Kennedy Center Misses Deadline, Wants More Time to Remove Trump's Name  —  The center asked for an extension just before midnight Friday, saying it expects to have the name removed by Saturday  —  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees blew past the court-ordered midnight deadline …

Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that …

The Spectacle of Trump at 80  —  An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic.  —  What does it say about President Trump — and America — that the soon-to-be octogenarian plans to celebrate his 80th birthday with a series of U.F.C. matches on the White House lawn?

Trump's systemic attack on whistleblowers, explained by an expert  —  “The cost to democracy is a loss of accountability and oversight.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️

Exclusive: ICE obtains local voter files  —  ICE investigators are going straight to local election officials for individual voter files, and they obtained them in two counties, according to emails shared with Axios. … - Trump said he believes millions of people, including non-citizens …

Trump Says He'll Sign Deal With Iran to Reopen Hormuz Sunday  —  President Donald Trump said an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict with Iran would be signed on Sunday, a claim contradicted by Iran as the two sides still differ over key points …

Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy … Among blue-collar white voters, President Trump's approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  The last time President Trump faced a midterm election …

Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5  —  The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States …

Progressive Champions PAC is a GOP front  —  Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.”  On Friday, according to FCC records, it booked nearly $400,000 worth …

A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say  —  A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.  —  A joint strike by the United States and Venezuela killed …

'She's a gift': How Epstein exploited his fashion world connections to reach young women  —  Epstein files Fashion and beauty Crime People in entertainment  —  In email after email, modeling scouts on the global hunt for talent shared updates with an unexpected correspondent: Jeffrey Epstein …

Congress has lost its grip on funding the government  —  The legislature showed again this week it is really struggling to follow its own normal budget-making process, and programs Americans love could be at stake.  —  Summary  —  Congress's most important job is deciding how federal money is spent.

The Former GOP Operative Running a News Site for the ‘Politically Homeless’  —  Sarah Longwell's profitable startup, the Bulwark, approaches the news with a raw candor subscribers crave  —  Sarah Longwell recently screened a tape of a focus group of Catholic participants discussing President …

Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use  —  All Fable 5 and Mythos 5 users lose access after Trump administration declares the models security risks  —  The Trump administration is banning foreign governments, companies and individuals from using Anthropic's …

GOP voters pick Trump over Epstein victims  —  For months, it seemed as though this was the one area of disagreement between the GOP base and the president.  But recent primary results suggest otherwise.  —  “On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed …

'They Don't Know How to Accept Him': Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio … This tiny Appalachian town, population 2,000, turned out several hundred for the county GOP's Lincoln Day dinner.  The guest of honor, Vivek Ramaswamy, liked what he saw.  —  “We call it the American dream …

House conservatives mount push to codify Trump border policies  —  Hard-line conservatives in the House are mounting an uphill push to codify President Trump's border policies, demanding a vote by July 4 and warning that policies that have significantly cut down crossings at the southern border …