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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states  —  By declining to take up a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act.  —  The court announced Monday that it will not review an Arkansas-based lawsuit …

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show  —  Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 …

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).

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 …

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,

Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to force states into election changes  —  Donald Trump National security Federal agencies  —  The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless …

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s  —  For decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for pedestrians.  But around 2009, the trend reversed.  Since then, the number of pedestrians killed each year has risen by about 75 percent.  —  Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety The New York Times

Trump Is Melting Down and Threatening Jail Time Over Reflecting Pool Disaster  —  The president is blaming supposed “vandals” for the peeling paint job and abundance of algae plaguing his latest vanity project  —  Donald Trump has once again threatened to prosecute the supposed “vandals” …

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 …

Transcript: Krugman on Trump Mental Breakdown and a Nation in Decline … Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.  I'm your host, Greg Sargent.  —  It's now becoming clear that Donald Trump's failed war in Iran …

“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.

Senate to vote on private equity housing ban  —  The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a bipartisan bill that includes limits on private equity ownership of single-family homes. … - The PE housing “ban” applies to institutions that own at least 350 such homes — and does not require divestitures …

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 …

U.S. Oil Is Skipping the Chance to Grab Market Share From the Gulf  —  U.S. oil production is expected to grow only modestly next year as companies hesitate to spend more in an uncertain market.  —  The war with Iran has pulled the American oil industry out of a slump …

Judge rejects accused WHCA dinner shooter's bid to disqualify Blanche and Pirro  —  A federal judge on Monday rejected an effort by alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen to disqualify acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro …

Jury finds Northern Ireland's Donaldson guilty of historic child sex offences  —  A jury in Northern Ireland found former politician Jeffrey Donaldson guilty on Monday of historic child sex offences against two women when they were children at dates between 1985 and 2008.

Congressional Democrats Warn Pulte Against Mass Firings  —  Current and former officials say the acting director of national intelligence is planning to announce major cuts to his office as early as Monday.  —  The new acting director of national intelligence is expected to announce significant cuts …

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 …

Democratic turnout is up, even in Republican districts, Post analysis finds  —  More voters are casting ballots for Democrats compared with the numbers in previous midterms, fueling the party's hope for big wins in November.  —  Summary  —  Americans are voting this year for Democrats …