Kennedy Center Misses Deadline, Wants More Time to Remove Trump's Name  —  The center asked for an extension just before midnight Friday, saying it expects to have the name removed by Saturday  —  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees blew past the court-ordered midnight deadline …

Trump Bets on South Lawn UFC Spectacle to Energize His Political Base  —  Sunday's fights at the White House promise a violent show and chance for Trump to project power  —  WASHINGTON—Justin Dritschel is driving seven hours for the chance to see a knockout on the White House South Lawn—and maybe some blood.

Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that …

Exclusive: ICE obtains local voter files  —  ICE investigators are going straight to local election officials for individual voter files, and they obtained them in two counties, according to emails shared with Axios. … - Trump said he believes millions of people, including non-citizens …

Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5  —  The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States …

Trump's systemic attack on whistleblowers, explained by an expert  —  “The cost to democracy is a loss of accountability and oversight.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️

A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say  —  A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.  —  A joint strike by the United States and Venezuela killed …

Progressive Champions PAC is a GOP front  —  Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.”  On Friday, according to FCC records, it booked nearly $400,000 worth …

'They Don't Know How to Accept Him': Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio … This tiny Appalachian town, population 2,000, turned out several hundred for the county GOP's Lincoln Day dinner.  The guest of honor, Vivek Ramaswamy, liked what he saw.  —  “We call it the American dream …

The Former GOP Operative Running a News Site for the ‘Politically Homeless’  —  Sarah Longwell's profitable startup, the Bulwark, approaches the news with a raw candor subscribers crave  —  Sarah Longwell recently screened a tape of a focus group of Catholic participants discussing President …

Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use  —  All Fable 5 and Mythos 5 users lose access after Trump administration declares the models security risks  —  The Trump administration is banning foreign governments, companies and individuals from using Anthropic's …

Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy … Among blue-collar white voters, President Trump's approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  The last time President Trump faced a midterm election …

GOP voters pick Trump over Epstein victims  —  For months, it seemed as though this was the one area of disagreement between the GOP base and the president.  But recent primary results suggest otherwise.  —  “On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed …

'She's a gift': How Epstein exploited his fashion world connections to reach young women  —  Epstein files Fashion and beauty Crime People in entertainment  —  In email after email, modeling scouts on the global hunt for talent shared updates with an unexpected correspondent: Jeffrey Epstein …

Wages Are Falling.  Wealth Is Surging.  No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.  —  As Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.  —  Two events from the past week help crystallize this strange, contradictory moment for the U.S. economy.

Even With U.S. Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz  —  President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait.  That's still far fewer than before the start of the war.  —  Even as the United States tries to negotiate an end to the war …

White students drop below 50% nationwide … - How schools, colleges and policymakers respond to this demographic shift will define opportunity for a generation. … - White students account for 48.8% of all Americans enrolled in public, private and homeschool systems as of October 2024 …

The power decisions that could shape the next century  —  The AI-driven power boom is forcing a once-in-a-generation decision about how America's electricity system should grow. … AI is changing that. … - Some proposals would allow data centers to connect directly to power plants …

Saturday (6/13) News: “The world's first trillionaire is a killer”; “Iran Can Hold America Hostage in Either War or Peace”  —  “How America's Birthday Got Hijacked”; “Trump as Don Corleone”; “The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump”  —  Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines …