Ossoff just went viral again.  That was probably the point.  —  Some battleground candidates are going viral for shooting from the hip.  Jon Ossoff is doing it from a carefully controlled script. … It was part of a larger prepared speech that hammered Trump over the war in Iran …

South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills  —  Lee Jae Myung reiterates desire for full command back in Seoul's hands after Donald Trump cuts joint exercises, citing warm ties with Kim Jong-un  —  South Korea's president has renewed …

Trump's Bombing Threats Have a Golf Course Problem  —  His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he's promising to send in the US military.  —  On Monday morning, President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to America's erstwhile ally: “If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them.”

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 …

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 …

Short-fused Trump puts 10-year-old on the spot as he berates ‘very disrespectful’ female CNN reporter  —  President has history of losing his temper when questioned by female journalists who are not sufficiently sycophantic  —  President Donald Trump berated a female CNN reporter …

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.

ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC, Claiming Trump Administration “Retaliatory Campaign” Against Its Free Speech  —  ABC filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration …

Florida Primary Underscores State's New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut  —  Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state.  A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.

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 …

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 …

Poll showing Bass leading Raman by double digits was bogus, company says  — 3 min Click here to listen to this article … - The phony poll by a company called Median Strategies showed Bass leading Raman by a wide margin, but the company acknowledged Monday that it was fake.

Trump thinks voting by mail is a corrupt scourge on the nation — except when he does it  —  At an unrelated White House event in May, Donald Trump repeated a familiar attack against mail-in ballots — just “the nature of it” is “corrupt,” the president falsely claimed …

Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the country  —  The 2026 midterms are becoming a watershed election for primary meddling, mysterious super PACs, alleged straw candidates and all other manner of political shenanigans. … - The Pennsylvania Green Party and a group …

A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier  —  The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.  —  Two months after her early release from prison …

Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends  —  An analysis, which the Defense Dept. said was not yet a formal review, will help address whether to rebuild strike-battered bases, said people familiar with the matter.  —  Summary

Jeanine Pirro pushes hard to keep alleged memorial vandal in jail  —  Weeks after being rebuked by President Donald Trump for dropping cases related to alleged damage to the Reflecting Pool, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is going to unusual lengths to try …

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 …

Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation  —  Officials familiar with the defense secretary's thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday …

Democrats enter their thirst trap era  —  Democrats seem to be leaning into a specific midterm strategy, especially on socials: bringing sexy back.  — Unbuttoned shirts on CNN. … - “We see a rise in young millennials, or the top part of Gen Z, trying to get into office,” …

US ICE puts forward insurance plan to protect local officers making immigration arrests  —  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has put forward an insurance plan that could protect local police officers who make immigration arrests from potential financial consequences if they are accused of misconduct while on duty.

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

US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians' deportation protections  —  A federal judge on Tuesday allowed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end legal protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.

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 …

Family Member Warns USS Spruance Sailors May Be Left Behind  —  The destroyer could remain deployed for months after the USS Abraham Lincoln returns, a claim not publicly confirmed by the Navy.  —  Add us on  —  A family member of a sailor aboard the USS Spruance says the destroyer …

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails  —  Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed.  The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.