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 …

“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.

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.

Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs … A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners.

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 …

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.”

Still some drama left in Todd Blanche's confirmation fight  —  Senate Republicans are hopeful they will be able to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general by the end of the week.  But he's not in the clear yet, as several undecided GOP senators continue to mull it over.

Salvadoran Man Held at Delaney Hall Dies in ICE Custody  —  A Salvadoran man held for the past six weeks at Delaney Hall, the largest ICE detention center in the New York metro area, has died, his mother and attorneys say.  It is the second death at the facility since it opened a year and a half ago.

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 …

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.

MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam  —  Over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin committed the ultimate sin in the eyes of MAGA personalities, triggering vicious attacks and even calls for his ouster.  What was this grave transgression?

Chuck Edwards recommended for censure by House Ethics Committee  —  The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that lawmakers censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers” — cataloguing multiple episodes of sexual harassment by the married lawmaker.

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.

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 …

Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with ‘freedom of movement’  —  The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview.

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 …

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.

Bernie Sanders' circle is pretty clear on who his successor will be  —  The battle to become the country's next progressive leader in the mold of Bernie Sanders is heating up ahead of Democrats' direction-defining Michigan Senate primary.  —  Nowhere is the jockeying and strategy unfolding behind …

Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 ‘for anti-money laundering reasons’  —  The disclosure came in a court filing from the financial institution.  —  President Donald Trump listens to questions from reporters during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David …