On Today’s Episode:

• Top U.N. Court Expected to Rule on Israel’s Assault on Rafah, by Gaya Gupta

• Lawmakers Dial Up Pressure on Alito to Recuse From Elections Cases, by Zach Montague

• Trump’s V.P. Pageant Has an Unexpectedly Strong Contender: Tom Cotton, by Michael C. Bender

• Decades in the Making, a New Era Dawns for the N.C.A.A.: Paying Athletes Directly, by Billy Witz

• Haiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy, by Maria Abi-Habib

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