New York Times

• Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War

  Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.

• Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

  Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”

• How The New York Times Reported on Trump’s Air Force One Ruse in Turkey

  President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge duped potential adversaries — and the press. Here’s what happened.

• Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty

  Also, an Alaska Democrat says no thanks to Kamala Harris’s support. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

• Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

  Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.