Headlines of the day

• Key prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source says (Associated Press)
• Los Angeles school district seeks state's money for pay hikes (The Center Square)
• Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end (NPR)
• Reopening Strait Would Ease Oil Crisis, but Only So Much (The New York Times)
• Iran’s Hormuz blockade restarted over frustration with Trump’s public comments (Washington Examiner)
• Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10B lawsuit (Associated Press)
• Analysis: Homelessness predicted to rise despite policy efforts (The Center Square)
• A local judge. A brash 82-year-old senator. State leaders have decided redistricting (NPR)
• For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent (The New York Times)
• HOLCOMB & GRIFFITH: Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz (Washington Examiner)
• As fentanyl seizures dip, weapons-grade chemical carfentanil is on the rise (Associated Press)
• Starmer’s Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as UK leader (Associated Press)
• Congress kicks off government funding process for 2027 (The Center Square)
• Seattle affordable housing goal elusive despite millionaire's tax (The Center Square)
• Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump (NPR)
• Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did (NPR)
• A Breakdown of the Memos (The New York Times)
• Takeaways From the ‘Shadow Papers’ (The New York Times)
• American Indian nonprofit condemns new Commanders helmet (Washington Examiner)
• DAVID HARSANYI: Supermarkets have been figured out, socialists (Washington Examiner)
• As fentanyl seizures dip, weapons-grade chemical carfentanil is on the rise (Associated Press)
• Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting (Associated Press)
• Iran reverses course, closes Strait of Hormuz (The Center Square)
• Los Angeles school district seeks state's money for pay hikes (The Center Square)
• Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump (NPR)
• Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders (NPR)
• More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire With Israel Is Tested (The New York Times)
• Reopening Strait Would Ease Oil Crisis, but Only So Much (The New York Times)
• Harris slams Iran war at Michigan Democrat luncheon (Washington Examiner)
• Louisiana GOP race remains tight as Cassidy exploits MAGA divide (Washington Examiner)