U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran  —  The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon is sending thousands …

Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Does Not Resign From Fed  —  Although Jerome H. Powell's term as Fed chair officially ends on May 15, he can stay on as a governor until 2028 and said he would not leave until a criminal investigation was over.  —  President Trump on Wednesday vowed …

‘Be careful.’ Vance issues warning to Pope Leo when discussing theology  —  Vance said it was wrong for Pope Leo to criticize those who wield the sword because Europe would never have been liberated during WWII without the U.S. military.  —  After President Donald Trump clashed with Pope Leo XIV …

It's Tax Day.  Ahead of the deadline, 53 million filers used new Trump tax exemptions, Treasury says  —  It's Tax Day on Wednesday, the deadline for most Americans to file taxes, and the Trump administration says millions of people have already used new breaks such as no tax on tips and overtime …

Scoop: Dems file 5 impeachment articles against Hegseth  —  House Democrats will introduce five articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday accusing him of abuse of power, war crimes and other serious wrongdoing. … - Democrats previously pushed …

How Eric Swalwell rose to the top of Democratic politics as rumors followed him  —  Allies like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a “double life.”  —  Summary

Trump Spirals into Fury at Bad Iran News as Polls Hit Shocking New Low  —  Donald Trump is now raging at a staunch ally, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni.  After she sided with the Pope's criticism of the Iran war, which had infuriated Trump, he unloaded again, ripping her as “unacceptable” …

Wounded Trump, 79, Scrambles to Downplay Stinging Defeat  —  🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️  —  The president insisted he wasn't actively campaigning for his ally.  —  Donald Trump awkwardly brushed off his ally Viktor Orban's crushing defeat …

The Presidential Records Act is Constitutional  —  On April 1, 2026, the Department of Justice issued an opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) concluding that the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's constitutional powers and aggrandizes …

Why House Republicans are protecting Cory Mills … But key leaders and several rank-and-file members from both parties signaled this week they will wait for the conclusion of an active House Ethics Committee investigation into Mills before moving to punish him.

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases  —  Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March

Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka seeks top counterterrorism job  —  The maneuvering comes a month after Joe Kent, the National Counterterrorism Center's previous director, resigned in protest over the Iran war.  —  Summary  —  Sebastian Gorka, a national security aide to President Donald Trump …

Pope Leo needs to brush up his Bible — and its lessons on war and peace  —  As far as showdowns between popes and secular leaders go, President Donald Trump versus Pope Leo XIV hardly rates.  —  Leo hasn't forced Trump to come see him and stand for three days in the snow …

Rick Jackson cannonballed into the governor race.  It's having ripple effects across Georgia. … HOMER, Georgia — The last few players of the day were finishing their rounds at the Chimney Oaks Golf Club when a steady wind picked up by the practice putting green.  Pin flags bent to a near snap.

Trump's litigation extortion machine  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📖 Subscribe to PN 📖  —  Another day, another Trump trollsuit bites the dust.  —  This time it was his $10 billion defamation claim against the Wall Street Journal …

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms …

Another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to admit guilt in child sexual abuse case  —  David Daniel has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after a judge ruled that President Donald Trump's pardons in the Capitol attack did not apply to child exploitation.

A cautionary tale about tax cuts  —  Americans are getting crankier about paying taxes.  —  Most people don't enjoy paying Uncle Sam, but for much of the 2000s and 2010s, a sizable percentage of Americans thought that the amount of federal taxes they paid was “about right,” according to Gallup.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Michigan's Dem Senate Race Is Wide Open, AIPAC Is Toxic, Hasan Piker Is Not  —  The Michigan Senate primary is effectively a tie, and Democratic voters are more worried about AIPAC's influence than Hasan Piker.  Plus, a fifth accuser waves Eric Swalwell out of Congress.

What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall  —  With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out.  See the data, program by program.  —  Students deciding this week whether to attend graduate school in the fall are navigating …

Middle East war drives consumer sentiment to its lowest level in 70 years  —  President Donald Trump is predicting higher gas prices could last through November as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and tensions with Iran continue to impact the American economy.

Conservative Judges' Early Hiring Fuels Two-Track Clerkship System at Harvard Law  —  Federal judges — particularly those aligned with the conservative legal movement — are increasingly recruiting Harvard Law School students during their first year, accelerating a clerkship hiring process …

Republicans Dismiss Concerns About Trump's Mental Fitness  —  “He said it was about being a doctor!”  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said of the president posting an AI image of himself looking like Jesus.  —  WASHINGTON - Congress is back to business after a two-week recess …

Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out  —  The Continent is drawing up a contingency for greater European involvement as tensions rise over Iran war  —  A fallback plan to ensure Europe can defend itself using NATO's existing military structures if the U.S. departs …

President, Extremely Normal Brain-Wise: Pope Weak On Crime, Also I'm Dr. Jesus Christ  —  The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is a deranged old pervert whose brain, long since sodden and pitted from a lifetime of indulgence and Diet Coke, is foaming out of his ears.

In this U.S. hot spot for data centers, voters have turned against them  —  Virginians previously embraced the facilities, but a Post-Schar School poll finds they are now almost as undesirable as nuclear power plants.  —  Summary  —  Voters in Virginia, a global hub for the hulking warehouses …