House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote  —  The nearly party-line vote of 213-214 shows that Republicans are sticking with the president's military campaign in Iran.  Every Democrat except one voted to order an end to the war.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled …

Ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, shoots himself in murder-suicide at million-dollar home amid ‘messy divorce,’ cops say  —  WASHINGTON — Embattled former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself inside their million-dollar home outside the nation's capital early Thursday, cops said.

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 …

‘Pray With Me Please’: Pete Hegseth Reads Fake Bible Quote From ‘Pulp Fiction’ During Pentagon Prayer Service  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth read a fake Bible quote from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 movie Pulp Fiction during a prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday.

The Father, the Don, and the Fed Chair's Post  —  America's quest to put sufficient economic pressure on Iran to buckle the government's will continues: Threats of genocide are (for now) out, an ever-tightening blockade is in.  Central Command announced this morning, per the Wall Street Journal …

Franklin Graham defends Trump from backlash over image depicting himself as Jesus … While several pro-Trump Christians moved to publicly condemn the president for the post, which they called “blasphemous,” Graham — who is the son of evangelist Billy Graham — instead took a different approach …

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 …

Aliya Rahman Files Complaint Against DHS, Sets Stage For Federal Lawsuit  —  The Minneapolis resident was in a viral video of federal immigration enforcement agents dragging her out of her car on her way to a doctor's appointment.  —  WASHINGTON — Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman …

After Trump's Attack on Pope Leo, a Bomb Threat Came for His Brother in Suburban Chicago  —  Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work  —  On Wednesday evening, Pope Leo XIV's older brother, John Prevost, was the victim of a bomb threat.  —  Officers from the New Lenox police …

NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts  —  NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network's existence, totaling $113 million.  They will go toward fueling innovation in NPR's use of digital technology, increasing its connection with audiences …

Arts commission green-lights Trump's giant arch … “I've been watching very carefully, and the designs just get better and better and better and better and better,” said James McCrery II, an architecture professor at the Catholic University of America and the commission's vice chair.

The Department of Justice Is Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations Against Eric Swalwell  —  Swalwell is also under investigation in Los Angeles and New York.  — Copy  —  The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Rep. Eric Swalwell …

RFK Jr. grilled on whether he's ever ‘re-parented’ a black child in wild exchange  —  WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed about whether he ever “re-parented” a black child during a wild exchange in a congressional hearing Thursday.

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

Federal judge sets new limits on Trump ballroom construction  —  Judge Richard Leon clarified that some national security work can continue while the overall project is halted.  —  Summary  —  A federal judge set new limits on President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom …

GOP, Democrats blast Vought for holding back cash: 'You don't have the authority to impound'  —  Senators from both parties chided the Trump administration Thursday for continuing to withhold funding Congress has approved, more than a year after the White House first froze billions of dollars for temporary “review.”

This statue was too controversial for a Dallas airport.  Why did the Texas Rangers give it a home?  —  MANSFIELD, Tex. — The Texas Rangers have rarely been an organization that shies away from controversy.  But when they prepared for their latest announcement earlier this year …

AP Exclusive: Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns  —  Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

Trump's polling is terrible and getting worse  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📉 Subscribe to PN 📉  —  The irony is profound: Donald Trump, a man who craves adulation and perhaps deification, is the least-liked American president ever.

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision  —  Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador  —  Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled …

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.

Trump Is the End of a 100-Year Experiment  —  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 …

ICE Has Detained Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-Year-Old Widow  —  Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé moved to Alabama to wed a long-lost friend.  But after her new husband died, an inheritance battle exploded and his son used his influence to have her arrested, a probate judge said.

Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji apologizes for tweets sent as teenager  —  Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has apologized in an interview published Wednesday over tweets she made as a teenager.  —  Duwaji was criticized after old tweets unearthed in March showed her using …

Surprise tornadoes in Kansas prompt concerns about changes at the National Weather Service  —  For much of Monday, the NWS didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening.  Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE