New York Times

1. Presidential Power Gets Tested Before Supreme Court After Long Conservative Project to Shrink Agencies

   President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

2. For Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle

   Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.

3. Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

   President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.

4. Judge Stalls Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment

   The judge’s decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.

5. This Nebraska Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.

   Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention.