New York Times

1. Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War

   President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

2. Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

   For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.

3. Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein

   Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and was not a victim of his. She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.

4. For Artemis II, Returning to Earth May Be the Most Dangerous Part of the Mission

   After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.

5. Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon

   A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.