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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro set to order new limits on data center development  —  The governor plans to block such projects in the state unless they meet new limits on electricity and water usage, a reversal of past policies, and gain local approval.  —  Summary

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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

North Carolina auditor held two-hour meeting with conservative election activists amid oversight push  —  Republican Auditor Dave Boliek, who is staking out a bigger role in North Carolina's elections, told them not to tell the press about it, one activist said.

Rep. Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse Candidate to Lead the FDA  —  The White House is considering Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a source familiar with the administration's thinking confirmed Tuesday.

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 …

Planned Parenthood makes big ad buy in Maine Senate race  —  The super PAC for Planned Parenthood is rolling out a more than $600,000 ad campaign against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), criticizing her for her record on abortion as Democrats look to flip the Maine Senate seat this fall.

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 …

Russia's Lavrov says Britain risks being seen as party to Ukraine war  —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia had the right to regard the direct involvement of Britain in strikes on Russian territory as participation in the war in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.

Swalwell admits to ‘physical relations’ with Chinese spy in newly released documents  —  Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) told FBI investigators that he had physical relations with a suspected Chinese spy, according to newly declassified documents released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday.