Who is Natalie Harp?  Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight  —  The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.  —  Natalie Harp, a relatively little-known White House aide, has been thrust into the public eye this month …

James Fishback Is Probably About to Lose.  His Politics Might Be Winning. … On a Saturday afternoon in early August, James Fishback paced across a sun-stained library parking lot in south Tampa.  The steamy day marked the beginning of early voting in Florida's closed primaries and Fishback …

South Korea's Lee Pushes for Nuclear Sub Deal After Trump Rebuke  —  South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for swift progress in consultations with the US on the country's plan to acquire its first nuclear-powered submarine after President Donald Trump ordered curbs on joint military drills …

The Cruelty Was Fine Until It Became Personal  —  Another Trump supporter is outraged after getting what he voted for. … Join  —  1. Shameful.  Joyous.  —  What is it we say about bad things happening to bad people?  —  Meet Brent Jindra, a California tech salesman who voted …

Disney and ABC sue FCC, seeking to stop early license renewal process  —  In April, the FCC ordered Disney's eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule.  —  The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday sued the Federal Communications Commission …

DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔎 Subscribe to PN 🔎  —  When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear …

Virginia Giuffre's case files finally to be unsealed  —  Miami Herald set a landmark legal and journalistic precedent in its fight to unseal the civil lawsuit.  What it means  —  Julie k Brown  —  ∙ Paid  —  Success, finally.  —  Last week, a federal court in Manhattan ordered …

Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall  —  The move to send 1,000 poll monitors is likely the largest number under a Republican president, a DOJ official said.  —  Summary  —  The Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall …

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more  —  Health data appears to be most affected by administration's attempt to wipe findings that don't align with its priorities, tracker shows  —  A database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records.

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests  —  The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.

Justice Department asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported …

Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says  —  A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism …

Scottish Tory peer Nigel Biggar pens essay defending use of N-word  —  A SCOTTISH Tory peer has spoken out in defence of using the N-word.  —  Nigel Biggar, a priest and theology academic who was given a seat in the House of Lords by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in 2025, argued in a blogpost that it is …

Trump Moves to Make It Easier for Convicted Felons to Get Guns … President Trump is making it easier for convicted felons to regain their gun rights.  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new regulation Monday that allows convicted felons to apply to restore their access to guns.

Trump appears to repeatedly contradict his own top advisers on the Iran war  —  Trump has made several comments in the last few days that differ from those made by Vice President JD Vance and others. … President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly contradict some of his top advisers …

Eight Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase, no casualties, state TV reports  —  Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey …

The 69-Year-Old Rookie  —  I was a fifty-year newspaper veteran and a journalism professor.  Then I joined the Salt Lake Tribune as a junior editor.  —  My first day on the job, I fucked up.  This was not a call-the-libel-lawyers-ASAP fuckup.  Nor was it a who-spelled-Trump-as-Trummp-on-the- homepage fuckup.

Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement  —  Max D. Lederer Jr., the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a three-decade career at the organization amid Pentagon efforts to expand oversight over its operations and content.

Appeals court rules Nevada's top federal prosecutor illegally holds office over lack of Senate confirmation  —  A federal appeals court unanimously ruled on Monday that Nevada's acting U.S. attorney, Sigal Chattah, is serving in the position unlawfully.  —  Judges previously ruled in September …

The Sex Criminals and Child Abusers of ICE and CBP  —  Rape.  Domestic violence.  Epstein friendship.  It's all tolerated by our valiant homeland-security apparatus.  PLUS: COINTELPRO 2026  —  THERE'S A CRIMINAL culture tolerated within the Department of Homeland Security …

He Cursed at a Public Meeting.  Then He Was Arrested.  —  Police charged Fort Worth resident E. J. Carrion with disrupting a meeting, a Class B misdemeanor, after his public comments.  He says that won't stop his activism.  —  Digital subscribers can listen to this article.

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections  —  Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to confirm he won't send U.S. troops to polling places during November's midterm elections, as Democrats have raised concerns …

‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump's plan to economically strangle Iran  —  President Donald Trump is waiting for Iran to cave to his economic pressure.  Tehran may be willing to wait even longer. … “It's an attrition campaign, and I am sure Treasury tweaks …

U.S. quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to different countries in Central America despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return …

Russians pull billions from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war  —  Russians are withdrawing billions, causing liquidity problems for banks and undermining the Kremlin's ability to issue bonds to finance the fight in Ukraine.  —  Summary  —  Russians are pulling billions …