Iran Cites ‘Major Progress’ After All-Night Talks With US  —  Iran said there had been “major progress” in all-night discussions with the US, as the warring sides try to reach a peace deal within two months.  —  The countries began technical talks in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock over the weekend …

Keir Starmer resigns, as Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace him as Labour leader and PM  —  Summary  — Keir Starmer resigns, with Andy Burnham confirming he will stand to replace him  — Minutes later, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he'll back Burnham's bid to become Labour leader and prime minister

Alan Greenspan, economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100  —  The influential economist died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell.  —  Alan Greenspan, the influential economist …

The money behind a network of sham “progressive” super PACs  —  A network of purportedly progressive super PACs, spending millions in Democratic primaries across the country, is funded by a Republican dark money group, the American Prosperity Alliance (APA).

Exclusive / ‘The president seems to revel in chaos’: Cornyn goes his own way  —  A few days after losing his Senate runoff, John Cornyn did something unusual for him: He used his leverage against his own party.  —  The Texas Republican was frustrated by a nearly year-long delay in getting …

How MAGA Undermined the Military  —  Ideology, bigotry and cronyism have endangered national security  —  When Donald Trump promised to make America great again, he clearly wanted among other things to start throwing our military weight around.  As Timothy Snyder says,

Turek leads Hinson in Iowa Senate poll of likely general election voters  —  Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek has a narrow lead over GOP rival Ashley Hinson in a new internal poll of likely general-election voters.  Turek leads Hinson 47 percent to 45 percent in the poll …

Trump Vents Growing Frustrations With Reflecting-Pool Problems  —  President says multiple people have been arrested for vandalism and the pool will likely need to be drained for repairs  —  President Trump poured out his frustrations with the problems plaguing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool …

The MAGA stars freaked out by their own movement  —  In 2017, US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) offered what remains one of the most insightful explanations of Donald Trump's rise from any elected official.  Massie, a Tea Party libertarian in the Rand and Ron Paul mode, was wondering …

Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court, with 3 key rulings ahead  —  As the court prepares to rule on several of the president's priorities, tensions are running high — even with his own appointees.  —  Summary  —  When Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch hosted a gathering …

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI investigation  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Nearly four months after federal agents raided his home and district headquarters, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced his resignation as the head of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Sunday.

DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand  —  A federal judge threw out the Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit seeking Maryland's statewide, unredacted voter registration list, dealing another blow to President Donald Trump and the department's sweeping campaign …

“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid  —  After the Trump administration upended the world's largest foreign aid provider last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the agency was clear: Eliminate it entirely.

What if we covered Trump's age the way we covered Biden's?  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Anyone with an elderly parent or grandparent has seen how it goes: With the passage of years …

The next geopolitical crisis  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, keeping half an eye on the unfolding political drama in the U.K. —  where PM Keir Starmer just announced plans to resign, with the contest to replace …

Far-right millionaire wins Colombia's razor-tight presidential election  —  Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella secures narrow majority  —  The Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled “outsider” …

Republicans Are Dismantling a Key Tool in the War Against Kleptocrats  —  For the past 18 months, nearly all of the efforts to demolish America's anti-corruption architecture have come from one source: the White House.  Under President Trump, it was the White House that announced …