Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for “Regime Change”  —  Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, “Regime Change.”

Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging … President Trump during a recent trip to attend the NBA Finals in New York.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  He stays up late, phoning lawyers and lawmakers, while posting up to 150 times a night on Truth Social.

Iran War Live Updates: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes, Complicating Possible Iran Peace Agreement  —  Israel's military said it attacked the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, after accusing Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, of violating a cease-fire.  —  Here's the latest.

UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company  —  Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form …

Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked  —  Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said.  As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate race  —  The endorsement is a blow to Derek Dooley, who has been backed by Gov. Brian Kemp.  The winner of Tuesday's Republican primary runoff faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.  —  President Donald Trump has endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Collins …

The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty  —  The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this.  —  This is what it will mean to win.

Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout  —  A U.F.C. fight on President Trump's birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount's successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger.  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House …

Voters are unhappy about much more than high gas prices … Summary  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — For Leith Olson, the familiar comforts of middle-class life have moved out of reach.  —  To save money, he and his wife, Heather, cut back on vacations and switched to less expensive store brands when shopping for groceries.

France's far-right front-runner rejects Trump's backing  —  BRUSSELS — If Jordan Bardella becomes France's next president, don't expect him to be Donald Trump's man in Europe.  —  The 30-year-old leader of France's far-right National Rally — and the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen …

The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king  —  On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits.  The temporary coliseum erected for Sunday night's Ultimate Fighting Championship matches promises a spectacle unlike any ever held on a president's doorstep.

He Quit Parliament.  Now He's Set to Become Britain's Prime Minister. … Over pints of lager on London's Horseferry Road, Burnham told his friend Steve Rotheram he was quitting Parliament and heading home, 200 miles from London to the northwest of England, to run for mayor of the post-industrial Greater Manchester region.

The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton … In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency over George H.W. Bush, the transition in power was accompanied by a wave of generational commentary.  —  The election marked the passing of a remarkable roster of seven consecutive presidents …

UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says  —  British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said.  —  In an operation lasting six hours …

Sen. James Lankford says Congress should ratify any deal Trump makes with Iran  —  The Oklahoma senator's comments come as President Donald Trump has signaled that the U.S. and Iran are close to working out a deal to end the war. … Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday said “it is best” …

A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide  —  A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide.  An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives …

Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan  —  James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump's legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.  —  President Trump said on Saturday …