New York Times

• A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States

  A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.

• Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

  Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

• Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling

  Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.

• Man Killed by Truck After ICE Encounter in Florida Was Visiting From Mexico

  A Central Florida nonprofit group identified the man as Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán and said he had planned to return home to his family.

• In Maine Senate Race, Jackson Sprints Ahead of Pack, as Bellows Drops Out

  Troy Jackson, a progressive, solidified his clear edge in the contest to replace Graham Platner, as Shenna Bellows and Nirav Shah are dropping their bids.