New York Times

• White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules

  The Trump administration has struggled over how to approach to “open source” models, which are freely available to download and favored by Chinese companies.

• Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case

  President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.

• Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher

  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

• The New Deal That Could Lock in Iran’s Control of the Strait, and the $7 Billion Trump’s Not Spending

  Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes?

• Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet

  Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.