New York Times

• Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say

  Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.

• Uncertainty Remains Over the Strait of Hormuz

  The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open.

• Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

  Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.

• A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall

  In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century.

• Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

  The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.