Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign  —  Platner's exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins  —  Maine oysterman Graham Platner has dropped his bid to unseat Republican …

Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey  —  The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara.  The swap deepens questions about the retrofitting of the new plane.

He Lived Here for 35 Years.  Put Three Kids in College.  ICE Killed Him.  —  LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES thirty-five years ago—a few years too late to benefit from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, popularly known as the “Reagan amnesty.”  He worked in construction.

Trump yelled at NATO leaders in public.  In private, it was a different story. … President Donald Trump spent his first hours at the NATO summit publicly bashing the alliance and reciting a list of grievances that had allies fearing the worst.  —  Then he went behind closed doors and changed his tune.

💣 Iran Humiliates Trump Again as His Imperial Bloodlust Surges  —  After exchanging strikes with Tehran, and after two wild NATO days in Turkey, the president flew home.  In Maine, Graham Platner bowed to massive pressure and suspended his Democratic Senate campaign.  —  ∙ Paid

Trump says he'll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case  —  President Trump said Wednesday he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear a case on the legality of his executive order restricting birthright citizenship, after the high court struck down the policy last week.

Mamdani's office accused of excluding Jews from map of NYC immigrant neighbourhoods  —  The map included ‘Little Palestine’ and ‘Little Egypt’, but not its Jewish, Irish and Italian enclaves  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lights the Empire State Building in celebration of America 250 on July 04, 2026 (Getty Images)

Can Trump's Arch Be So Tall?  A Panel May Redefine a Law to Get to Yes.  —  The proposed 250-foot arch would violate a height limit on Washington structures under the traditional reading of the law.  But the panel, now led by the president's allies, has other ideas.

Why the House's Epstein investigation isn't going away  —  The House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation will hit the one-year mark later this month, and the saga isn't ending anytime soon.  —  No matter which party ends up in control in the next Congress …

Planned Parenthood to target GOP with $47 million midterm blitz  —  Planned Parenthood is pumping more than $47 million into the midterms as it looks to pick off Republicans who cut off funding to the abortion provider last year.  —  The near-record investment from Planned Parenthood Votes …

Why I'm not running for US Senate  —  No matter who you are, service begins with a simple question: How can I make someone else's life a little better?  —  4 min readFont size +  —  Patrick Dempsey is an actor, producer, activist and Founder of The Dempsey Center in Maine …

Three more people charged with damaging Reflecting Pool after Trump's multimillion-dollar restoration  —  Three more people have been criminally charged with destruction of property at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  —  Officers say they detained Cameron Thiers …

Rising Obamacare premiums fuel Democrats' affordability attacks against GOP  —  Obamacare premiums are poised for a double-digit increase in 2027, putting more Americans on the hook for hundreds of dollars in additional costs per month and adding fuel to Democratic attacks over affordability ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump's red-baiting won't work  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📈 Subscribe to PN 📈  —  With the midterm elections approaching, President Trump hit upon a message that could turn a potential blowout for Republicans into an unexpected win.

Kentucky governor asks Mitch McConnell for a health update  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is publicly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell to provide an update on his health amid a secretive weekslong hospitalization.  Beshear sent a letter to McConnell Wednesday, saying that Kentuckians had grown …

The Pain in Spain is Mainly in Trump's Brain  —  This isn't about economics, it's about mental health  —  For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube.  —  Transcript  —  Yesterday, Donald Trump ordered Scott Bessent, the Secretary of theTreasury, to cut off all trade with Spain.

Right-wing ghouls revive the Seth Rich conspiracy theory 10 years after his murder  —  It's 2026 and MAGA lickspittle Benny Johnson is hosting a discussion of whether Hillary Clinton had former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich killed in 2016.  —  “This is why it's called …

The hidden costs of low-tax states  —  America's state governments now run on two very different tax engines: income in many coastal and professional-class states, and consumption in much of the Sun Belt and low-tax-growth belt.  —  Why it matters: States are not just competing over tax rates.

Rubio tries to enlist other nations in antifa fight, but some allies recoil  —  The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week.  The event has unsettled some U.S. and European officials.  —  Summary  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited senior ministers …

Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states  —  President Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he's injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions.

Why Putin's nuclear threats aren't working anymore  —  Ukraine is striking deep into Russia and pressuring Crimea.  Does Putin have any “red lines” anymore? … When did Ukraine's allies stop being scared of Russia's nuclear weapons?  —  At this week's summit in Turkey …

Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted  —  A government report claims DOGE didn't access sensitive systems.  It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had.  —  On April 14, 2025, a federal IT staffer filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging …