There Can Only Be One Reason for Melania Talking Epstein.  It's Not Good  —  YES, THAT ONE...  Why on earth would the first lady voluntarily raise her husband's worst scandal?  It seems crazy—but it shows how low he has fallen.  —  OPINION  —  President Donald Trump has apparently decided …

Live Updates: Inflation Surges as Effects of the Iran War Show in Prices  —  The Consumer Price Index jumped 3.3 percent in the year through March, reflecting the rising costs for energy and other goods affected by disruptions in the Middle East.  —  What to know about the report.

April 9, 2026  —  The ceasefire President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday night fell apart almost immediately.  Israel complained that it hadn't been consulted, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel did not accept an end to its bombardment of southern Lebanon as a way to dislodge Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.

Melania Throws Donald Under the Bus  —  And just like that, the Epstein files are back in the news.  —  With Hungary's parliamentary elections just days away, Donald Trump and his administration are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to prop up the flagging fortunes of their favorite …

Calls to Impeach Trump Collide With Reluctant Democratic Leadership … That restraint has now ended amid the Iran War and in particular a social media post threatening to wipe out “a whole civilization.”  Dozens of Democrats this week called for a premature end to Trump's second term …

These Republican-on-Republican disputes are keeping Congress frozen … In the one instance where the president appears truly invested, in passage of a sweeping GOP elections bill, his fixation has only made the intraparty divisions worse.  —  Lawmakers will return to Washington next week …

Exclusive: How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard  —  President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone, Axios has learned.

Hungary Election: Orban falls FURTHER behind in polls after Trump, Vance endorsements  —  In the past 12 months, anti-Trump sentiment in both Canada and Australia has been credited with preventing right-wing conservatives from winning general elections.  And, according to the latest polls coming …

America learns about “personalist regimes” the hard way  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  👑 Subscribe to PN 👑  —  Remember how there were endless fights over whether it was appropriate to say President Trump was a fascist?

Losing the World's Respect  —  The Iran War looks like a tipping point  —  All around the world, big, strong men with tears in their eyes are coming up to Donald Trump and saying, “Sir, you're a loser.”  —  Hi, I'm Paul Krugman.  A brief update on something that has palpably changed in the world in the last few days.

The Trump Administration Is in a Psychotic State  —  It has been clear for a long time that President Trump is a person with a disorganized mind and a disordered personality.  What the past few months and especially the past few weeks have brought into focus is how the president's pathologies …

From Drill, Baby, Drill to Toll, Baby, Toll  —  The U.S. attack on Iran will end badly.  It's still not clear, however, exactly what that bad end will look like.  The loudly announced cease-fire is on the edge, with Trump and the Iranian regime making very different claims about what was agreed …

Her Name Was Nilufar Easmin.  —  Her name, according to the Bangladeshi press outlets that bothered to cover her murder, was Nilufar Easmin.  —  She had come to this country from Gorarbag village, in the Kushakhali Union of Lakshmipur District, in southeastern Bangladesh …

New Jerseyans begin to wonder if even Jeff Van Drew could be vulnerable in midterms … “Even Van Drew's race is going to be competitive,” said Chris Venis, a New Jersey Republican who just launched a super PAC, the National Policy Action Committee, that he says may work to boost Van Drew's reelection.

Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal  —  The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don't fully capture the scale of the disruption.  —  Google the price of oil, and you'll most likely find …

Pete Hegseth's holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran  —  The bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East.  Is this a war or a crusade?  —  Nine months and six days before a Tomahawk missile tore through …

Donald Trump's Plan To Steal Or Destroy Everything  —  Donald Trump now claims to own all of his presidential records.  To be more precise, his Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which interprets law for the entire executive branch, recently opined that the Presidential Records Act …

I'm a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant.  I can no longer recognize this country.  —  Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.  —  Home of the Brave  —  I was born in London.  My family's ancestors came from England and Poland.  I was raised in Canada, and went to high school and college in Montreal.

Cardinal's meeting at Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ Vatican official says  —  U.S. and Vatican officials have sought to downplay accounts of a strained relationship, but there have been tensions between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church.  —  Through the first year …

Trump officials unveil designs for president's controversial 250-foot arch  —  The arch is intended to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary.  Military veterans have sued to halt the project, saying it would alter key views of Arlington National Cemetery.

'I'm Fed Up.' Frustrated With Trump, Starmer Embraces Other Allies.  —  Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is strengthening ties in Europe and the Middle East as the once-special relationship with America sours.  —  As President Trump turns the United States into an increasingly grumpy …

Kamala Harris says she might run for president in 2028: “I'm thinking about it”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that she might run for president in 2028, telling a gathering in New York that she is considering mounting a third bid for the White House.

Fox host asks if “we could build a canal through Oman” to avoid the Strait of Hormuz  —  Newsmax host says “no tangible end is in sight” of the Iran war  —  On Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone discusses infighting in MAGA media and how it's splitting the Republican Party

Trade Court Urged by 24 States to Scrap Latest Trump Tariffs  —  A group of small businesses and 24 mostly Democrat-led states urged a panel of US trade judges to vacate President Donald Trump's latest global tariffs, arguing that they were issued improperly under a law that became outdated …