Today’s Paper

Europe’s Dilemma: Build a Military Industry or Keep Relying on the U.S.

By Steven Erlanger and Jeanna Smialek

Russia Confirms Death of Minister Hours After Kremlin Dismissed Him

By Paul Sonne

What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington

By Aaron Boxerman

From Food Aid to Dog Chow? How Trump’s Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers.

By Elizabeth Williamson and Gabriela Bhaskar

How Harvard’s Ties to China Helped Make It a White House Target

By Stephanie Saul and Steven Rich

In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper

By Adam Liptak

Carla Maxwell, Keeper of the José Limón Flame, Dies at 79

By Brian Seibert

Jim Parkinson, Logo Artist in Print’s Glory Days, Dies at 83

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Stuart Burrows, Welsh Lyric Tenor Who Straddled the Atlantic, Dies at 92

By Adam Nossiter

How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again

By Thomas L. Friedman

What I Heard on a Suicide Hotline for Trans Kids

By Jason Cherkis

Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying

By MaryAnn Tierney

Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia

By Aaron Krolik

The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy

By Meaghan Tobin

Looking Beyond the U.S. for Trade, Canada Begins Shipping Natural Gas to Asia

By Ian Austen

A Musician on a Mission to Make Us Pay Attention to the Viola

By Hugh Morris

How ‘Colors of the Wind’ Became a Generational Rallying Cry

By Ashley Spencer

11 Off Broadway Plays to See in July

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming

By Jim Robbins and Ruth Fremson

Sea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why

By Veronique Greenwood

Orcas Use Kelp as a Possible Grooming Tool

By Jacey Fortin

Your Questions, Answered

By the staff of The Morning

Quote of the Day: A Hard-Shelled Foe Emerges for Kennedy on Synthetic Dye

Corrections: July 8, 2025