Today's Paper

Highlights

1. Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity

   A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.

    By Greg Jaffe and

   

   

2. When in Jersey for the World Cup, Do as the Locals Do. (Go to a Mall.)

   There is no tailgating at MetLife Stadium, which is surrounded by swampland and highways. But there is a three-million-square-foot megamall nearby.

    By Andrew Keh and Vincent Alban

   

   

3. 1. Mexico’s Laws Have a New Target: Journalists

      Politicians and officials in Mexico are using the country’s laws to intimidate critics and the media, forcing them into censorship and blunting scrutiny.

       By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Paulina Villegas

      

      

   2. A Bystander at a ‘No Kings’ March Was Killed. Did the Shooter Commit a Crime?

      A gunman believed he was defending the crowd, then killed an innocent protester. The legal case is complicated.

       By Kurt Streeter

      

      

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