Of Course a Confederate Flag Showed Up at the Great American State Fair  —  The Great American State Fair couldn't even get through its first week without embarrassing itself.  —  Nobody who has been paying attention to the Trump administration's handling of America's 250th anniversary …

Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran  —  Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.

Israel's Vance problem is bigger than JD Vance … Israel had expected when President Donald Trump came into office that his America First foreign policy would include “an exception” for Israel, said an Israeli political adviser.  —  “That was never going to hold.

The Court That Will Believe Absolutely Anything Is ‘Race-Neutral’  —  The majority gives Trump yet more license to discriminate.  —  Trump-administration officials have made no secret of their desire to purge the United States of nonwhite immigrants.  Donald Trump has declared …

Is the next Mamdani in Michigan?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Saturday morning.  It's Adam Wren in the press box.  SPORTS BLINK: “Iran's adventure through a World Cup beset by geopolitical complexity and logistical complications will likely continue …

Millions dropped ObamaCare plans after subsidies ended  —  About four million Americans have dropped out of Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year as costs soared due to the loss of enhanced subsidies.  —  The figures released late Friday from the Centers for Medicare …

Maher challenges Vance on Trump election fraud claims: ‘That s— has to stop’  —  Comedian Bill Maher on Friday challenged Vice President Vance over President Trump's false claims of election fraud, saying the GOP must stop insisting they were “cheated” by losses and return to a place where candidates concede defeat.

Trump's Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show  —  Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza  —  The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace announced by Donald Trump earlier this year to rule Gaza …

BBC requests Trump's diary and phone logs in editing scandal lawsuit  —  The US president is demanding $10bn in damages from the BBC  —  The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records and private schedules from around the time of the Jan 6 2021 insurrection as part …

U.S. to send additional monetary aid to earthquake-stricken Venezuela  —  The nine-figure package comes on top of $150 million already committed to disaster relief.  —  Summary  —  The United States plans to send another “nine-figure” aid package this week to Venezuela as the search …

Colorado Supreme Court Delay Threatens Democratic Redistricting Effort  —  Both parties are awaiting a decision on the validity of ballot proposals to redraw Colorado's maps ahead of 2028.  Democrats say each day without a ruling puts the proposals at risk.

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules  —  A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.

Chaos Came to CBS News.  What's in Store for CNN?  —  The tech scion David Ellison is close to completing a merger that would put the legacy broadcaster and the 24-hour cable news network under the same roof.  —  Over nearly five decades, CNN has survived multiple owners, ratings ups and downs, and attacks by President Trump.

Wednesday night, after President Donald J. Trump refused to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill into law and melted down at a midday lunch at which he shouted at senators, Senate Republicans appeared to try to mollify him by voting against advancing a war powers resolution the Senate passed the day before.

John Fetterman ravages Democratic Party's ‘orgy of socialism’ after primary turmoil  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) ravaged the radical socialist candidates who are taking over his party - but insisted to The Post this week he has no plans to defect, at least for now.

New York poll worker confronted by ICE speaks out: 'I'm even worried more about November'  —  Paigelynne Gonyea, the Syracuse poll worker who federal immigration agents recently confronted at her voting site as she worked an election, said in an interview with Democracy Docket that she's exploring …

More Evidence that Harmeet Dhillon's Team Fabricated Their Entire Case against Georgia Fort  —  Back on June 13, I suggested there may be something uniquely fucked about the case against Georgia Fort in the Cities Church case.  One key tip off was that, after seeing DOJ's response …

Joanne Freeman on why Trump is an affront to the Founders  —  “This presidency is beyond anything the founding folk could have conceived of.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️

Riding Into 2028: On the Midterms Trail, Andy Beshear Eyes a Bigger Prize … Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky has positioned himself for an expected presidential run in 2028.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times  —  Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky made a pilgrimage in April …

Congressional Black Caucus blasts Slotkin over her calls for new leadership in the House  —  The Congressional Black Caucus is emphatically declaring its support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — and denouncing Sen. Elissa Slotkin's call for new leadership in Congress.

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job  —  Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump's Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.  —  The nanobubblers had to go.  —  It was early June …

‘Not puff pieces and kid gloves’: why Bari Weiss is hiring British journalists at CBS News  —  Editor-in-chief has developed network of UK thinkers she believes reject what she regards as overly ‘woke’ consensus  —  In the six years since she very publicly resigned from the New York Times …

Unease deepens in Russia as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes  —  Experts said Vladimir Putin was unlikely to change course despite worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the stock market.  —  Summary  —  The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to an intensifying campaign …

Watergate Today as a Blip of a Story?  Vance Might Not Be Entirely Wrong.  —  Nixon's offenses were not a deep-state invention.  But in the age of Donald Trump, and in a fractured media environment, voters have become more inured to political scandal.  —  Vice President JD Vance …

Lancaster County judge blocks Virginia assault weapons ban days before taking effect  —  A Virginia judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Virginia State Police from enforcing a newly passed assault weapons ban, halting the law six days before it was set to take effect.

A Reflecting Pool that has long enticed visitors now gains police scrutiny under Trump  —  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is many things.  Murky.  Peaceful.  Stinky.  The backdrop for protests, vigils, celebrations and stunning sunrise photos.  Beset by gnats and algae.  Scenery for a run.