NYTIMES (Jonathan Mahler) - AIPAC Wants Democrats to Back Israel. Instead, They’re Turning on AIPAC.
Once the guardian of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, it is now a polarizing force in the party.
NYTIMES (Jesus Jiménez) - Excitement and Frustration Mix as the World Cup Comes to America
Astronomical ticket prices, soaring security costs and concern over traffic and transit snarls is mixed with pride in host cities and excitement over the U.S. team.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - New York Primary Elections: What to Know and How to Vote
Several closely watched races are taking place in New York City and beyond. Nine days of early voting will precede Primary Day on June 23.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - The A.I. Proxy Fight Roiling the Race for a New York House Seat
Groups tied to OpenAI, Anthropic and other industry players have spent $16 million trying to pick the next member of Congress from Manhattan.
NYTIMES (J. David Goodman) - Frisco Mayor’s Race Tests Anti-Muslim Politics in Texas
A runoff in the Dallas suburb of Frisco is testing whether anti-Muslim rhetoric, prominent in G.O.P. primaries this year, can win over a broader set of voters.
NYTIMES (Sarah Hurtes and Manny Fernandez) - Inside Cesar Chavez’s Labor Union, Women Faced a Culture of Sexual Abuse
Many of the women who helped lead the fight for Latino civil rights say they were quietly waging their own battles with harassment, misogyny and sexual assault inside the powerful United Farm Workers union.
NYTIMES (Megan DiTrolio) - SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact
Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.
NYTIMES (Jacqueline Gu) - How SpaceX’s IPO Compares With Saudi Aramco, Uber and Others
The previous record was set over six years ago. But SpaceX, whose stock begins trading on Friday, is on track to raise tens of billions of dollars more.
NYTIMES (Jenny Gross) - Risk Strait of Hormuz or Wait? Shipping Companies Face a Costly Dilemma.
With more than 500 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf, pressure on the shipowners and sailors is growing by the day.
NYTIMES (Rebecca F. Elliott and Lazaro Gamio) - The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal
The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.