Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran's Uranium  —  The president hasn't made a decision, U.S. officials said, as he considers the risk to U.S. troops  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran …

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship  —  The administration builds its arguments on an 1800s campaign, led in part by a Confederate officer, that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism.  —  Alexander Porter Morse …

Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage  —  When Pete Hegseth talks to God, he asks the Almighty to help him kill people—as violently and ruthlessly as possible.  —  In a potential violation of the separation of church and state, Hegseth has ordered monthly prayer meetings …

The Great Republican DHS Funding Rake-Stepping Fest  —  The shutdown has become a debacle for MAGA.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  Democrats steadfastly refuse to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without a series of minimal reforms.

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says  —  Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.

Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment,’ need new leaders  —  Sen. Cory Booker in a new interview said the Democratic Party has “failed this moment,” urging the left to support new leadership to temper the nation's deep divides.  —  Speaking to NBC News' “Meet the Press” …

New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows  —  The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound on Feb. 28, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts.

GOP weighs health care moves to pay for Iran war  —  Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. … - “There's other items we're looking at right now …

The FCC chair is openly cheering the weakening of the press  —  In a speech, he ticked through defunded outlets, ousted journalists and looming ownership changes — then said the president is ‘winning’ … President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that he detests the press …

A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon.  The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.  —  Reporting Highlights  — Another Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term.

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms  —  WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year's midterm elections.  —  President Donald Trump's rhetorical war on elections has seemed to only get more serious with time.

They've Been Accused of Running a ‘Covert’ Operation in Greenland.  It's No Secret.  —  Members of President Trump's circle, working in plain sight, have caught the eye of Denmark's intelligence services for trying to make friends and cut deals on the Danish territory.

Lindsey Graham Vacationing at Disney World Amid Shutdown  —  I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!! … Lindsey Graham was ineffective talking his colleagues into keeping the government open, but he had a great convo with Mickey Mouse Sunday ... at Disney World!!!  —  The Senator had breakfast …

Trump Floods Timeline With 14 Posts About Letitia James in 5 Days  —  Trump's revenge campaign intensifies  —  Donald Trump has posted about prosecuting Letitia James 14 times in just the past five days, signaling an intensifying focus on the prosecutor who previously brought a major civil fraud case against him.

Usha Vance on disagreements with JD Vance, 2028 and shopping at Costco  —  The second lady, who was registered as a Democrat until at least 2014, told NBC News she sometimes has thoughts that are “idiosyncratic” and don't fit neatly with one political party.

Is It 1914 in America?  —  Four weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, one conclusion is already difficult to avoid.  Our leaders preside over an extraordinary machinery of destruction, but they remain strikingly obtuse about human beings — about their pride, shame, convictions and historical memory.