A Frantic Search for Survivors in Venezuela, and Fires Scorch Western U.S.

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Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait, by Erika Solomon

With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided, by Ann E. Marimow

Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump, by Michael Gold

The Trail of Devastation Along the Venezuelan Coast, by Leanne Abraham, Agnes Chang, Simon Ducroquet, Samuel Granados and Pablo Robles

Firefighters Mourn 3 Fallen Comrades as Blazes Ravage Utah and Colorado, by Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto

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Plus, microdramas are trying to go mainstream. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait, by Erika Solomon

With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided, by Ann E. Marimow

Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump, by Michael Gold

The Trail of Devastation Along the Venezuelan Coast, by Leanne Abraham, Agnes Chang, Simon Ducroquet, Samuel Granados and Pablo Robles

Firefighters Mourn 3 Fallen Comrades as Blazes Ravage Utah and Colorado, by Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto

Welcome to the Luxury City Built by Taiwan’s A.I. Boom, by Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin

Microdramas, Often Dismissed as Lowbrow Curiosities, Eye the Mainstream, by Jonathan Abrams

Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

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2026-06-29 9 min
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