
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the subject of intense speculation about whether he will retire in the coming months and give President Trump a fourth nominee.
NYTIMES (Brad Plumer) - The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking.
Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs and new hurdles for renewable energy.
NYTIMES (Emma Goldberg) - Mamdani, Leaning Into ‘Sewer Socialism,’ Gets His Hands Dirty
The mayor has embraced the decades-old concept of “sewer socialism,” hoping to improve New Yorkers’ lives by focusing on public services.
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg) - How to Be Mayor in 100 Days: Mamdani Grapples With a Learning Curve
Zohran Mamdani has accrued a long list of quick accomplishments as mayor of New York City, but he has also abandoned some key campaign promises.
NYTIMES (Ruth Graham) - Another Giant Leap Reminds Us How Small We Are
A mission that took four astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in the history of mankind has made people feel a little trippy.
NYTIMES (Farnaz Fassihi) - Iran Tries to Grasp Economic Devastation of War, and Find a Way Past It
The vast scale of destruction wrought by U.S. and Israeli bombardment will make sanctions relief all the more vital to Iran’s government as it tries to negotiate a peace agreement.