Here's the latest.  —  Here's the latest.  —  President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 of the country's top brass to a military base in Virginia on Tuesday to voice a familiar litany of culture war talking points and criticize a military that they complained …

Government shutdown set to begin overnight as Congress hits impasse  —  The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on extending government funding.  If the measure fails, a shutdown would start early Wednesday.  —  just now  —  The federal government is on track to shut down just after midnight Wednesday …

White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer  —  President Trump is expected to unveil the measures Tuesday; Pfizer's CEO expected to attend  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs …

Judge excoriates Trump in blistering decision calling efforts to deport pro-Palestinian academics illegal … The ruling is the long-awaited result of a lawsuit brought by university professors who say the Trump administration is illegally chilling free speech by targeting prominent pro …

Florida officially hands over land for Trump library … In his post, the president's son lauded both DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier as “incredible partners in this endeavor.”  —  The foundation working on the library had previously considered Florida International University …

“It's a war from within.”  —  If you were expecting Triumph of the Will, you were disappointed because what you got instead was fat, disoriented Elvis stumbling through his set.  Except that it wasn't funny.  It was dangerous.  —  I promise you that the flag officers in attendance were more alarmed than amused.

FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws  —  On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed …

In Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand Jury  —  A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.”  —  In the past month or so, federal prosecutors in Washington …

The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left  —  When Vice President JD Vance sat down to host an episode of Charlie Kirk's podcast days after the conservative activist's assassination, he came with a directive.  “When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out,” he said.

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: 'They're paying me enough to look the other way'  —  Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government's human rights abuses  —  Billed as “the biggest comedy festival in the world” …

Biden admin put Americans who flouted COVID mask mandate on no-fly list — which is usually reserved for terrorists  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration put Americans who defied COVID-19 mask mandates on no-fly lists — some of which are ordinarily used to flag suspected terrorists …

Fossil Fuels and Fossilized Minds  —  What's driving the doomed attempt to revive coal?  —  I've just gotten back from the Netherlands, which is famous for its picturesque windmills.  But wind power in Holland is more than a historical curiosity.  There are also modern wind turbines almost everywhere you look, both onshore and off.

Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies  —  A house painter who had been in the United States for two decades had been critically injured in Dallas by a gunman who the government said was aiming at federal law enforcement officers.  —  Miguel Ángel García-Hernández …

Trump, 79, Admits He Struggles Descending Stairs  —  GOING DOWN!  —  The president's rare admission came during a meandering speech to top military leaders.  —  President Donald Trump has made a rare admission about one of the potential dangers of his job: falling down stairs.

Trump Press Sec's Vile New Effort to Exploit Mormon Shooting Backfires … Investigators are still examining the motives driving Thomas Jacob Sanford, who opened fire on a Mormon church in Michigan, killing four people.  Yet White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly linked the killing …

Get ready for the next big bailout  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚜 Subscribe to PN 🚜  —  When the Great Recession hit in 2008 and Americans stopped buying cars, it soon became clear that the auto companies might well go out of business.

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say  —  The deportation flight to Iran is the most stark push yet by the Trump administration to deport migrants even to places with harsh human rights conditions.  —  The Trump administration is deporting a planeload …

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack  —  Google's YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought after the video site suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks …

Trump's USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs.  Children died waiting.  —  As a result, when 5-year-old Suza Kenyaba contracted malaria, the medicine was not available.  —  She died on Feb. 19.  —  In the first half of the year, hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial …

Schweikert jumps into GOP primary for Arizona governor race  —  U.S. Rep. David Schweikert is jumping into Arizona's governor's race, shaking up what looked like a two-way GOP contest for the Republican nomination.  —  Why it matters: His entry transforms the fight for the GOP nomination …