Xi asks Trump if U.S. and China can avoid ‘Thucydides Trap’ at high-stakes summit … BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday morning, kick-starting a high-stakes summit that is expected to cover trade, tariffs, Taiwan and Iran, and runs through Friday.

South Carolina Governor Plans Special Session to Redraw House Maps  —  Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, appears prepared to thrust the state into the nation's redistricting wars.  —  Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, a Republican, plans to call the state legislature back for a special session …

White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract  —  The unusual move would allow the administration to bypass a public bidding process, relying on a deal for engineering services already underway at the White House.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration planned …

The Right's Worst New Star Just Shot Someone  —  Meet “Chud the Builder.”  —  There's a truly villainous new livestreamer who's become a cause célèbre on the right—a guy so bad he makes Clavicular's videos about drug overdoses and the Israeli mafia look like an episode of Bluey.

Trump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Leaks Expose New Blunders  —  The fallout continues from Donald Trump's startling rant admitting that he isn't concerned with how the Iran war is impacting Americans' finances.  On Wednesday, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and numerous other Republicans struggled …

Small cities in big Texas metro areas lead as the fastest growing municipalities in the US  —  Small cities in big Texas metro areas were the fastest growing municipalities in the United States last year, as smaller communities in the South outpaced the rest of the nation …

A Failing, Flailing President Supplicates Xi  —  Why China has contempt for Donald Trump  —  One of Donald Trump's signature claims is that Joe Biden made America a “laughing stock”, and that he has made us great again and respected around the world.  —  Yet this is the opposite of the truth.

Democratic Lawmaker, 83, Has Been Missing for a Month  —  Representative Frederica Wilson has yet to explain why she hasn't voted on a single issue since April 17.  —  The Florida Democrat has been missing in action for weeks, according to her documented voting record.

Proof the New York Times is Biased in Trump's Favor  —  President Donald Trump is on an official U.S. state visit to China, and he brought American business leaders in pursuit of deals.  One is Trump's biggest campaign donor Elon Musk, which is very corrupt.

The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet … douglas wilson has a modest proposal to improve American life: He wants to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the vote.  In his ideal system, “we would do it in our politics the same way we do it in our church structure,” he told me recently.

Here's What I Told the DNC Autopsy  —  YOU MAY HAVE HEARD about the Democratic National Committee “autopsy”—the post-election report commissioned by the DNC in 2025 to examine what went wrong in the 2024 campaign.  —  And you may have heard that it was never released to the public.

The assault on higher ed goes deeper than you think  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  👨‍🎓 Subscribe to PN 👩‍🎓  —  President Donald Trump went after Ivy League schools with a vengeance straight out the gate during …

U.S. Ambassadors Are Missing in Action Under Trump  —  Veteran diplomats say unprecedented vacancies hamper American global power but Trump officials dismiss those criticisms  —  Over 100 U.S. ambassador posts around the world are sitting empty in the Trump administration …

Todd Blanche Is Wasting No Time in His Audition to Be the Next Attorney General  —  Aggressive moves by acting Justice Department head have won him praise at the White House  —  WASHINGTON—Being second-in-command at the Justice Department isn't always a sexy assignment …

Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion Medicaid payments to California  —  The Trump administration is also warning all 50 states it could freeze funding for their Medicaid fraud unite unless they investigate and prosecute fraud by providers.  —  Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday …

Rand Paul's Son William Hurled Antisemitic Insults at Rep. Mike Lawler  —  The younger Paul interrupted Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar to say “Jews” would be to blame if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary.  — Copy  —  William Paul, the son of Sen. Rand Paul, drunkenly hurled antisemitic insults …

Inside Jack Schlossberg's Chaotic Campaign to Revive Camelot  —  Erratic behavior and staff turnover have colored Mr. Schlossberg's bid for a House seat in New York, raising questions about his readiness for office.  —  Reviving a political dynasty is best not left to chance.

Elon Musk says Christopher Nolan just ‘wants the awards’ for casting Black actor as Helen of Troy  —  Elon Musk is once again criticizing the casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in the upcoming blockbuster “The Odyssey,” suggesting that casting a Black actress as “the face that launched …

Pentagon Abruptly Cancels Deployment to Europe as Part of Trump's Drawdown  —  Equipment, some troops from armored brigade already en route when its deployment was halted  —  The Pentagon abruptly canceled the deployment of an armored brigade to Poland, a major step toward President Trump's plan …

'I'm afraid he won't make it': How Thomas Massie is handling the toughest election of his career  —  Joni Pugh feels like she's stuck in the middle of a bitter family feud between her president and her congressman.  —  As a loyal Republican, she likes them both - and that is where her predicament begins.

Supreme Court ruling on campaign spending could give GOP a boost  —  Republicans hope the justices will rule their way and magnify their party committees' cash advantage for the midterms.  —  Summary  —  Republicans have stockpiled well over $100 million more than Democrats …

FBI sought to interview top Milwaukee County election official  —  An FBI agent tried to interview the elections official last week amid reports that the agency is investigating Wisconsin's handling of the 2020 election.  —  The FBI tried to interview one of the top elections officials in Milwaukee County …

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers  —  Lake Tahoe doesn't know where its power will come from after next ski season—and it's a major problem for the 49,000 residents who call the region home.

Senators introduce ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists … Congress members would be permanently banned from becoming lobbyists after they leave office under a new bipartisan bill, first reported by CNBC.  —  The legislation would not only ban senators and U.S. House members from being registered lobbyists …

Conservative Influencers Tap a Nonprofit to Pay for Their Security  —  A charity is raising money to provide security, arguing that protecting some of right-wing media's biggest stars is a public good.  —  When the online influencer Nick Shirley greeted throngs of fans at the Conservative …

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Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages  —  On the night of the military-style raid at a Chicago apartment complex, a loud boom woke the Nigerian man who lived in Unit 215.  Tolulope Akinsulie stood up from his bed and saw heavily armed federal agents rushing into his apartment.