“Things aren't looking good”: Trump tells Max Miller his candidacy is in trouble  —  President Trump phoned Rep. Max Miller Monday and expressed doubts about the Ohio Republican's candidacy amid reports he assaulted his ex-wife and their child, three sources familiar with the call said.

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says  —  Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight …

Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed …

Moderate Democrats have a choice to make  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📊 Subscribe to PN 📊  —  By the middle of next week, insurgent progressive Democrats may have defeated establishment candidates in two vital primaries …

U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters  —  The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns …

An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump  —  The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again.  But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.

Let's Set the Record Straight on the Paramount-Warner Deal  —  Many people have weighed in on Paramount's agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — media analysts, power brokers, political commentators, competitors and, of course, lawyers.  For a transaction of this size, that is expected and appropriate.

Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race  —  Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. Senate.  The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.

Todd Blanche clears Judiciary Committee hurdle on party lines  —  Todd Blanche took a major step toward confirmation as attorney general Tuesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on party lines to advance his nomination, likely setting up a final vote within days.

The Democrats' civil war over Israel is getting worse  —  While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media  —  Even amid war, America rarely selects its president on the basis of foreign policy.  For the US electorate, it is almost always the economy, stupid.

How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics  —  Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements  —  Tired_Thumb is far from alone.  —  In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour …

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy's Road-Trip TV Show?  —  Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation's summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn't aired a single episode.  —  SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SEAN DUFFY and his family promised …

Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes  —  Russian retailer has become key target for Kyiv as it aims to bring Putin's war closer to home  —  Ukrainian drones struck warehouses belonging to online retail group Wildberries and other targets across Russia overnight …

Trump keeps making threats.  The world has stopped flinching.  —  The president's bombast has ceased to rattle world leaders, who have seen him fenced in by courts, rebuffed by Congress and strung along by Iran.  —  Summary  —  LONDON — When President Donald Trump strode into the Rose Garden …

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’  —  As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.

Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it  —  U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of “government censorship.”

Judge blocks New York ban on face coverings for ICE  —  A federal judge has struck down a New York law prohibiting federal officers from wearing masks, a setback for the state's efforts to stop a notorious aspect of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement campaign.

‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests US strikes have killed people who weren't involved in drug trafficking  —  The US military's strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday …

Senate Democrats Dodge Last Pre-Election Opportunity To Fight Trump  —  They won't take a big stand to protect the election, or resist Trump's broader lawlessness, before the midterms.  —  ∙ Paid  —  This was expected, but it's madness.  —  Over the weekend, Patty Murray …

The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans  —  And Democrats should make the most of it  —  Inauguration Day 2025 looked and felt like a coronation, as Donald Trump was installed in a position of immense, unprecedented power.  Since he had returned to office despite the Jan. 6 insurrection …

Oil falls after Bessent says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz is imminent  —  Brent crude drops 4% as US Treasury secretary says Washington and Tehran could reach agreement on Tuesday or Wednesday  —  The US Treasury secretary signalled Washington and Tehran could reach a deal over the reopening …