Cue the rebellion  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥  —  Silver linings may not seem easy to find after a group of eight Senate Democrats signed on to a plan to end the federal government shutdown without requiring Republicans to give up much of anything.

Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic-leaning seat  —  The new map includes a solidly Democratic seat in Salt Lake City.  —  A Utah judge late Monday night rejected new congressional district lines drawn by Republican state lawmakers …

Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break  —  The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes …

Bari Weiss wants to take down CBS News' Standards and Practices unit for having ‘too much power’: sources  —  EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.  —  in New York  —  Your support helps us to tell the story

Investor angst over Big Tech's AI spending spills into bond market  —  Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks  —  Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley's boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market.

Canada Lost Its Measles Elimination Status.  What Does It Mean for the U.S.?  —  The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.  —  Canada has officially lost its status …

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist  —  The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”  —  The fall of constantinople wiped the last living Roman civilization from the Earth.  The city's refugees fled west, helping spark the Renaissance; its legacy shaped the religious traditions …

'It Feels Like I'm in a Nightmare': Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran  —  For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States.  But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.

Top House committee chairman reveals he won't seek re-election in 2026  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington has served since 2017  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026.  —  The senior Republican lawmaker …

Trump has promised peace for Gaza.  Private documents paint a grim picture. … The presentation surfaces a particular concern about whether a so-called International Stabilization Force — a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza — can really be deployed.

Trump says “we can reform” SNAP  —  President Trump criticized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham Monday night. … - “That's what the purpose of it [is]. … - The president said funding for the program has increased significantly …

Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue for Jack Smith Searches  —  Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government.