Live updates: Immigration officer shot Biddeford man as he fled ‘in the direction of the officer,’ AG says  —  Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot.  Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.  —  Community:

‘Did you call 911?’  Tuberville recounts Graham's frantic final phone call  —  A Senate Republican added further detail to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's, R-S.C., final moments thanks to an unlikely connection.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., revealed that it was a former member …

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran  —  President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.

Who Will Win the Midterms?  6 Pollsters and Pundits Make Educated Guesses.  —  By New York Times Opinion Contributors July 13, 2026  —  With the midterm elections about four months off, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and guess …

Marco Rubio Threatens to “Teach” the ICC the “Full Meaning of American Resolve”  —  The secretary of state announced what he characterized as a “campaign to dismantle” the International Criminal Court. … US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday announced what he characterized as a …

Democrats lead by 26 points among “double haters” in the 2026 House midterms vote  —  One in five Americans rates both parties unfavorably.  These voters lean Democratic and say Trump has hurt the economy  —  ∙ Paid  —  Americans have never liked their political parties less.

The See-No-Evil Supreme Court … The Roberts Court accelerated its assault on the freedoms guaranteed by the Reconstruction amendments this term, leaving only the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship intact—and that by only one vote.  Across multiple cases dealing …

The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public  —  “A lot of men and their behaviors have ruined this product.” … Meta's camera-equipped “AI Glasses” are so divisive that some adopters are now leaving their expensive smart glasses at home, as Engadget reports.

Blanche Was a Driving Force in Retribution Campaign, Emails Show  —  The cooperation of Todd Blanche in President Trump's retribution against enemies will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.  —  Todd Blanche, then the Justice Department's No. 2 official …

Oil Surges Most Since 2020, Reflecting Bet That Strait Won't Go Back to Normal  —  International crude price climbed nearly 10% as President Trump said he would reimpose U.S. blockade  —  Oil markets and Middle East producers appear to be aligning around a new reality …

Tariffs are (still) taxes on Americans  —  One way to find out who pays tariffs is to look at who wants exemptions from them.  —  Many American companies are asking for exemptions from President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.  That's because, even though the administration insists otherwise …

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations  —  Warren Buffett confirmed he has stopped donating money to the Gates Foundation, following revelations about interactions between the Microsoft (MSFT.O) co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

DOGE Used AI for Housing Policy.  The Government Won't Say How  —  In response to a public records request, HUD has withheld documents about DOGE's use of AI—in part by citing a privilege that doesn't exist.  —  Members of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …

Pollution from Musk's unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities  —  Elon Musk's xAI has installed far more gas turbines without federal permits at its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee than it has publicly acknowledged, and the pollution is hitting predominantly …

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modifies Two National Monuments, Restoring Sensible Land Management  —  RIGHTSIZING UTAH NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed Proclamations modifying two Utah national monuments, the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

The World Made Anew … With a whimper rather than a bang, the world has become a different place than it was in January 2021, when Donald Trump left office.  Almost everything we are now told about the global status quo is mistaken—largely because critics focus on what Trump says rather than on what he does.

New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers  —  New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.

Stephen Miller's Wife Melts Down Over What's Sitting on Trump's Desk  —  STICKY FINGERS  —  The president failed to hide the embarrassing item while appearing before the press.  —  Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, failed to see the funny side …

Mitch McConnell's legacy of destruction  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  As of this writing, Mitch McConnell is still among the living.  —  It's been a month since the 84-year-old senator from Kentucky …

Mexico files criminal complaints in US over migrant deaths in custody  —  Mexico has begun filing criminal complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of its citizens in U.S. immigration custody and during enforcement operations, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Mamdani invests in tech capacity to “solve real problems”  —  Yesterday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew.  This new unit in NYC government will hire dozens of tech specialists charged with making the city services work better for the public.

Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029  —  WASHINGTON - The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C. through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump's anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR.

Lettuce or salad greens could be source of diarrhea-causing illness, Michigan health officials say  —  The foodborne gastrointestinal illness has shown up in 31 states, and federal health officials say 86 people have been hospitalized. … Lettuce or salad greens could be the source …

FBI visits Graham's DC home  —  FBI personnel visited late Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) home in Washington, D.C., on Monday, less than 48 hours after he died of an aortic dissection.  —  At least six men and two women in FBI gear were at Graham's row house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C. …