John Thune hopes to orchestrate a great Senate escape … John Thune is eager to let GOP senators out of the Capitol and onto the campaign trail as Republicans fight to hold the Senate majority in November.  First, he has to get through the next eight days.

Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens  —  The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.  —  Over the weekend, President Trump rejected a return to full-scale war.

We've Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism  —  No one has ever seen anything like it, as Donald Trump himself might say.  Buried in a new CNN poll is something striking: Trump isn't just cratering by conventional approval measurements; he's also absolutely collapsing …

The new “science golden age” looks suspiciously like a grift  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚀 Subscribe to PN 🚀  —  The Trump regime is trying to usher in a “Golden Age in Science” where scientific research …

Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts  —  More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.  —  More and more uninsured patients are showing …

How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

Netanyahu confronts Vance over his criticism of Israeli government  —  Vice President Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “direct” conversation about their differences in a one-on-one meeting in Washington on Tuesday evening, Israeli and U.S. officials said.

Judge declines to block strict work rule for sick patients on Medicaid  —  A federal judge has declined to stop the Trump administration from requiring that chronically ill Medicaid patients prove that they are physically unable to work in order to keep their insurance.

Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout, Axios has learned. … - America PAC will focus on door-knocking, digital advertising and direct mail aimed …

Michigan 2026 Poll: Abdul El-Sayed Leads Haley Stevens for Democratic US Senate Nomination  —  John James Leads Perry Johnson in GOP Governor Primary  —  A new Emerson College Polling/WLNS/WOODTV survey of the Michigan Democratic Primary for US Senate finds Abdul El-Sayed leading Rep. Haley Stevens, 54% to 39%.

Pleading the Fifth Won't Spare Fauci from the Truth  —  He claims his Senate hearing was a witch hunt designed to entrap him.  But his record convicts him on its own.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  The anti-Trump resistance has settled on its Anthony Fauci narrative.

Fauci's silence on his monstrous COVID sins spoke volumes — and solidified him as a reprehensible villain  —  What a cowardly and shameful final chapter for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who pleaded the Fifth 111 times in the Senate Wednesday even though he has a pre-emptive presidential pardon that gives him immunity from prosecution.

Poll: Trump's MAGA voters would stick by a candidate through the most serious of scandals  —  Americans are largely tolerant of scandals among politicians.  But nobody is more willing to stick by an embattled candidate than a MAGA voter.  —  The POLITICO Poll finds President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters …

Sharia Law Is Not Coming to Texas, No Matter What Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo, Says  —  No, Rob Schneider doesn't live here.  But he has a lot to say about our state's supposed fall to Islamic forces.  —  In four seasons on Saturday Night Live, Rob Schneider created one memorable character.

Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved  —  European football's 55 member associations have voted to boycott World Cups if the sport's governing body proceeds with a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.  —  The decision was made at an emergency meeting called …

Reality is a Communist Plot  —  Of MAGA and the totalitarian mindset  —  The Covid vaccine didn't work, and vaccines cause autism.  But hydroxychloroquine worked, and so did ivermectin.  Anthony Fauci killed millions of people.  —  Climate change is a hoax.

Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller  —  Former White House official and conservative influencer Katie Miller heralded the release of Anthony Fauci's diaries as a bombshell discovery that outed him as a calculating attention-seeker.

It Doesn't Get Much Dumber Than Trump's War on ‘DEI Bike Lanes’  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy not only wants to restrict funding for bike lanes, he wants to remove existing ones  —  Out of all the sins of the Trump administration — wars, ICE raids, anti-vax lunacy and the return of measles …

Thirteen House Rating Changes Toward Democrats as Seat-by-Seat Assessment Better Aligns with Our November Expectations  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We're revamping our House ratings this week, which has the effect of bringing the number of seats at least leaning to each party …

America gripped by election fears as November nears … Meanwhile, his critics warn his push to reshape the ways Americans vote are undermining elections. … - 80% report a great deal or fair amount of concern that political leaders will take actions they know are possibly illegal.

Scoop: GOP Rep. Ogles faces 11th-hour cash barrage in primary  —  A super PAC that has invested millions to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is putting another $700,000 behind his GOP primary challenger in the final week of the campaign, Axios has learned. … But first he has to get the nomination, which is not a done deal.

ABC accuses FCC of ‘attempted censorship’  —  ABC accused Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr of “attempted censorship” in a regulatory filing posted Thursday, saying the agency is creating a potential chilling effect across the media by helping President Donald Trump attack his perceived adversaries.

Senate HELP advances Trump's Labor secretary pick  —  President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department is one step closer to full Senate confirmation after the HELP Committee advanced the nomination of acting Secretary Keith Sonderling on Thursday.

Yemen's Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia from Iraq, sources say  —  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week from Iraqi territory in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to assessments by Saudi Arabia and regional partners, reflecting growing coordination among …

Inferior Officers Protections Post-Slaughter  —  A district court judge has affirmed removal protections for inferior officers in the first case to consider the question post-Slaughter.  —  nicholasbednar.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court held …

The Campus Free Speech Wars Are Over.  MAGA Won.  —  A new batch of documents published by The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals widespread censorship of course content at Texas A&M, one of many public universities where MAGA politicians—not faculty and department heads—now determine what can and can't be taught.

U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%  —  Economic growth was weaker than expected in the second quarter while inflation in June held well above the Federal Reserve's goal, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.  —  Gross domestic product …

Warsh's Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady  —  Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman.  But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America  —  The agency was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world.  Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it's delivering a very different message.  —  Voice of America's Persian Service began airing …

Anti-trans rally flops as Seattle Storm player wears ‘trans rights are human rights’ shirt  —  This story originally appeared on Them.  —  Go anti-woke, go broke.  A planned anti-trans rally outside of a WNBA game in Seattle, of all places, appears to have been a major flop.

Georgia Senate: The Peach State Ripens for Democrats  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — A combination of dominant fundraising, stable polling, and a favorable political environment has strengthened Sen. Jon Ossoff's (D-GA) chances for reelection in his purple state.