New York Times

1. What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere.

   Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was left to square the president’s comments about an imminent nuclear threat from Iran with a letter from one of her trusted aides.

2. For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region

   Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region.

3. U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War

   On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.

4. Trump’s Planning for America’s 250th Emphasizes Religion’s Role in the Nation’s Founding

   A closed-door White House event included news about the National Garden of American Heroes and an emphasis on the role of religion in the founding.

5. NYC High School Student Freed After 10 Months in ICE Detention

   The arrest of Dylan Lopez Contreras was the first case of a public school student in the city being taken by federal agents last year. “I still can’t believe that I’m out,” he said.