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 …

What Trump told POLITICO about the impending government shutdown … There was no breakthrough and both sides seemed resigned to a funding lapse after midnight Oct. 1.  —  Democratic leaders are pushing for an extension of soon-to-expire health insurance subsidies, which the Trump administration …

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 …

Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News  —  Hamas and other Palestinian factions are leaning toward accepting President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, and they will present the group's response to Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Wednesday …

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 …

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” …

“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.

Republicans decry White House moves to defund oversight activities  —  Top Senate Republicans are calling on the White House to reverse course in its plans to withhold funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency — a key government entity charged with overseeing watchdogs across the executive branch.

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library  —  President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top elected Republican state officials donated …

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.

‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump's team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps … “The base is onto this.  If you are a Republican perceived to be in the way of Republicans, there could very well be consequences,” said the national Republican official …

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months  —  Today is the day we stop pretending that it's not.  —  Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, speaks alongside, from left, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Vice President JD Vance …

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 …

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.

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.

How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts  —  Trump's son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout  —  Antoine Gara, James Fontanella-Khan and Oliver Barnes in New York, Arash Massoudi and Ivan Levingston in London

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 …