U.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record

Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns (nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-iran-…), by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane (nytimes.com/2026/07/24/well/measles-record-uni…), by Teddy Rosenbluth

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-gr…), by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One (nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-air-f…), by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman

Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say (nytimes.com/2026/07/26/world/europe/berlin-gay…), by Jim Tankersley

An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square (nytimes.com/2026/07/27/style/odyssey-lincoln-s…), by Alexander Nazaryan

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