Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump … Past names that have topped the list include President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and President Viktor Orbán.  This year, POLITICO broke precedent to recognize an American for the first time in the decades-long history of P28.

Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant  —  Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.  —  On Monday morning, Paramount announced …

We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It  —  On the ballot in 2026:  — Congress:  — Democrats are on 38 out of 38 seats  — SBOE  — Democrats are on 8 out of 8 seats  — State Senate  — Democrats are on 15 out of 15 seats  — State House  — Democrats are on 150 out of 150 seats

Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video  —  The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”  —  Just now … President Donald Trump on Monday said he will let …

Why Senate Republicans aren't uniting behind a health care plan … Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the upcoming vote on Democrats' plan “a political messaging exercise,” one he agreed to last month as part of a deal to end the 47-day government shutdown.  He didn't commit to putting up a GOP counteroffer for a vote.

Honduras Issues Warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández  —  The country's attorney general said he had issued an international arrest warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández.  —  The Honduran attorney general announced Monday night that he had issued an international arrest warrant …

Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether Congress can require cause before the president removes the heads of most independent agencies.

Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits  —  The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a major challenge …

Scoop: Trump aides bullish on Supreme Court boosting GOP in midterms  —  Senior Trump advisers are telling top GOP donors that a pair of upcoming Supreme Court decisions are likely to bolster Republicans in the 2026 midterms — and transform the party's power to win elections for years.

Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates  —  “The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table.”  —  The Contrarian and Jennifer Rubin  —  Transcript  —  Contrarians, you do not want to miss this interview.

Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school  —  Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade  —  The report found the congresswoman turned a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle.”  —  Just now … Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) berated airport police and Transportation Security Administration officers …

Mike Johnson's downward spiral  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a mild-mannered fellow.  He never raises his voice, and usually wears an expression somewhere between satisfaction and resignation.

We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they'd known sooner.  Here's what they said  —  Activists from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they've learned about authoritarians  —  Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen …

Russia's hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test  —  Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation  —  In July 2024, DHL parcels exploded in logistics centres in the UK, Poland and Germany.  Each of them was powerful enough to have brought …

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz  —  ONE OF THE MOST horrific torture methods that the CIA employed in its post-9/11 incommunicado “black site” torture chambers was the Confinement Box.  —  Not many detainees in CIA custody experienced the Box.

Democrats Want Probe of Trump Officials and Immigration Deals  —  Warren, Raskin cite ‘serious concerns about conflicts of interest within DHS and DOD’ that they say could erode public confidence.  —  A group of Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin …

At will?  Whose will?  —  Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government  —  Based on the oral arguments in the Slaughter case, it is clear that the Supreme Court will soon tell Congress that it can no longer decide if the heads of independent agencies are to be nonpartisan experts.

FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study  —  The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary's request to put it off until after the midterm elections, according to people familiar with the matter.