Possible Terror Plot Thwarted at U.K. Base, and Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Town

Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years., by Farah Stockman
• Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer, by Erika Solomon and Alan Rappeport
• 5 Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near U.K. Air Base Used by U.S., by Michael D. Shear and Amelia Nierenberg
• Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress, by Catie Edmondson
• A Trump 2024Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government, by Bayliss Wagner
• It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb, by Juliet Macur

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