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 …

An 11-Point Plan To Fascism-Proof America  —  Inside the mailbag: Iran ... Graham Platner ... Gavin Newsom  —  Sean: How should elected Democrats fight back against the epic levels of “sanewashing” we are seeing since the start of the Iran War, which reached yet another peak with shocking downplaying of Trump's profane Easter threats.

EFF is Leaving X  —  After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.  The math hasn't worked out for a while now.  —  The Numbers Aren't Working Out  —  We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in 2018.

Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  —  Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has instructed his cabinet to launch direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. … Senior U.S. officials said Witkoff asked Netanyahu to …

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 …

Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and calls for Congress to hold a hearing for survivors  —  In a rare, unexpected public statement at the White House, the first lady said she “never had a relationship” with Epstein.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

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 …

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 …

Rutte Says NATO Moving From Unhealthy Dependence on US  —  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said NATO was moving from an “unhealthy co-dependence” between Europe and the US and was becoming a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership,” after President Donald Trump criticized the bloc over the Iran war.

Iran Schools Trump in the Art of the Deal  —  What does an “open” Strait of Hormuz look like, in Iran's telling?  This morning, we got some clarity.  Iran is claiming that vessels can sail through as they wish—but that because they have heavily mined the main shipping channel …

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 …

Masterpieces of the New Deal  —  Critics wrote the work off as kitsch for the masses.  But a set of murals celebrating Social Security—now threatened with destruction—show that such sweeping judgments went too far.  —  Seek  —  to forge a new social contract is one thing.  To explain it to people is another.

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 …

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 …

Secret docs: Neo-Nazi group's newest member is ex-Navy SEAL tied to war crimes case  —  Records show that the Navy SEAL medic whose testimony helped Eddie Gallagher walk free in his war crimes case has recently joined a neo-Nazi group.  —  A former Navy SEAL whose jaw-dropping testimony upended …

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.

USDA secretary's ‘He is Risen’ Easter email unnerves some staff members  —  The email was the latest in a string of unprecedented expressions of Christian proselytizing by administration leaders.  —  Employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were greeted Monday by a rare …

“A Slap in the Face”: Trump's DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims  —  The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents.  Trump's DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts …

Sasse details cancer battle in new interview: ‘Death is something we should hate’  —  Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) detailed his battle with cancer and reflected on his life during a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times's Ross Douthat.  —  The conversation, released Thursday as part of Douthat's …

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.

MAGA Influencers Are Salivating Over Jailing Each Other  —  THE WORLD OF MAGA INFLUENCERS is growing more divided over Donald Trump's war with Iran.  But so far, those influencers largely aren't blaming the president for their divisions.  —  Instead, they are pointing to a new culprit …

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.

US Postal Service to suspend employer payments to workers' pensions, citing cash crunch  —  The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System annuities …

First Draft: 👀 Furious Trump Launches Huge Hunt Over Iran Leaks  —  A looming blockbuster book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times has the president raging and demanding scalps, insiders tell Zeteo, even as the Iran ceasefire seems in doubt.  —  ∙ Paid