Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash  —  One of J. Edgar Hoover's greatest reforms at the FBI was his embrace of fingerprinting.  During the 1930s, visitors to the FBI offices in Washington, D.C., received souvenir fingerprint cards featuring his name.  The men who succeeded him as FBI director …

Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’  —  In remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as the American public's misconceptions about the Supreme Court.  —  HERSHEY, Pa. — Chief Justice John Roberts …

Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to re-open the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies  —  Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.  The White House said the administration notified Middle East allies in advance.

Purported Epstein Suicide Note Is Released  —  A federal judge released the note on Wednesday, which Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.  The New York Times has not authenticated that Mr. Epstein wrote it.  —  A federal judge has released a suicide note purportedly written …

Exclusive: How Trump's Minneapolis immigration blitz hobbled federal crime fighting  —  The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal investigations and prosecutions into an array of serious crimes, a Reuters review of federal court records found.

Susan Collins Says She Has Long Had a Benign Tremor  —  The Republican senator from Maine, running for re-election at age 73 in one of this year's top Senate races, made the disclosure after mounting online scrutiny on the left.  —  Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican seeking re-election …

Trump's Deportation Campaign Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray  —  In several cities, judges have chastised federal officers, saying they used excessive force.  One former DHS leader called ProPublica's findings a “bright red flag.”  —  Reporting Highlights

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules  —  The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Israeli attack kills son of Hamas leader negotiating with Trump-led board  —  An Israeli air strike has killed the son of Hamas' chief negotiator in U.S.-mediated talks over Gaza's future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of the militant group held talks in Cairo aimed at safeguarding their truce with Israel.

Jet-Fuel Prices Are Spiking and Trump's Advisers Are Worried  —  Administration officials have spoken to the airline industry, which has voiced concerns about the rising costs  —  Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu delivered a warning to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a recent visit …

Which Democrat could repair the damage Trump did?  — 7 min Click here to listen to this article  —  Democrats have a huge opportunity to make a huge difference.  But whether they'll grab it is a huge question.  —  In 2020, I wrote that voters were “weary, anxious and looking for salve” after President Trump's first term.

Democrats see Senate control within reach — but some big hurdles remain  —  The political terrain remains forbidding, but the president's crumbling approval ratings and the Iran war's weight on the economy offer the party an opening.  —  Summary  —  Democrats are increasingly optimistic …

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign  —  Amid turmoil over the Democratic Party's future, Harris has been privately sounding out confidants about her own prospects. … As former Vice President Kamala Harris considers another run for president …

Grand Theft Oil Futures  —  Source: CNBC, Financial Times, BBC, Reuters  —  At this point it's almost routine: Almost every time Donald Trump makes a major announcement about the Iran War, that announcement is preceded — sometimes by only a few minutes — by huge and hugely profitable bets in the oil market.

Iran's President Says He Had Meeting With Injured Supreme Leader  —  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a rare public account of interactions with the country's head of state who's been in hiding since the start of the war with the US and Israel.

Exclusive: US aims for Fourth of July to deploy Qatar-gifted jet as Air Force One  —  The U.S. Air Force is targeting a Fourth of July delivery for a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that would join the Air Force One fleet in time for the nation's 250th anniversary, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the program said.

Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over “pay-to-play” questions  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Senate and House Democrats have launched an investigation into whether pardons and commutations issued by President Trump were driven by “pay-to-play dynamics,” according to letters obtained by CBS News.

War and Energy Shortages Boost China's Influence in Asia  —  The war in Iran has left China's neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.  —  As the war in Iran drags on, China has deepened its influence with fuel-starved neighbors …

Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Have Nuclear Weapons  —  President Trump said the U.S. has had “good talks” with Iranian negotiators and the country has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon.  “They can't have nuclear weapons,” Trump said, repeating a red line that he has set.

Trump Keeps Saying He Wants to Leave NATO.  Maybe He Already Has.  —  President Trump is very, very disappointed in NATO.  He has been critical of the alliance for years, but the refusal of other members to participate in the war in Iran seems to have finally sunk his sense of its worth to zero — perhaps permanently.

Colorize This Obituary  —  Ted Turner is dead.  Although not much in the news for the past two decades, Turner played an outsized role in creating twenty-first century America.  He wasn't the worst billionaire ever, not by a long shot.  But he was also very very billionaire.

Trump's Affordability Push Stalls Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  The Trump administration's fitful campaign to address US voters' affordability concerns ahead of the midterm elections is faltering, with some key efforts stalled, cast aside or limited in scope.

Rubio visits Rome aiming to repair White House ties with Pope Leo  —  Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Trump's attacks on Pope Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran.  —  Summary  —  ROME — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set …

Another federal appeals court rejects ICE's mandatory detention policy … No prior administration believed it had this authority, they noted.  —  Judge Barbara Lagoa, a Trump appointee, dissented from the panel's decision.  —  ICE's expanded push, which began last July …

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Earliest Opportunity’ — Gov Opens Door To Redrawing Maps After SCOTUS Nukes Race-Based Districting  —  Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is opening the door to redrawing several of his state's electoral maps after the Supreme Court handed Republicans a major win against race-based redistricting.

The Confederacy rises again  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  When the Supreme Court smashed the last meaningful vestiges of the Voting Rights Act last week, it took literally a matter of hours …

The GOP Defeats Itself in Indiana  —  The entire effort cost $13.5 million, which could have gone to beating Democrats.  —  Hand it to President Trump.  He got the Indiana scalps he wanted.  He and his allies targeted seven incumbent Republican state senators up for re-election this year.

Trump to Host Brazil's Leader After Months of Ups and Downs  —  President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, will meet on Thursday for talks on security, trade and critical minerals.  —  President Trump will host President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva …

Oil Assets Deep Inside Russia Could Be Ablaze, Image Shows  —  A major refinery and an oil-pumping station deep inside Russia could be on fire again just days after being hit by Ukrainian drones.  —  Satellite images from NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System reveal fresh heat spots …

Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white.  Now a key federal agency considers it  —  President Donald Trump's proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House is slated for a hearing Thursday …

The Billionaires Behind the Most Expensive Midterm Elections in History  —  Political committees have already raised $4.7 billion for the November contests as ultra-wealthy donors look to shape the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency.  —  Jeff Yass, the billionaire founder …

Why So Few Babies?  We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All.  —  Raleigh Rivera and her husband had spent five years fine-tuning their parenthood plan: In 2025, they would move from Los Angeles, where they have been living since 2023, back to Ms. Rivera's hometown, Minneapolis …