Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading  —  Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.  —  President Trump has pardoned Stephen E. Buyer, a former Republican representative …

Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel  —  The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.  —  Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns …

Are Latter-day Saints Christian?  The U.S. Defense Department doesn't appear to think so.  —  For nearly a decade, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been engaged in a top-down rebrand meant partly to solidify its focus and bona fides as a Christian religion.

Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.

C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars Said to Have Created Fake Spy Program  —  A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention.  U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself.  —  A C.I.A. employee who was found recently …

US Denies Visas to Iran National Football Team Officials Ahead of World Cup  —  The Iranian football team is scheduled to leave Antalya, Turkey, for Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday and set up its camp in Mexico.  —  However, Tasnim has learned that individuals such as team manager Mehdi Mohammadnabi …

The Bidens Return to the Stage: Online, in Bookstores and at a Best Western in South Dakota  —  The re-emergence of the former first family has been fraught for some Democrats who just want to move on.  —  “This is the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America …

Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list  —  After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers …

Trump cries ‘steal’ over slow California vote count, but anti-fraud system works, say experts  —  State's tortoise-like pace is byproduct of system of verifications and opportunities for voters to fix errors  —  California's slow vote counting has frustrated political observers eagerly awaiting results …

Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat  —  And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.  —  On Tuesday, Graham Platner could become the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine.  That has many in his party worried.  This week on “The Opinions,” …

US Accepts Only White Refugees For Sixth Consecutive Month  —  The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the “emergency” of “white genocide” in South Africa.  —  Every single one of the 599 refugees the US admitted last month was a white South African …

Bob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93  —  An unorthodox Republican, he helped shape tax policy and women's rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid accusations by more than 20 women of sexual misconduct.  —  Bob Packwood, a moderate Republican senator …

Can Blanche Actually Give Trump Immunity from IRS Audits?  —  The commitment is almost certainly not enforceable, for several reasons.  —  As usual, Dan McLaughlin said all I wanted to say, and then some, in his good-riddance post on the Trump “Anti-Weaponization” fund's demise.

RFK Jr.'s movement was supposed to save the GOP's majorities.  It's not even in the game. … In the Senate, where Republicans need to defend seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, MAHA hasn't backed anyone, much less provided money or grassroots support.

Raphael Warnock Says the Supreme Court Has Done ‘Violence’ to Democracy  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  Give Raphael Warnock credit for timing.  In his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America,” the Democratic senator …

Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  “He doesn't sleep and it's actually a problem,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during Senate testimony this week.

Nancy Mace knows her Epstein vote screwed her with Trump.  She doesn't care. … Still, the three-term representative says she has no regrets about her Epstein vote — or its consequences.  —  “That's the sole reason I didn't get the endorsement, because I voted to release the Epstein files …

Putin's Inner Circle Travels on Western-Made Private Jets Despite Sanctions  —  Wealthy Russians enjoy many of the luxuries of their prewar lives  —  Moscow's Vnukovo airport is home to a sleek white Bombardier Global 7500—a $75 million Western-built jet that caters to the world's wealthy and business elites.