Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self amid divorce proceedings, police say  —  Fairfax served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022 and previously ran for governor of Virginia.  —  Virginia's former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife and himself inside their home overnight, according to local police.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America  —  He said values in the Declaration of Independence have “fallen out of favor.”  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism …

How Trump Is Sabotaging Himself on the Federal Reserve … President Donald Trump is threatening — again — to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, this time in the event that Powell doesn't step down from the Fed when his term as chair ends on May 15.  —  Let's play out how that might unfold.

John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme … A judge on California's State Bar Court ordered Eastman's disbarment in 2024, but the decision was tied up in appeals ever since.  In the interim, however, Eastman was suspended from practicing law.

Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service  —  For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction …

ODNI sends criminal referrals to DOJ for ex-IG, whistleblower tied to Trump impeachment  —  The criminal referrals come after DNI Gabbard said newly-declassified records reveal a ‘coordinated effort’ to advance 2019 Trump impeachment  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Office of the Director …

California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Exit from Governor Race Opens Lane for Democrat Xavier Becerra  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Exit from Governor Race Opens Lane for Democrat Xavier Becerra  —  Economy Top Issue for 41% of Voters, Highest Since April 2025

Trump's polling is terrible and getting worse  —  His second term is already an unambiguous failure.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  The irony is profound: Donald Trump, a man who craves adulation and perhaps deification, is the least-liked American president ever.

How the Supreme Court Defeated Trump  —  A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.  —  President Trump has been testing the limits of presidential power since he returned to office — from his assertion of total control over federal agencies …

Trump's ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From an Expert Who Proposed It  —  The story of how President Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch follows a now-familiar pattern.  —  During his first term, President Trump visited the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to attend …

Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is a lethality-maxxing wasps' nest  —  America's armed forces are supremely capable and roiled by infighting  —  The prowess of America's armed forces has been on full display in the skies over Iran.  During the 38-day air campaign, warplanes flew more than 13,000 combat sorties …

Hegseth Unleashes Bonkers Religious Meltdown at ‘Pharisees’ Media  —  CHURCH & STATE  —  The defense secretary went on a biblical tirade against the press that cast Donald Trump as Jesus.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on a rant against the press where he told not just Iran …

MAHA Propelled Kennedy to the White House.  It May Become His Downfall.  —  In late February, I went to Austin, Texas, to see America's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., headline an “Eat Real Food” rally.  A Steak ‘n’ Shake food truck was on site, offering free burgers and tallow-fried fries.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cut Penis off Raccoon  —  ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. I CUT OFF DEAD RACCOON'S PENIS  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounds like a bizarro Dr. Doolittle ... because he once chopped off a dead raccoon's penis.  —  President Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services has a new biography out …

Pope James David Vance the First  —  The vice president has decided he's a more accomplished theologian than Leo XIV.  —  The Trump administration doesn't seem to have many rules, but one of them is that once the president picks a fight, his posse must show up to support him, no matter how ill-advised the conflict.

Religious resurgence stirs Gen Z  —  New polling shows an uptick in religious fervor among young men, even as overall U.S. levels remain near historic lows.  —  Why it matters: Gen Z still has the highest share of religiously unaffiliated adults in modern history.

Trump tests loyalty of Christian supporters as erratic behavior escalates  —  The president maintains his hold on the Christian right, but his bluster, fight with the pope and portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like figure strain that bond.  —  Summary  —  The willingness of his supporters …

Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education's Problems  —  A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia's role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.  —  American colleges and universities bear significant responsibility …

Exclusive: Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon's growing reliance on SpaceX  —  Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink.  A global outage across Elon Musk's satellite network affecting millions …

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues unusual apology over ‘hurtful’ remarks about colleague Brett Kavanaugh  —  The liberal Supreme Court justice had criticized her conservative colleague while she was talking about an opinion he wrote last year in an immigration case.

Scoop: Trump discussed “Jesus” meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say  —  Before President Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte, Axios has learned.

Trump wants a Tax Day victory lap in Las Vegas.  The city's economy isn't cooperating. … “What can you do?  You just have to live with it,” he added.  —  The president's stops in Las Vegas and Arizona this week are his latest attempts to reset the affordability narrative …

'It's Not Working': Diplomats Fear Trump's Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse … “There is a discussion in which the president's advisors talk truth to power and basically say to him...'You've got the ultimate control.  But if you're going to do this, this is exactly what is likely to happen.

Iran's War-Shattered Economy Means It Has an Urgent Reason to Negotiate  —  Damage done by U.S. and Israeli attacks will take years to repair, putting pressure on Tehran to seek financial relief in talks.  —  Iranian leaders have portrayed the current cease-fire as a victory against an overwhelming U.S. and Israeli onslaught.

Ahead of 2028, Vance Collects Cash, Chits and Contacts … Vice President JD Vance's unusual second job as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee is exactly the kind of role an ambitious presidential aspirant might dream up.  —  He's been able to do some good for the party …

‘$20bn in 20 minutes’: the man turning Donald Trump into a global deal machine  —  Paolo Zampolli provides access to the US president and his officials — at a price

Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids  —  The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between the Catholic Church …