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.

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.

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.

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 …

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity  —  The rebellion against Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump's new protections from the I.R.S.  —  Even as he bowed to Republican demands …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say  —  The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo.  The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.  —  A Salvadoran immigrant who was being held …

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.

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.

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.”

25 states sue Trump administration over latest round of tariffs  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A coalition of 25 states on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it exceeded its authority in imposing a new round of sweeping tariffs last month.

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?

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 …

How the War in Iran Is Complicating Trump's Agenda at Home  —  As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.  —  The war in Iran, along with a cycle …

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 …

Who supports free trade?  Everyone.  —  Welcome back to The Argument's poll series, where we survey Americans on the issues everyone's fighting about.  Our full crosstabs are available for paying subscribers at the end of this post.  You can see every single poll published by The Argument here.

How Michigan's Uncommitted movement shaped a Senate race  —  Welcome to The Midterms, Actually.  Every week I'll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I'm hearing from a voice on the ground.  Let's get into it.  —Astead W. Herndon

Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci.  All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

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 …