‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign  —  Graham Platner's bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats.  But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.  —  They told him that he was “the guy.”

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.

An American Life Cut Short  —  Whoever said “brevity is the soul of wit” never ran for Senate in Maine.  Days after he was accused of sexual assault—and weeks after the first reports of his suspect behavior towards women raised worries that more serious allegations could emerge …

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 …

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)

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism  —  A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys …

We have an even bigger problem than Graham Platner  —  The men who defended Platner against all comers dominate left-wing media … My friends, I am tired.  —  I really don't want to write, yet again, about Graham Platner and all the ways he's revealed himself to be problematic …

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.

Bill Pulte Keeps Firing Career Intel Staff.  Wait Until You See Some Of His Past Hires.  —  Trump's intelligence chief previously hired a once-convicted sex offender and a former JD Vance aide who got caught chronicling his drug abuse on Reddit.  —  WASHINGTON ― Bill Pulte …

Dem lawmakers want Kash Patel to answer for his spending — but this time they're not alone  —  A powerful Republican who has publicly defended the FBI director is now demanding answers on his BMW purchases and his use of the bureau jet.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has been demanding special perks …

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.

The Downballot releases presidential results for every new House district, sponsored by Grassroots Analytics  —  The Downballot is pleased to present our calculations of the results of the 2024 presidential election for every congressional district that will be used in the 2026 midterms …

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 …

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.

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 …

Why Putin's nuclear threats aren't working anymore  —  Key takeaways  — Ukraine is increasingly launching drone strikes deep into Russia and threatening Russian-annexed Crimea, both steps that many once feared would result in nuclear retaliation from Moscow.

The Insurgency Will Continue Until Morale Improves  —  You can read what follows as an after-action report on the Graham Platner saga—but that episode is a microcosm of something larger and more profound.  —  The Democratic Party has lost control of itself more completely than at any time I can remember.

RFK Jr., Scientology, and the war on antidepressants  —  The Trump administration has engaged in a lengthy campaign to discourage the use of antidepressants.  The effort has been led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has spent years spreading misinformation about these types of medications.

Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis  —  Tennessee authorities are investigating both shootings involving agents working with the task force in Memphis.  —  Tennessee authorities are investigating the second fatal shooting in four days by a member …

US strikes Iranian railway bridges on route to city of Khamenei's burial  —  Late supreme leader set to be interred in Mashhad on Thursday  —  Iran said the US had targeted railway bridges on the route to the holy city of Mashhad, where the late supreme leader was due to be buried …