New York Times

1. War in Iran Reveals Strait of Hormuz’s Weakness as an Oil Bottleneck

   But at just 35 miles wide, it did. It’s just the latest evidence of how dependent the global economy is on a handful of choke points.

2. High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms

   The war has complicated the Republican message on affordability. Democrats see an opportunity to drive their economic message while tying President Trump to an unpopular overseas conflict.

3. Striking Down Pentagon Press Limits, Judge Vindicates Independent Journalism

   The ruling cut deeper than left-versus-right politics, declaring that the policy imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unconstitutional.

4. Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

   A federal judge tossed parts of the Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets, saying they violated the First Amendment, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.

5. Trump’s Ballroom Architect Is Skilled at Shrugging Off Outrage

   Shalom Baranes, who arrived in the U.S. as a Libyan refugee and went on to renovate the Pentagon, is baffling fellow architects for accepting the job. But he said some of his previous projects have drawn outrage too.