Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures when asked about scaling back US drills with South Korea - live  —  Trump also claims he's ‘actually making it much safer’ for South Korea by scaling back joint military drills just days after North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles

Dems plan Oman war powers push after Trump threatens bombing … - “At this point we may just need to file war powers resolutions for the 192 other countries,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told Axios.  — The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit  —  ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.  —  An expert witness testifying …

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books.  It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility … Amazon is buying massive quantities of books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroying them in the process.  —  A 404 Media investigation was able to reveal Amazon's book buying operation …

From Natalie, With LOVE ...  With the growing attention being given to Trump handler/confidante Natalie Harp, I looked up this November 2024 Times article which captures some of the relationship ...  Given that Natalie Harp is not only a conventionally attractive women but also Trump's type …

Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools  —  The case could set up a landmark clash over the separation of church and state.  —  Summary  —  Civil liberties groups on Monday asked the Supreme Court to hear their challenge of a Texas law requiring …

Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday.

DOJ Plans to Deploy 1,000 Monitors to Watch Midterm Elections  —  The Justice Department plans to send 1,000 monitors to watch voting during the midterm elections in November, a historic figure for a Republican administration, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said.

With Fear and Favor  —  Institutions don't have courage.  They have incentives.  —  Institutions don't have courage.  They have incentive structures.  When incentives line up just right, it is not uncommon for an institution to make a collective decision that almost no one inside it would have made alone.

“Suckers and losers” as policy  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚢 Subscribe to PN 🚢  —  The Navy Times reported last week, based on interviews with family members, that multiple sailors have recently tried to jump overboard …

The Wrong Kind of American  —  The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.  —  At the cia, they'd started an office pool on when I'd be fired.  —  President Trump would be sworn in for his second term at noon; the smart money had me gone by 12:15.

WATCH: WNBA Security Accused of Forcing Mom, Daughter to Cover XX-XY Shirts amid Transgender Debate  —  A mother and daughter said they were forced to cover up their XX-XY Athletics t-shirts on Sunday during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game at Atlanta's Gateway Center Arena …

White House Reporters Find New Way to Bow to Trump  —  'IT'S HAPPENING'  —  The president already has an invitation to the 2027 White House Correspondents' Dinner.  —  Even after President Donald Trump secretly put White House reporters in grave danger, the White House Correspondents' Association …

Trump roasted over ‘flying palace’ trips with aide: ‘He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie’  —  Democratic senator Jon Ossoff claimed that the president is ‘treating citizens as fools and those who serve as pawns’  —  Donald Trump would rather build the White House ballroom …

Trump contradicts Vance, says nukes, not oil prices, No. 1 priority in Iran  —  Vance laid out a different order of priorities than Trump's stated mission.  —  President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y.

New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case  —  Exactly one year ago this week, Donald Trump threatened to impose “harsh measures” on the state of Colorado unless it agreed to release election denier Tina Peters from prison several years before her sentence runs its course.

Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park  —  The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building …

Trump Consults AI George Washington on Ballroom Design  —  Since Donald Trump flattened the East Wing last October, his justification for building a White House ballroom has evolved considerably.  Originally, the president suggested he needed a place to throw killer parties.

House Ethics investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations  —  The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it is investigating Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) over allegations of sexual misconduct. … - The committee provided no further details about the allegations.

Supreme Court denies Trump's rehearing petition, cementing Carroll's $5 million win  —  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's long-shot request to reconsider taking up his appeal in one of the two civil cases he lost to E. Jean Carroll.

SCOOP: Trump's Iran War Has Burned Through Well Over 90% of Key Long-Range Missiles  —  Sources tell Zeteo the percentage of critical long-range missiles that the Trump administration has depleted in its failing war is in ‘at least the high nineties.’  —  However terribly you think the Iran war …

What's So Special about a Special Grand Jury?  —  A primer on how special grand juries work, what federal law actually permits them to do, and why this one might backfire.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  The Justice Department has empaneled a special grand jury in Washington …

Trump's Iran strategy opens Pacific security gap … It also has raised questions about how the U.S. can sustain a formidable presence in both regions. … - While a full-scale invasion is unlikely, China could use the void to ratchet up its presence in the Pacific, he says.

Planned Parenthood to spend more than $600,000 against Susan Collins in Maine  —  The ad buy, which will focus on the senator's vote to confirm Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, is the largest investment from Planned Parenthood Votes in any state this cycle.  —  Planned Parenthood's political …

Trump blames vandals for dead grass on lawn where he held Fourth of July event  —  Similarly damaged grass was seen at the White House Ellipse and South Lawn after the UFC Freedom 250 events this summer.  —  President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to accuse vandals of damaging …