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.

Democrats Need to Realize What Time It Is: On Conjuncture, Revolution, and the Next American Republic  —  We are living through a revolutionary moment, whether Democrats want to do their jobs or not.  —  The continued fallout from the Supreme Court's destruction of the Voting Rights Act has placed American democracy on a knife's edge.

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.

Midsize Cities Held Steady as U.S. Population Growth Declined  —  New census estimates show that the nation's largest cities saw the sharpest slowdowns in population growth over the past year amid declines in immigration and plunging birthrates.  —  Midsize U.S. cities held steady in population …

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 …

Exclusive: Acting AG Todd Blanche was told last year to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Trump legal cases People in entertainment  —  It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 …

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 …

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.

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 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.

FBI sought to interview top election official in Wisconsin's Milwaukee County  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The FBI attempted to interview the director of elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the county clerk's office said in a statement Thursday morning.

Cuba Runs Out of Fuel, Plunging Country Into Darkness and Protests  —  Cuba said the country has completely run out of the diesel and fuel oil it needs to keep its power plants running, with civil unrest starting to break out amid a de facto US energy blockade of the communist-run nation.

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.

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 …

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 …

Kushner Disappoints Mideast Clients Who Spent Millions Seeking Sway  —  Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE backed Affinity Partners in hopes of gaining White House influence and investment returns.  The US war with Iran that they opposed has shown the constraints of that approach.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'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.

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 …