New York Times

• What Is the Board of Peace? The Trump-Backed Group, Explained.

  President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.

• Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination

  President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

• Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power

  In standing in the way of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his leverage.

• Why Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Is Stalled

  The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.

• Thousands of Migrants Enter Ceuta, a Spanish Enclave, From Morocco

  The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.