New York Times

1. Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

   President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

2. Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran, False or Unproven Claims

   Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.

3. With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed

   In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”

4. Israel Facing Prospect of War With a Depleted Missile Defense

   The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched.

5. The Clintons’ Epstein Testimony, and the Pentagon’s New Laser Strike

   Plus, the company that just cut 4,000 jobs because of A.I.