Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest  —  The morning after the competition, Aangad Singh's family was trying to figure out what went wrong.  They were walking through the National Museum of Natural History, going over answers, doing the math.  —  “It doesn't make sense,” said his mother, Ramandeep.

‘A politically impossible situation’: New poll shows Trump voters losing patience with Iran war  —  Half of President Donald Trump's MAGA base thought Iran's war was worth its economic costs in May. Now, just a little more than a third do.  —  That precipitous, 13-point drop in just two months …

'It's a stone around your neck': Arizona Republicans once again nominate 2020 election deniers  —  To make it out of a Republican primary in Arizona, there's one key litmus test: believing the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.  —  Election deniers who played prominent roles …

The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela's oil money.  Where is it?  —  Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country's funds are going

Tesla's Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel Comparisons  —  Both automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year.  Tesla's pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.  —  Ford Motor Co. introduced a car almost 70 years ago widely viewed …

Scoop: “Regime Change” sells 500,000 — on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26  —  “Regime Change,” the juicy exposé on President Trump's second term by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has passed the publishing milestone of 500,000 units sold (hardcover, audio, e-book) in just one month.

French modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead  —  Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.  —  Siad's body was discovered on Monday evening.

Exclusive: The false claims, chaos and coverups behind the Trump administration's killing of two American citizens  —  “Someone's going to get killed.”  —  The warning, from an agent of the federal Homeland Security Investigations division, sent a chill through the other officials in the room.

Susan Collins should be concerned  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🦞 Subscribe to PN 🦞  —  CAMDEN, Me.  — Here in Maine, Susan Collins yard signs are rare.  Over the course of three days, driving about 150 miles …

Donald Trump Jr.'s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200 Percent  —  I've been reporting on Donald Trump Jr.'s financial firm, 1789 Capital, for much of 2026, including meeting with Trump Jr. and his partner, Omeed Malik in Miami.  —  Maureen Farrell  —  1789's returns are jaw dropping by any measure.

Shipping insider says “nothing is going through” the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. insisting it's open  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  London — The U.S. military's Central Command repeated an assertion on Tuesday evening that has been made by the Trump administration many times over the last two weeks …

Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged the United States to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, which New York itself cannot do.  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani …

Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say  —  If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is weighing military action …

The dismantling of USAID and the firing of its staff was illegal  —  When Elon Musk and his youthful Department of Government Efficiency warriors boasted of taking a “chainsaw” to the U.S. Agency for International Development, they did more than destroy a government agency.

Likely voters lean more Democratic for November's midterms, a change from past cycles  —  In every wave of our poll this year, screening for likely voters has nudged the congressional generic ballot a point or two bluer  —  Over the last five election cycles (the extent …

Staff warned of major security risks from giving UAE new tech access.  The White House went ahead anyway.  —  The Trump administration ignored warnings from career staff at the Commerce Department when it granted the United Arab Emirates sweeping access to advanced American semiconductors …

Oligarchy and the Media  —  Can the takeover be stopped?  —  Transcript  —  Good news.  The second richest man in America might be prevented from taking over CNN.  That's the good news.  The bad news is, aside from thefact that he probably will manage to pull it off anyway …

Local U.S. TV News Will Soon Be Entirely Right Wing Propaganda  —  Thanks to the destruction of media consolidation limits, Republicans will soon enjoy propaganda and market domination over what's left of local U.S. news.  —  Just a quick programming note: my 90-year-old father passed away over the weekend …

Democrats have a massive outside cash problem  —  Democrats are apprehensive that Republicans' massive outside spending advantage could erase the prospects of a blue wave heading into the midterms.  —  The three main GOP party committees and their two caucus-aligned super PACs reported $657 million cash …

Kalshi debuts a midterm election hub that relies on real-money bets to forecast race outcomes  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Kalshi, one of the leading prediction markets, is starting a midterm election hub that offers real-time forecasts driven by wagers predicting race outcomes.

The White House Correspondents' Association takes another futile crack at celebrating the First Amendment with Donald Trump  —  What would it take for the White House Correspondents' Association to withdraw its invitation to President Donald Trump to attend and speak at its annual dinner on Friday?

‘Everything Is Going Wrong at the Same Time,’ Oil Analyst Says  —  Multiple crises at three different choke points for oil flows have caused a “poly-crisis,” pushing benchmark Brent crude to its highest levels since early June, according to Sasha Foss, energy markets analyst at Marex.

Senators vote to advance Lake, Mastriano nominations  —  A Senate committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance the nominations of both Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano for diplomatic posts, despite threats from Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to block the two high-profile nominees.

‘No amnesty!’:  Migrant farmworker bill opens major rift within GOP  —  Conservatives are savaging Republican-led legislation as a “betrayal” of the party's immigration agenda, and mobilizing President Donald Trump's base to tank a yearslong effort aimed at helping farmers.

U.S. Secret Service official: 'Threat environment is the highest we've ever seen' … A senior U.S. Secret Service official said Wednesday that the “threat environment” for the agency's protectees, who include President Donald Trump, “is the highest we've ever seen.”

Arrington, eager to appease fiscal hawks, proposes $28B boost to health fraud busting  —  The House Budget Committee chair and five other GOP lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that boosts funding to fight health care fraud by $28 billion through 2030.

E Jean Carroll's lawyers blast Trump's attempts to claw back money he was ordered to pay her  —  President Donald Trump already paid out millions in the sexual abuse and defamation case.  Now he wants it back  —  Go to comments  —  President Donald Trump is trying to force E Jean Carroll …

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants  —  Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy …

Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel  —  U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.

Surprise!  NYC Nets 40,000 New Jobs on Wall Street Surge  —  New York City added 40,000 jobs in the first half of the year, far more than expected, as a boom on Wall Street continues to support the economy.  —  The strength of hiring in the financial sector has allowed the city to overcome …