New York Times

• Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal

  Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.

• New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

  Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.

• Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

  The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

• Oil Prices Plummet as Investors Digest Pause in Fighting in Iran War

  The markets’ moves were the first since President Trump said he had halted a planned U.S. assault on Iran.

• Ceuta Migration Crisis Exposes Despair Among Morocco’s Young People

  Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain.