Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.

John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip to Indict Comey  —  The Justice Department's political targets can thank the chief justice.  —  The criminal indictment against former FBI director James Comey will be parsed on the law, the facts, and the question of whether the Trump administration's decision …

Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence … In reality, the inspector general of the Justice Department revealed 10 months ago that “hundreds” of FBI agents went to the Capitol to assist at the request of the beleaguered Capitol Police.

State Department revokes visa for Colombian President Gustavo Petro  —  The State Department accused Petro of urging U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence, after his remarks at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York.  —  The U.S. State Department said late Friday it had revoked …

Inside the Crisis at Tylenol  —  The CEO behind Tylenol thought he'd found a way to work with the Trump administration.  Then everything went off the rails.  —  The chief executive of the company that makes Tylenol got a text message earlier this month that contained nothing but a single link to a Substack post.

National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches  —  Staffing cuts under the Trump administration mean forecasters are struggling to maintain normal operations.  —  Just now  —  Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open.

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders  —  The university system said faculty must comply with President Trump's order recognizing only two genders, possibly a first for a major public institution of higher education.  —  The Texas Tech University system …

The Tax on Being a Girl  —  President Trump's cuts to humanitarian assistance abroad have hurt all kinds of people.  But from what I see on the ground, those suffering the most are women and girls — and that will leave all of us, including men and boys, worse off.

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship  —  President Donald Trump 's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

You cannot trust the federal government  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✍️ Subscribe to PN ✍️  —  After a gunman opened fire at a ICE facility in Dallas on Wednesday morning …

Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing  —  Despite the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on colleges and universities, American confidence in higher education is growing.  —  According to a poll the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy published Thursday …

Ultra-Conservative GOP Rep Busted for Child Porn  —  A former South Carolina state lawmaker used a “Joe Biden” screen name to spread horrific child abuse content online.  —  PARTNER UPDATE  —  A STEP ABOVE  —  From hikes to hangouts, Merrell has got you covered every step of the way.

September 26, 2025  —  Today Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that twenty men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre would keep their medals, despite more than a century of controversy over them.

Jobs crisis in plain sight … Starting with our interview last spring with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, where he foresaw a white-collar bloodbath, we've been warning of a jobs crisis unfolding in plain sight across America.  — Last week, Mike Allen and I talked privately with 20 different CEOs of a wide range of companies.

Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in ‘pocket rescission’  —  Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.  —  Justices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022.

Giuliani settles $1.3 billion Dominion defamation lawsuit  —  President Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani settled his $1.3 billion lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over disseminating a false theory about the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.

It's Called America's “Weirdest” City.  But Just Wait Until You Hear What's Going On in Its Coffee Shops.  —  President Trump keeps saying Portland is an anarchic hellscape in need of the National Guard.  With the help of my bike and a serious caffeine addiction, I set out to discover the truth.

Give In or Fight Back?  Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump.  —  The University of California, one of the Trump administration's biggest targets so far, is in an uproar over how to respond to the president's attacks.  So is the rest of higher education.

Jared Kushner's Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts  —  Mr. Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Silver Lake to buy out the video game giant.  —  Jared Kushner's private equity firm …