Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit “was unprepared” to defend itself  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit …

Trump ‘optimistic’ about Iran peace deal even as ceasefire appears strained  —  The temporary break in fighting appeared fragile as Israeli forces continued pummeling Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz saw only minimal shipping traffic.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told NBC News …

An 11-Point Plan To Fascism-Proof America  —  Inside the mailbag: Iran ... Graham Platner ... Gavin Newsom  —  Sean: How should elected Democrats fight back against the epic levels of “sanewashing” we are seeing since the start of the Iran War, which reached yet another peak with shocking downplaying of Trump's profane Easter threats.

CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits  —  The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.  —  The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication …

EFF is Leaving X  —  After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.  The math hasn't worked out for a while now.  —  The Numbers Aren't Working Out  —  We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in 2018.

Inside the battle to be Trump's next attorney general … GOP veteran with a key ally  —  At the center of the battle is Harmeet Dhillon, a media savvy veteran of Republican Party politics who has led DOJ's Civil Rights Division in the second Trump term.  Dhillon's eponymous law firm spent years taking …

Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights  —  The court is the first since at least the '50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.  —  The sharply conservative Supreme Court …

Trump lashes NATO after ‘frank and open’ Rutte meeting  —  “REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!”  U.S. president rages.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump tore into NATO after a roughly two-hour private meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday …

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project  —  ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump's new ballroom.  —  President Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen …

Justice Department Opens Investigation Into NFL  —  Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers  —  The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged …

U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran  —  The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.  — Copy  —  When the United States dropped its first bomb on Iran …

I.M.F. Says Iran War Will Drag Global Growth Lower  —  Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said the war in the Middle East could lead to another bout of inflation and higher interest rates.  —  The war in Iran has dealt a new blow to the world economy …

US Postal Service to suspend employer payments to workers' pensions, citing cash crunch  —  The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System annuities …

UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers  —  A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa's student visa was rescinded without explanation. … SEATAC, Wash. — A protest broke out at SEA International Airport on Wednesday …

Job Growth on ICE  —  The employment slowdown: Causes and consequences  —  Armageddon may (or may not) be on hold for a little while, so let's talk about other issues, like the state of the economy — in particular, what's going on with job growth, where important things are happening.

A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  While the end point is unclear, Trump's would-be dictatorship is politically broken.

The Strait of Hormuz is not open as Iran controls access after ceasefire, UAE oil CEO says … The Strait of Hormuz has not opened to ship traffic after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, said the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday.

First Draft: 👀 Furious Trump Launches Huge Hunt Over Iran Leaks  —  A looming blockbuster book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times has the president raging and demanding scalps, insiders tell Zeteo, even as the Iran ceasefire seems in doubt.  —  ∙ Paid

The Iran War Is China's Global Payments Debut  —  It has been China's long-held dream to dethrone King Dollar.  Beijing got its first break after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, and Russian lenders were deleted overnight from the messaging system that moves the world's money.

Sasse details cancer battle in new interview: ‘Death is something we should hate’  —  Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) detailed his battle with cancer and reflected on his life during a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times's Ross Douthat.  —  The conversation, released Thursday as part of Douthat's …

USDA secretary's ‘He is Risen’ Easter email unnerves some staff members  —  The email was the latest in a string of unprecedented expressions of Christian proselytizing by administration leaders.  —  Employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were greeted Monday by a rare …

5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left  —  The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.  —  The Trump administration in recent months has made far-left groups a target of its global counterterrorism machine.