New York Times

1. Trump Bows to Reality on Epstein Files Vote, in a Rare Retreat

   Faced with a mass defection on a bill to demand the release of the Epstein files, the president rushed to avoid an embarrassing loss, suggesting a slip in his iron grip on the G.O.P.

2. Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails

   New emails showed that Lawrence H. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.

3. Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files. Why Doesn’t He?

   The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval.

4. U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza

   Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

5. Too Powerful to Ignore, Saudi Prince Returns to Washington’s Embrace

   Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.