Trump's Dangerous Escalation in a Losing War  —  There are certain moments in sports when, right after the game ends, you instantly know it has a place in history.  Last night was one of those moments.  The Knicks came back from 29 points down to defeat the Spurs in the final seconds and take a 3-1 series lead.

‘Knives are out’ inside the White House  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning, it's Dasha, taking the lead to take you inside the mood at the White House amid a string of setbacks for the president.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...

Trump Isn't Giving Up on His Slush Fund  —  When Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared before Congress last Tuesday, senior administration officials hoped that his testimony would be enough to quell the uproar over a $1.776 billion payout scheme for Trump loyalists, including January 6 rioters.

House Republicans huddle with Hegseth after Trump's reconciliation demands  —  A group of senior House Republicans gathered at the Pentagon Thursday morning to discuss the military funding portion of another party-line reconciliation bill with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …

Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ as annual rate jumps to a 3-year high  —  The president suggested the recent numbers mean there will be a bigger decline in inflation once the war in Iran is over. … President Donald Trump embraced an unlikely foe Wednesday: inflation.

At Least Six States Have RSVP'd ‘No’ to Trump's State Fair  —  Some states say the Freedom 250 birthday bash is too expensive, too rushed and too politicized.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump's big birthday bash for America is hitting more speedbumps, as at least six states plan to sit out the Great American State Fair.

Trump's Voter Fraud Claims Are Running Out of Gas; The administration is “throwing everything against the wall that they can find, and nothing is sticking”  —  June 11, 2026, 8:36 am chicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squad  —  By RICK HASEN

Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse  —  Grim predictions add to the problems of a president already facing a sharp rise in inflation.  —  Summary  —  Oil and gas executives have warned the White House that gasoline prices could surge in coming months …

Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say  —  The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.”  —  The Trump administration is preparing to deport nearly …

Pentagon lockdown and evacuation was due a false alarm, sources say  —  The Pentagon lockdown and evacuation was due to a false alarm, two sources familiar told CNN.  —  Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others are were evacuated due to a …

Social Security is Facing a Political Crisis  —  America can afford to keep paying full benefits.  But will we?  —  On Tuesday the Social Security Trustees released their latest report on the system's finances.  The numbers didn't change much: Unless something is done …

Vance's chief of staff to leave Trump administration  —  Jacob Reses, who has been with Vance since his successful 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio, is expected to remain close to the vice president's team.  —  Jacob Reses, the chief of staff to Vice President JD Vance, will leave the administration …

Meth Scandal Rocks Nascent Greg Bovino 2028 Campaign  —  Plus: MAGA media women fend off gay husband allegations.  —  The Meth-Tied GOP Operative Behind Bovino 2028  —  Just five months after being fired from his leadership role in Donald Trump's mass-deportation campaign …

Why Is Trump Tanking in MAGA Country?  These Dems Found a Good Answer.  —  We learned this week that the Democratic-aligned group American Bridge plans to spend $50 million to help the party's congressional candidates in this fall's elections.  It's a whopping sum and a big gamble.

Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard's early removal as intel czar … - Gabbard was surprised. … - “I need to hear it from the president or the White House,” Gabbard told Pulte, two officials briefed on the discussion told Axios. … - After the conversation with Pulte, Gabbard got ahold of Trump …

The Curious Disappearance of Daniel Dale … In late February, Daniel Dale appeared on CNN to dismantle the more than 20 false or misleading claims that he identified during Donald Trump's State of the Union address.  “There was just a lot of lying tonight,” Dale, the network's fact-checker …

The murder of expertise  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧬 Subscribe to PN 🧬  —  The Trump administration has spent the last 18 months gutting funding for scientific research, forcing out nonpartisan experts …

The Senate: The Race for the Majority is Not a Toss-up, But the Races That Will Decide It Are  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We are making three Senate rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats.  North Carolina moves to Leans Democratic, and Alaska and Ohio are now Toss-ups.

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents  —  Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements.  The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him.  —  Summary  —  For George H.W. Bush's first medical checkup …

The ‘Presumption of Regularity’ Is Evaporating  —  Judges have long defaulted to a posture of trust toward the federal government, but under Trump that is changing, and a new set of legal possibilities is emerging.  —  Never before in American history has a president abused his authority so blatantly to prosecute his enemies.

We tore open the Trump phone — it was nearly the same as a Taiwanese device using Chinese parts  —  A scanner, a microscope and an old-fashioned teardown of Trump Mobile's T1 phone showed that it was almost identical to the HTC U24 Pro.