White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution  —  Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring new charge against Olympic canoeist after U.S. attorney dropped case  —  WASHINGTON—White House officials have asked the Justice Department …

One Woman's Message From the Hell of ICE Detention  —  My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record.  It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.  —  Pocket  —  My name is Maryam Tahmasebi, and I am a professor of psychology …

How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled  —  The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran's war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.  —  During five intense days last month, Iran launched waves …

Judge Expands Block on Trump's Mail-in Voting Plan for Midterms  —  A federal judge in Boston entered a nationwide order blocking the US Postal Service from carrying out President Donald Trump's directives to overhaul mail-in voting policies before the November midterm elections …

Robot book club  —  AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.  — Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed …

Trump Used Air Force One Passengers As Decoys, Saved Himself  —  At first glance, reports that President Trump secretly slipped off Air Force One in a catering truck to thwart an Iranian assassination threat sound like a blockbuster political thriller come to life.

WHO defends childhood immunization schedules after Trump reduction order  —  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday defended its immunization guidelines amid the Trump administration's decision to decrease the number of recommended childhood vaccines in the U.S.

‘Fireworks suck’: Removed El-Sayed videos urged getting rid of the 4th of July tradition, raised replacing 2nd Amendment  —  Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once asked his YouTube viewers whether Americans could “PLEASE” find another way to celebrate the Fourth of July …

There's No Vaccine for Stupid  —  If there were any hopes left for a prompt deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, they're on life support now.  Donald Trump and Iran spent Monday making a series of escalatory tit-for-tat demands about war reparations …

US citizen detained by ICE at Atlanta Airport as he boarded flight  —  CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Cartersville man said ICE agents wrongly detained him at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.  —  The American citizen told Channel 2's Ashlyn Webb that he's still shaken by what happened.

READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is Allocated  —  TPM is publishing the Trump administration's plan for changes to political apportionment and Census data collection.  —  The Trump administration is planning to dramatically reshape the data …

FLIPR 2026 midterm election forecast  —  Silver Bulletin's prediction for every Senate, House, and gubernatorial election in 2026.  —  ∙ Paid … This is the landing page for FLIPR 1, Silver Bulletin's 2026 election forecast.  We'll regularly update the charts below as new election polls …

A Group of Centrist Senators Sees a Window to Overhaul Social Security  —  A group of eight centrist senators is attempting to compel Congress to revamp Social Security, in what many in Washington see as the first real effort at overhauling the government's biggest program in more than a decade.

Ex-ICE agent's group awarded $158 million to represent migrant children  —  The Trump administration gave the contract to Our Rescue, which former agent Tim Ballard left in 2023 before being accused of sex trafficking.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration has awarded a $158 million contract …

Progressive vs. moderate showdown for Senate seat tops Minnesota primaries  —  Senate, governor and House races are on the ballot.  —  Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Rep. Angie Craig speaks with supporters during a canvass launch while campaigning on August 9, 2026 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Mamdani's Taking On Amazon.  His Opponent?  Chuck Schumer's Daughter.  —  Amazon's chief lobbyist fighting a delivery worker protection bill in New York City recently endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani is Jessica Schumer, the daughter of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) …

Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows  —  Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms' climate accountability case  —  Democracy, climate and justice is supported by

Republicans roll the dice on anti-Muslim bigotry one more time  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Six days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington DC …

Max Miller's Endless Wars  —  The wordless show of dissent that cost Dr. Feras Hamdan his job, a $50,000 cash surety bond, hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, and the better part of his sanity lasted all of 24 seconds.  —  It was June 19, 2025, the seventh day of the so-called …

SpaceX's Earnings Show Elon Wiped Out Two-Thirds Of Twitter's Ad Business  —  When SpaceX filed for its IPO, we went through the S-1 to point out just how far off the mark Elon Musk's predictions about his Twitter takeover turned out to be.  Indeed, the failure of Twitter as a business was so catastrophic …

US Marine Robert Gilman released after years in Russian prison  —  President Donald Trump announced Gilman's release.  He said the 32-year-old is expected to land in Washington, DC, the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 11.  —  A Marine held in a Russian prison since 2022 has been released and is headed …

David Ellison Says He'll Pull Paramount Out of California Starting Oct. 1 if States Refuse to Negotiate Settlement in Antitrust Suit … And, in a move seemingly aimed at gaining leverage in the showdown, he's prepared to start moving Paramount out of California as soon as October unless …

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes  —  A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

Voters say the political system needs big changes — and that's driving Democratic gains for 2026  —  Among moderates and conservatives who say they want “major, disruptive change” in politics, Democrats lead the generic ballot by 50 points  —  Last week, after Abdul El-Sayed won an upset victory …

Violent crime keeps falling in biggest U.S. cities  —  Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by Axios. … - Trump came into office casting America …

U.S. Fires on Ship Breaking Its Blockade of Iran  —  American forces shot at the Panama-flagged vessel from a helicopter  —  U.S. forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship that attempted to run the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday, a U.S. official said, stepping up enforcement …

Colombia earthquake tests new president, Taiwan learns from Ukraine on the battlefield, India-Bangladesh rivalry spills into cricket  —  Earthquake rocks Colombia days into new president's term  —  A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia yesterday - at least 160 people have died …

DOJ seeks to shield Trump advisers from Dem probes … The new opinion could create a new hurdle for Democrats should they retake Congress.  — “It really could be a pretty significant weapon” for the administration “to deflect a lot of that congressional investigation of private parties …

Judge finds Kennedy Center owes musician $250,000 in legal fees  —  A federal judge in D.C. dismissed the center's suit against Chuck Redd for canceling a concert after the president's name was added to the facade.  —  A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 …