New York Times

• Stranded Ships Hoping for Escape Find a Turbulent Strait of Hormuz

  Shipping companies had hoped to get their vessels out after this week’s U.S.-Iran deal but faced uncertainty on Friday as violence flared again in the region.

• Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity and Blocked Promotions of Women and Black Officers

  A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.

• Trump’s Intelligence Pick Renews Debate: Is the Director of National Intelligence Needed?

  The director of national intelligence’s office was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now some lawmakers want to shrink it.

• During Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, Minnesota Protester Remained Shackled in Hospital for Days

  The story of one progressive activist arrested in Minnesota in January shows what critics say is the aggressive nature of the Trump administration’s response to those who have protested its immigration crackdown.

• ‘Game Changer’? Too Soon to Tell. But Ukraine Flexed in Striking Moscow.

  The drone attack that sent plumes of smoke rising over Moscow intensified Ukrainian hopes of bringing the war to Russia.