Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat  —  The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit.  Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.  —  Summary

Trump's Vaccine Order Puts Parents In a Bind  —  President Donald Trump's proposed sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, whether ever actually implemented or not, are yet another affront to public health in the US.  —  No new evidence is being offered to justify the proposed overhaul …

Max Miller's Endless Wars  —  The wordless show of dissent that cost Dr. Feras Hamdan his job, a $50,000 cash surety bond, hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, and the better part of his sanity lasted all of 24 seconds.  —  It was June 19, 2025, the seventh day of the so-called …

Robot book club  —  AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.  — Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed …

White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution  —  Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring new charge against Olympic canoeist after U.S. attorney dropped case  —  WASHINGTON—White House officials have asked the Justice Department …

U.S. Fires on Ship Breaking Its Blockade of Iran  —  American forces shot at the Panama-flagged vessel from a helicopter  —  U.S. forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship that attempted to run the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday, a U.S. official said, stepping up enforcement …

As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it's doubling down on Truth Social and the president  —  The president's media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business to lift its stock, but nothing has worked.  Now it's getting back to its roots.

Violent crime keeps falling in biggest U.S. cities  —  Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by Axios. … - Trump came into office casting America …

Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control  —  Oil-and-gas exporters dislike the emerging deal to reopen the waterway but see it as the least-bad option  —  DUBAI—Persian Gulf energy producers are concluding that Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz will become permanent …

Colombia earthquake is a test for de la Espriella, Taiwan learns from Ukraine on the battlefield, India-Bangladesh rivalry spills on and off the wicket  —  Earthquake rocks Colombia days into new president's term  —  A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia yesterday - at least 160 people have died …

Republicans roll the dice on anti-Muslim bigotry one more time  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Six days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington DC …

One Woman's Message From the Hell of ICE Detention  —  My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record.  It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.  —  Pocket  —  My name is Maryam Tahmasebi, and I am a professor of psychology …

Disgraced Anti-Sex-Trafficking NGO Gets $244 Million to Rep Migrant Kids  —  An anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit in Utah whose founder resigned after multiple women accused him of trafficking and sexual abuse has won a federal contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children in government custody.

He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children.  Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him.  —  Because this is a family newspaper, I cannot quote the piquant term that Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, used to refer to children in a 2023 video.

Food Companies Dodge Crackdown in RFK Jr.'s Proposal on New Additives  —  Some trade groups and food-safety advocates find limitations with rule aimed at increasing transparency  —  Food companies largely dodged a regulatory hammer Monday after the Trump administration proposed overhauling …

Trump refuses to back down as Supreme Court blocks major policies  —  The president is seeking ways around rulings on tariffs, birthright citizenship and the Fed.  Experts say the moves don't signal outright defiance, but they push the court's limits.  —  Summary

The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized  —  And there's nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism  —  Now that Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan's open Senate seat, the outcome of this crucial race will depend mainly on two things …

“Not helpful”: White House winces over conservatives bashing AOC for egg freezing  —  When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video Saturday giving herself a shot in preparation to freeze her eggs, she instantly injected issues of fertility, family and feminism into political discourse.

New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims  —  Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles  —  Since immigration agents began carrying …

Ex-Biden Officials Are Planning How to Rebuild the Government Post-DOGE  —  Former Biden administration officials are contending with a new reality: Future administrations won't have a choice but to confront the way the Trump administration has disrupted how the government works.

University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to ‘Curb Mental Health Crisis’  —  A pilot program aims to ease pressure on freshmen and help them adjust to demands of college  —  The University of Michigan will drop grades for first-semester freshmen next year in an effort to …

New midterm battleground takes shape as parties build election armies  —  RNC hails record-setting grassroots recruitment on Tuesday's National Poll Worker Recruitment Day  —  President Donald Trump has long argued that who is counting the votes can matter nearly as much as who is on the ballot …

Separating AI's Technological Problems From its Capitalism Problems  —  AI represents the first time we humans can do cognitive work outside of our bodies at scale.  The only comparable moment is the early years of the industrial revolution, when new technologies like the steam engine provided …

Mike Lindell Has a Real Shot at Becoming Minnesota's Republican Candidate for Governor  —  Mike Lindell's Big Moment  —  Amid the wall-to-wall coverage of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's personal evolution or possible lack thereof on the topic of Thanksgiving …

Sen. Kennedy says Kamala Harris ‘no longer relevant’  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday stated that former Vice President Kamala Harris is “no longer relevant” in response to a video she posted about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act.

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes  —  A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

DOJ Wants Executive Privilege to Cover Trump's Private Advisers  —  A Justice Department memo published this week says President Donald Trump's private advisers may claim executive privilege when asked to hand over their communications, a move that would greatly expand the historical protections upheld …