Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death  —  Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death.  —  The UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin.

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally.  It hasn't stopped.  —  Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump's administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America's allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration's intent to reshape …

MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis  —  WTF  —  Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.  —  One of the leading figures behind Donald Trump's MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis.

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Sheriff says no arrests, none remain in custody after major operation  —  FBI and local authorities conducted a major operation in connection to the Nancy Guthrie case, as at least three people were detained and a vehicle was hauled off.

How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis  —  The collapse of the Trump administration's version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.

5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0 … - But from the earliest weeks of Trump 2.0, the administration has been challenged in the courts.  — It has dealt with backlash for ignoring judicial orders and had to apologize for some wrongful deportations, although some of those deported are still fighting to return.

President Trump's Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution  —  Yesterday I noted the latest set …

New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean  —  The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.  —  A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said …

Casey Wasserman to sell his agency amid Epstein controversy  —  Casey Wasserman, the veteran Hollywood talent agent who also chairs the LA28 Olympic committee, is selling his agency amid a growing controversy over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Why Did I Trust Jeff Bezos?  —  In June 2017, in one of those strange turns of life, I found myself at a dinner in a palazzo in Turin, Italy, sitting next to Jeff Bezos.  We had both been invited to speak at a conference convened by an Italian billionaire to discuss the future of newspapers …

Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein …

Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg  —  Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Donald Trump's rally on Friday followed a familiar plan: He entered to Lee Greenwood's …

The future of Nebraska's ‘blue dot’ electoral vote becomes an issue in one key midterm race  —  Democrats are vying to flip their party's top House target, a Nebraska district where Kamala Harris won an electoral vote in 2024.  State Republicans want to change the law.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes  —  The White House and Senate Democrats have been trading offers on changes to DHS and ICE after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Pam Bondi's ‘Cage Match’ and Trump's Fraying Coalition  —  The round table reflects on a chaotic week of incompetence and meltdowns.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi's combative testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week offered a glimpse of what's happening inside the Republican Party: a full-scale meltdown.

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso's Airspace  —  The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”  —  Last spring, in the early months …

At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files  —  The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Trump is clowning his evangelical base  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one👇  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Donald Trump's approval rating hit a new low this month, but there's one group that still staunchly stands by him.