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The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.

✇NYT | Top Stories
David E. Sanger
President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” President Trump said.

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.

✇NYT | Top Stories
David E. Sanger
President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” President Trump said.

Talks Between Adams and Trump Adviser Center on Saudi Ambassadorship

✇NYT | Top Stories
Dana Rubinstein， William K. Rashbaum， Nicholas Fandos and Maggie Haberman
The discussions are said to be part of an effort to get Mayor Eric Adams to end his mayoral campaign in New York City, clearing a path for Andrew Cuomo.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams has told allies he is considering a range of options but at the same time has publicly insisted he is staying in the race for a second term.

Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza City Ahead of a Planned Wider Offensive

✇NYT | Top Stories
Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra
The Israeli military destroyed a landmark building after saying it had taken control of almost half of the city, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

An Israeli strike hit the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on Friday. The Israeli military said Hamas used the building for intelligence-gathering, but Hamas denied the accusation.

Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package

✇NYT | Top Stories
Jack Ewing and Peter Eavis
Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, would have to meet certain targets, including a 25-fold increase in Tesla’s profit, in order to earn a pay package that could make him a trillionaire.
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