Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  Axios Live updates: Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefire  AP News Netanyahu: Israel wants… [more]

Israel’s war in Lebanon becomes a flashpoint as Iran says U.S. must choose “between war and ceasefire”  CBS News Iran War Live Updates: Vance Heads to… [more]

In the Trump era, everybody’s talking about ‘soft power.’ But … what is it exactly?  NPR Strategic Impatience and the Undoing of American Soft Power  USC Center… [more]

After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory, not surrender  The Washington Post A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility  The… [more]

At Least One Dead After Parking Garage Partially Collapses in Philadelphia  The New York Times Parking garage collapse leaves 1 dead, 2 missing in the Grays… [more]

Hormuz at near standstill as Iran warns ships to keep to its waters  Reuters Iran Tightens Its Grip on Hormuz Despite Cease-Fire  WSJ Former JAG officer: Strait… [more]

US plans to automatically register men for military draft eligibility  BBC What is draft age? Automatic military draft registration, what to know  Delawareonline.com Draft-Dodging ‘Peace President’ to… [more]

New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers  The New York Times US military ‘loading up and resting,’ Trump says, as Iran tests ceasefire  Fox… [more]

Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington  The New York Times At climate contrarian gathering, allies urge Trump to keep Zeldin at EPA  Politico Zeldin… [more]

F.B.I. Arrests Ex-Army Employee Who Detailed Harassment to Journalist  The New York Times Army veteran accused of sharing military secrets with journalist  USA Today Former Fort Bragg… [more]