• Washington Post: Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences   —  The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II.

• Reis Thebault / New York Times: Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows   —  The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter.

• Glenn Thrush / New York Times: Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial   —  The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned …

• Will Weissert / Associated Press: The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry   —  It is among the most famous phrases in presidential history: “ The buck stops here.”

• Nick Reisman / Politico: Trump seeks to boost New York Republicans with tough-on-crime message   —  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump ripped Empire State Democrats during a visit to Long Island on Friday …

• Washington Post: Trump stumps in N.Y. suburbs, highlighting a dilemma for his party   —  The president can help rally his core supporters but remains deeply unpopular in many swing areas.

• Bloomberg: Trump Pivots to Crime as War, Economy Imperil GOP Midterm Hopes   —  President Donald Trump turned to the issue of crime when he hit the campaign trail Friday …

• Ben Binday / Washington Post: Democrats abandon deep-red state Senate races, boosting independents   —  Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents.

• Associated Press: Democratic primary turnout has soared in some states.  Can it carry over to November?   —  Democratic voters are showing up for this year's primaries in numbers …

• New York Times: Professor's Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring   —  Jason Arday, the school's youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday.

• Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank   —  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank

• Politico: Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm   —  The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed …

• New York Times: How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands   —  The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.

• Politico: How $600B of Biden's clean energy funding escaped Trump's cuts   —  President Donald Trump has spent more than 18 months demolishing Joe Biden's expansive green agenda.

• Finya Swai / The Hill: Iran rejects Trump's ‘delusions’ on making Strait of Hormuz a US territory   —  Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a …

• Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark: Debunking MAGA's Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed   —  This sick attack is a preview of what he faces—and a case study in how lies become part of our political debate.

• Finya Swai / The Hill: Trump targets El-Sayed, WWII Memorial vandalism in string of Truth Social posts   —  President Trump targeted several Democratic politicians in a series …

• Joseph Krauss / Associated Press: There's a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence.  It's not just Netanyahu   —  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra …

• Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones: The Orwellian Company Behind ICE's New Electric Shock Gloves   —  In 2022, Assistant Chief Adam Glueck, of the Cape Girardeau Police Department in southeastern Missouri …

• New York Times: Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts   —  One of the federal government's great achievements this century was making health insurance affordable to millions more Americans.

• John Ismay / New York Times: Navy Carrier's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War   —  Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy's logistics hub …

• Katie Mettler / Washington Post: Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025   —  The White House credited a “Trump effect” for the decline, but data released by the FBI shows crime …

• ABC News: Trump says record USS Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough’   —  Trump said USS Lincoln family members are not concerned about conditions.

• Erica L. Green / New York Times: Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier   —  Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long …

• Associated Press: Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’   —  President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll …

• Michael Kruse / New York Times: Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates … This week in New Philadelphia, Ohio, at a coffee shop called the Daily Grind …

• SpringfieldNewsSun.com: Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement   —  Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody …

• Steven Erlanger / New York Times: Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Any Russia-Ukraine Talks   —  French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

• Graig Graziosi / The Independent: Trump rants about ‘TREASONISTS’ group that launched lawsuit to stop his ballroom   —  President Donald Trump issued a long Truth Social rant on Saturday …

• 50 minutes ago New York Times: Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts   —  One of the federal government's great achievements this century was making health insurance affordable to millions more Americans.

• 55 minutes ago Finya Swai / The Hill: Trump targets El-Sayed, WWII Memorial vandalism in string of Truth Social posts   —  President Trump targeted several Democratic politicians in a series of Truth Social posts …

• 2 hours ago Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones: The Orwellian Company Behind ICE's New Electric Shock Gloves   —  In 2022, Assistant Chief Adam Glueck, of the Cape Girardeau Police Department in southeastern Missouri …

• 2 hours ago Will Weissert / Associated Press: The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry   —  It is among the most famous phrases in presidential history: “ The buck stops here.”

• 2½ hours ago New York Times: How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands   —  The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.

• 2½ hours ago Steven Erlanger / New York Times: Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Any Russia-Ukraine Talks   —  French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

• 2½ hours ago New York Times: Professor's Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring   —  Jason Arday, the school's youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday.

• 3 hours ago Finya Swai / The Hill: Iran rejects Trump's ‘delusions’ on making Strait of Hormuz a US territory   —  Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a …

• 3 hours ago Graig Graziosi / The Independent: Trump rants about ‘TREASONISTS’ group that launched lawsuit to stop his ballroom   —  President Donald Trump issued a long Truth Social rant on Saturday, railing against the …

• 3½ hours ago Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post: The Iran war is a master class in squandering a superpower's credibility   —  Trump treats promises like bluffs.  Allies are responding by building alternatives.

• 3½ hours ago Myles McCormick / Financial Times: Americans sour on Donald Trump's economy as affordability strains intensify   —  Consumer sentiment and retail sales fall as the war in Iran worsens cost of living pressures

• 3½ hours ago Associated Press: Democratic primary turnout has soared in some states.  Can it carry over to November?   —  Democratic voters are showing up for this year's primaries in numbers not seen in decades …

• 4 hours ago John Ismay / New York Times: Navy Carrier's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War   —  Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy's logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.

• 4½ hours ago Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark: Debunking MAGA's Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed   —  This sick attack is a preview of what he faces—and a case study in how lies become part of our political debate.

• 5 hours ago Politico: How $600B of Biden's clean energy funding escaped Trump's cuts   —  President Donald Trump has spent more than 18 months demolishing Joe Biden's expansive green agenda.

• 5 hours ago Katie Mettler / Washington Post: Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025   —  The White House credited a “Trump effect” for the decline, but data released by the FBI shows crime …

• 5 hours ago Washington Post: Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences   —  The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II.

• 5½ hours ago Joseph Krauss / Associated Press: There's a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence.  It's not just Netanyahu   —  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra …