“You're fucking crazy”: Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon  —  President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios.

Scoop: Trump plans to drop “weaponization” fund  —  The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios.

Pelley's ‘60 Minutes’ Revolt … On Monday morning, the staff of “60 Minutes” convened for an introductory meeting with Bari Weiss' handpicked new executive producer of the program, Nick Bilton.  Bilton, the technology journalist who lacks both broadcast news and managerial experience …

Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport  —  Attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales had presented a Maryland birth certificate and other documents as proof of her U.S. citizenship.  —  The Maryland woman arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

High-Wire Negotiations with Iran?  Trump Finds it ‘Very Boring.’  —  President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn't care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down.  —  For three months, President Trump has been deeply engaged in the Iran conflict, planning the 38 days of attack …

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System  —  The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.  —  The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system …

A Congressman Was Suddenly Absent.  So We Looked.  And Looked.  —  Will the mystery of Tom Kean Jr., a New Jersey representative, finally be solved on Tuesday?  The reporters covering the story will have questions.  —  Representative Tom Kean Jr. has not been seen in public for nearly three months.

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline  —  Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.  —  Doctors around the country say they are seeing more cases of serious …

Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space  —  The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts.

Mystery Money Is Displacing Actual Campaigns in Democratic Primaries  —  Races in Montana, Iowa and Michigan are being shaped by outside groups.  — Copy  —  More than $2 million has been spent on ads this year in the Senate Democratic primary in Montana.

Iranian Endgames? … The Trump administration has bent over backward to negotiate an end to Iran's grand plans to develop nuclear weapons—before the June 2025 bombing, afterward, and again during the follow-up diplomacy of spring 2026.  —  Yet Iran is unlikely ever to abandon its pursuit of the bomb voluntarily.

Cornyn: Paxton ‘absolutely’ endangers Texas Senate seat as GOP nominee  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his former opponent, will “absolutely” make it tougher for Republicans to defend the Texas Senate seat as the Republican nominee in the general election …

Why young America is trending socialist  —  Democrats need to show they can deliver for a disaffected Gen Z  —  “When they go low, we go high,” is a Democratic mantra.  But it only works if people think liberals have the credibility to trumpet high morals.  Not enough of America does.

Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated  —  Employees admitted to 404 Media they had cheated to climb the leaderboard's ranks.  —  Amazon has shut down an internal company leaderboard which ranked employees based on how much they used AI tools at work.

Trump ally admits political risk of Iran war at campaign event … It's a stark acknowledgement for a representative who has positioned herself as a loyal ally of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, including on the ongoing war, and repeatedly voted against limiting the president's military powers.

Trump demands New York civil, criminal cases be thrown out  —  President Trump is demanding that his criminal conviction and civil fraud judgment in New York be tossed, months after his former lawyer claimed he felt “pressured and coerced” to testify against Trump during the investigations.

Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard  —  The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.  Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate …

New York Democrats push redistricting amendment, joining national battle … Democrats have spent recent weeks plotting out plans to advance a pair of amendments, one that would enable a full-fledged gerrymander and another that would allow for modest change, with the goal of picking one to finalize next year.

Republicans go all in on toxic masculinity in Texas  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Last week, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and xenophobic racist Stephen Miller attacked Democratic Texas …

Inside MAGA's Fake Gay Motorcycle War  —  THE CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCERS have spoken: Harley-Davidson—whose motorcycles helped create the paradigm of American masculinity—is in fact woke and gay.  —  The past week has seen wave after wave of MAGA personalities and meme accounts decide …

Trump Appoints Loyalist Bill Pulte as Acting Spy Chief  —  President Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the acting director of National Intelligence, elevating a loyalist with no national-security background to US spy chief.

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts.  It Worked  —  The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.  —  Hackers say that they used Meta's AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles …

Melania Named in Bombshell New Epstein Claims  —  GLOVES OFF  —  Allegations by a former Brazilian model contradict the first lady's claims.  —  A former associate of Melania Trump has sensationally claimed the first lady was an “escort” for Jeffrey Epstein and met the president through the notorious sex offender.