Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran  —  The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon …

Elon Musk's Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response  —  If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus.  Yet in the days before SpaceX's initial public …

Trump delays Jay Clayton's nomination for intel director in bid to push Congress on voting bill  —  In a lengthy overnight post to Truth Social, Trump said that he was canceling a confirmation hearing planned for Wednesday.  He accused Democrats of reneging on a deal to renew a powerful surveillance tool.

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program  —  As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition …

Rick Jackson's Georgia win is an embarrassing blemish on Trump's record … Trump-endorsed Rep. Barry Moore cruised in his Alabama Senate runoff, though he had help from a pro-crypto super PAC that spent millions.  Trump's picks in two Oklahoma races are headed to runoffs after failing …

Minnesota anti-ICE protesters get the Broadview 6 treatment  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚫🧊 Subscribe to PN 🚫🧊  —  The Trump administration is fixated on punishing Minnesota — and Minnesotans …

Trump administration asks judge to halt first reparations program for Black people in US  —  The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional.

How Slow Vote Counting Invites Suspicion, Even if It's Not Sketchy  —  California's crawling pace after election night can make normal statistical shifts seem like fraud.  —  This month's primary election for Los Angeles mayor displayed a pattern tailor-made for conspiracy theories …

OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants  —  President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office told lawmakers Wednesday that the administration will stop federal cash from flowing to “divisive ideologies” under new grant rules in the works.

DOJ urges appeals court to let Trump build ballroom, citing failed UFC attack  —  A top Justice Department official said the ballroom's planned “Drone Port and Sniper Nests” would have been able to “destroy any effort” to attack the UFC event.  —  The Justice Department is asking …

RFK Jr. Will Oversee Disability Education Policy  —  The dismantling of the Department of Education continues apace.  —  On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that it would move two key functions of the Department of Education—disability education oversight and the department's Office …

As a physician, I have never been more concerned about rates of congenital syphilis  —  The U.S. must step up to control syphilis in mothers and babies now  —  In 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  —  nearly 4,000 new cases of syphilis in babies, the highest case number since the mid-1950s.

The De-Trumpification Process Begins Now  —  We are already in a battle for historical memory.  Proceed accordingly  —  My wife and I went to see Disclosure Day 1 Friday evening.  Earlier in the day I'd checked in on one of the feeds set up to livestream the facade of the Kennedy Center.

Trump reviews slowed screwworm response, former officials say … “That sense of urgency wasn't there,” said one of the former officials.  “Even though screwworm was given a high priority, it did not help us get things done faster.”  —  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has told Senate lawmakers …

Hype and Glory  —  The SpaceX frenzy continues  —  Brief post today on amazing things happening in the markets.  —  While I don't know anyone who loves Microsoft or its products, it's a wildly successful company with a long track record.  Last year Microsoft earned $125 billion in profits on $318 billion in revenue.

Congressional staff visit prison facility where Ghislaine Maxwell is held  —  Staff for the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Tuesday visited the Texas federal prison facility where Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, is being held, according to the panel's top Democrats.

ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants' Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker  —  A $10 million procurement reviewed by 404 Media indicates ICE is buying records related to immigrants' tax identifiers.  “It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel …

They're Conservative, Vote Republican, and Love America.  The Texas GOP Wants Them to Leave.  —  Muslim delegates at the party's convention faced multiple attempts to eject them from the premises—at one point, they were told to leave the country.  —  To stroll through the exhibit hall …

Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth's travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe … It also signals continued bipartisan dissatisfaction with the Pentagon ignoring or slow-walking responses to congressional inquiries.  The provisions are part of the annual National Defense …

2 SoCal men arrested in alleged plot targeting UFC fights at White House  —  RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) — Two men from Riverside County were arrested in connection with an alleged plot targeting the “UFC Freedom 250” fights at the White House, Eyewitness News has learned.

“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans' Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns  —  Reporting Highlights  — Strings Attached: U.S. officials are demanding access to the health data of millions of Africans as a condition of giving billions of dollars in lifesaving aid to African countries.

Lowe Report: Islamic R*** Gangs Operated Since 1950s in UK With Impunity, Mainly Thanks to Labour  —  The scope and breadth of rape gangs and sex-trafficking rings in the United Kingdom go much farther than first feared.  They also go back in history much longer than people knew …