HEADLINES:
Homes reportedly swept away as Hurricane Lala triggers flash flood emergency on Hawaii Island (HNN)
Ukraine targets Moscow in mass drone attack as Russia bombards Kyiv (Al Jazeera)
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere (AP)
Iran Tells Trump: ‘Accept The Reality’ He Can’t Make Strait Of Hormuz U.S. Territory (Forbes)
U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill (Politico)
The Iran War Is Now About Who Blinks First Under Economic Pressure (WSJ)
Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War (NYT)
US aircraft carrier furore is emblem of growing disquiet over Iran war (FT)
US wants Netanyahu to condemn West Bank settler siege (Reuters)
Trump accuses nonprofit organization of revealing ‘top military secrets’ in ballroom case (The Hill)
New White House East Wing renderings reveal gold additions (Axios)
Americans sour on Donald Trump’s economy as affordability strains intensify (FT)
Democrats Reshape 2028 Presidential Primary Calendar, and Put South Carolina First (NYT)
A tour of the 7 key Senate races (Silver Bulletin)
Why Kansas might elect its first Democratic senator in nearly 100 years (WP)
Why standing at your desk may be little better than sitting (Economist)
Is Paramount’s Merger-Hungry David Ellison Making it Up As He Goes? (TPM)
Fauci, RFK Jr., and the Latest in American Health (Reveal)
‘Very extreme’ wildfire conditions stretch across Europe (Reuters)
Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead (NPR)
Double jeopardy could spell end of state case after Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea (Guardian)
Plan to build apartments over a Nazi bunker reignites debate in Berlin (WP)
You need a telescope for this Anthropic IPO valuation (Reuters)
AI can design new viruses. That’s not as scary as it sounds. (WP)