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NYTIMES (Linda Qiu) - The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps

Legislation and regulatory tweaks enacted over the past year have altered who is eligible, what recipients can buy and how much some receive in benefits, among other changes.

NYTIMES (Isabel Kershner) - Israel’s President, Putting Off Decision on Pardon for Netanyahu, Will Push for Plea Deal

President Isaac Herzog of Israel has decided not to issue a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case at this time, and instead will seek mediation, officials say.

NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt, Gilad Thaler, Nour Idriss, Stephanie Swart, June Kim, Paul Abowd and Zach Wood) - How the War in Iran Is Draining the U.S. of Critical Weapons

The United States has blown through weapons as the cost of the war in Iran has hit nearly $1 billion a day. Our national security correspondent Eric Schmitt explains how American costs may go beyond the financial.

NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport and Ephrat Livni) - U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare

With oil prices in mind, the Trump administration has deployed a haphazard approach to sanctions on Russia and Iran.

WASHINGTONPOST (Tim Craig) - A town of 7,000 planned so many data centers, it’s like adding 51 Walmarts

Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back.

WASHINGTONPOST (Jonathan Edwards) - Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom

A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says, as he and his allies argue that Saturday’s shooting bolsters their case.

WASHINGTONPOST (Anna Liss-Roy) - They left Congress in disgrace. Taxpayers could still pay their pensions.

To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault.

NPR (Nina Totenberg) - The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme Court will consider whether it is constitutional.