The New York Times

1. Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.

   Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.

2. Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran

   Nearly every Republican voted to block a measure that would require that President Trump win authorization from Congress to continue the offensive in the Middle East.

3. James Talarico Says ‘New Politics Is Being Born’ After Texas Primary Win

   After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country’s real divide is between “top versus bottom,” not the left versus right.

4. Daines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race

   The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority.

5. Aaron Spencer, Charged With Murder, Appears to Win Republican Nomination for County Sheriff in Arkansas

   Aaron Spencer faces a second-degree murder charge for shooting a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter. Preliminary results showed him appearing to win the Republican primary.