The Headlines

Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran, by Mike Abrams

Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman

White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says, by Lauren McCarthy

Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View., by Andrew E. Kramer

The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

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Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday, by Judson Jones

Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It, by Julian E. Barnes

Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel, by Annie Karni

Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder, by Callie Holtermann

Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s., by Julia Moskin

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Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.

Here’s what we’re covering:

In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate, by Peter Baker

Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer

E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich

Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico, by Claire Moses

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Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls, by Peter Baker

ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan

Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum

D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents, by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies, by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman

A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy, by Rebecca Dzombak

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Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg

How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt

What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law, by Conor Dougherty

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media, by Michael M. Grynbaum

How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev

Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78, by The New York Times

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