Capitol agenda: Democrats get their Texas dream scenario  —  Maybe, just maybe, this is the year Texas really matters.  While the outcome wasn't shocking, the confirmation of a May 26 runoff between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton confirmed the fears …

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor  —  If Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen by Iran's senior clerics, it may signal a victory for hard-liners, an analyst said.  —  The senior clerics responsible for selecting Iran's next supreme leader met on Tuesday to deliberate …

How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran … That last part, Graham emphasized, would require confronting the elephant in the region.  —  “We were thinking about this early, early on about how Iran is a spoiler for expanding the Abraham Accords and stability in the Mideast,” he said.

Hundreds of Voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties Affected by Polling Location Confusion  —  DALLAS/FORT WORTH - Today should be a celebration of democracy.  Instead, hundreds of Dallas and Williamson County voters are being turned away from the polls — and we know exactly why.

Hegseth, Caine preview major gravity-bombing campaign on Iran  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and America's top general on Wednesday morning previewed a major bombing campaign on Iran now that the U.S. and Israel have asserted greater control over the country's airspace.  —  “More and larger waves are coming.

Hegseth says the leader behind effort to assassinate Trump has been ‘hunted down and killed’ in Iran  —  ‘Iran tried to kill President Trump and President Trump got the last laugh,’ Hegseth said  —  War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that an Iranian leader behind a unit that attempted …

‘Most powerful’ N.C. senator trails primary challenger by 2 votes despite Trump's endorsement  —  The Republican primary race between North Carolina's Senate president pro tempore and the Rockingham County sheriff appears headed to a recount.  —  North Carolina state Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger …

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide's Role in DHS Contracts  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials.

There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says  —  Among the unreleased documents are a woman's unverified allegations against President Trump  —  The Justice Department has withheld thousands of documents from the Epstein files, including FBI documents that detailed …

Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East  — The US State Department has advised Americans to leave some countries in the Middle East.  — The US embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar have said they are unable to help citizens evacuate.

America's average gas price saw its largest single-day jump in 4 years  — The average price for a gallon of regular gas jumped 11 cents in a day, according to AAA.  — That's the largest average price jump since March 2022, analysts say.  — The price spikes come as oil markets …

Trump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations  —  The Justice Department has proposed a regulation seeking to authorize Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend state bar ethics investigations into current and former DOJ lawyers—a step outside attorneys quickly criticized as an illegal intervention into state-run processes.

Florence ICE detainee dies after untreated tooth infection, official says  —  A Haitian asylum seeker held for four months at Florence Correctional Center died Monday at a Scottsdale hospital due to complications from an infected tooth, a local official in Chandler said Tuesday.

Europe braces as Iran threatens to attack  —  LONDON — The Iranian regime is warning it will attack European cities in any country that joins Donald Trump's military operation and governments across the region are stepping up security in response.  —  So far, Iranian drones have already targeted Cyprus …

U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’  —  U.S. Special Forces soldiers were advising Ecuadorian commandos on raids against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites.  —  As Trump Bashes Spain, the German Chancellor Looks On

Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🥊 Subscribe to PN 🥊  —  On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 1 lashed out at the AI company Anthropic for daring to enforce its terms of service.

Full economic turnaround will take time, Vance says in interview  —  Vice president also defends the administration's record on immigration, while acknowledging need for “rhetorical and strategic balance.”  —  Vice President JD Vance argued voters should have patience with the pace of economic improvements …