The Beclowning of the Madman Theory  —  The tentative cease fire negotiated earlier this week is not —repeat, not — an example of the Madman Theory at work.  —  It looks like President Trump's threat to commit war crimes by destroying Iran's entire civilization will not, thankfully, be carried out in the short run.

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit “was unprepared” to defend itself  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit …

Republicans block effort to halt Trump's war with Iran after ‘civilization’ threat  —  House Democrats tried to force a vote on a war powers resolution during recess.  Senate Democrats will launch a more serious attempt to rein in Trump when Congress returns next week.

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project  —  ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump's new ballroom.  —  President Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen …

Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights  —  The court is the first since at least the '50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.  —  The sharply conservative Supreme Court …

CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits  —  The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.  —  The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication …

The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy  —  The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV's ambassador on American military supremacy.  —  ∙ Paid … Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work

Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information  —  For Immediate Release  —  The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection …

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December  —  Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money.  —  The Selective Service System (SSS) …

Inside the battle to be Trump's next attorney general … GOP veteran with a key ally  —  At the center of the battle is Harmeet Dhillon, a media savvy veteran of Republican Party politics who has led DOJ's Civil Rights Division in the second Trump term.  Dhillon's eponymous law firm spent years taking …

The Strait of Hormuz is not open as Iran controls access after ceasefire, UAE oil CEO says … The Strait of Hormuz has not opened to ship traffic after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, said the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday.

Job Growth on ICE  —  The employment slowdown: Causes and consequences  —  Armageddon may (or may not) be on hold for a little while, so let's talk about other issues, like the state of the economy — in particular, what's going on with job growth, where important things are happening.

A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  While the end point is unclear, Trump's would-be dictatorship is politically broken.

Justice Department Opens Investigation Into NFL  —  Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers  —  The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged …

What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections  —  As students banged on desks and stomped their feet inside a packed lecture hall at the University of Michigan, someone decades older stood in the back, quietly taking in the scene.

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military  —  “Color-blind and merit-based” now seems to be anything but.  —  Service in wartime has long been a reliable path for Americans denied full citizenship to secure their rights.  Black troops' contributions to the Union cause during …

UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers  —  A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa's student visa was rescinded without explanation. … SEATAC, Wash. — A protest broke out at SEA International Airport on Wednesday …

Trump Has a War Crimes Problem.  It's His Mouth.  —  He can't stop freestyling about plunder and atrocities.  —  DONALD TRUMP IS A WAR CRIMINAL.  He has used military force to extract oil from Venezuela.  He has extorted Ukraine, tried to “own” Gaza, and demanded “right, title, and ownership” over Greenland.

EVs Represent All That's Wrong With US Industrial Policy  —  Almost five years after the start of the US's big experiment with industrial policy, we can begin to assess the results.  Zeroing in on electric vehicles, the results are not good - losses have mounted, American tech supremacy has slipped and …

Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement … One of these wallets, created Tuesday around 10 a.m. ET, placed roughly $72,000 in bets at an average price of 8.8 cents.  The buy-in for each betting event ranges from $0 to $1 each …

U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran  —  The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.  — Copy  —  When the United States dropped its first bomb on Iran …