New York Times

• Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

  The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

• Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

  As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

• U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says

  The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.

• What the War in Iran Has Cost One Gold Star Family

  First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones lit up the sky. He is among the 18 Americans who have died since the war began.

• Putin Orders Pause in Kyiv Strikes Ahead of Visit by U.S. Envoys

  Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, arrived in Moscow to meet with the Russian leader. They head to Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace talks.