New York Times

1. A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs

   For decades, conservatives were adamantly opposed to the use of drugs like psilocybin and LSD. Now, the Trump administration has made a sharp pivot.

2. Blanche Says Others Who Post ‘86 47’ Message Won’t Be Charged Like Comey

   The acting attorney general said such messages were “posted constantly” and said the Justice Department had gathered other evidence against the former F.B.I. director, but declined to describe it.

3. In a Reversal, Doctors From Countries Under Trump’s Travel Ban Are Allowed to Stay in U.S.

   In a reversal, the Trump administration has exempted foreign physicians from a visa application freeze that was pushing many out of jobs in underserved areas.

4. Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran

   President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.

5. What to Know About the Mideast Standoff

   Negotiations to end the war are at an impasse over Iran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, which remains mostly shut.