New York Times

1. Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips

   President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.

2. U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List

   The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.

3. Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting

   The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.

4. Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage

   The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.

5. Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela

   President Trump’s threat of military action has confronted President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the gravest challenge of his crisis-ridden reign.