Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.

Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary  —  NBC News projects that Nixon, a state lawmaker, will face GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the general election.

'I'm Not That Informed on National Security,' Graham Says in South Carolina Debate  —  Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Here are five takeaways.

Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies  —  The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio.  — In the memo, obtained by Axios …

Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans?  It's Darker than We Knew.  —  It's time to familiarize yourselves with the names “Operation Puppet Master” and “Operation Keyhole.”  If those nefarious phrases evoke to you the U.S. government's domestic spying on leftist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, it's for good reason.

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for 3 days  —  Trump said the U.S. and Canada “have a DEAL” but didn't provide details. … President Donald Trump late Tuesday slammed the brakes on a wave of tariffs that were set to hit Canada at midnight.  —  On social media, Trump wrote …

Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA  —  Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines  —  An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …

Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary  —  Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election.  “Wyoming citizens spoke loud and clear tonight!” said caucus critic Rep. Landon Brown.

US Treasury to double buybacks of long-term government debt  —  Sharp sell-off in recent weeks has sent borrowing costs soaring  —  The US Treasury department has said it will double the size of its buyback of long-term US government debt following a sharp sell-off that has sent borrowing costs soaring to multiyear highs.

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police.  We Got Its Code  —  Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.  WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?  —  Interest rates are up — but don't panic  —  Rising interest rates on government debt, in the United States and other countries, were at the top of the Financial Timeshome page and many other financial news sites yesterday.

Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …

Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr's bullsh*t  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡 Subscribe to PN 📡  —  For over a year, ABC tried to appease the Trump administration.  —  It ignored constant abuse from the president …

Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign.  Voters aren't moving.  —  Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has done with voters.  —  With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought …

Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today.  Does the Old Man Have Character? … A full three decades ago, as Bill Clinton turned 50 in the midst of his successful 1996 reelection campaign, he was sounding even then in an autumnal mood.  —  “I have more yesterdays than tomorrows” he used to say often that year …

UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks  —  Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a ‘false flag operation’.  —  Add Al Jazeera on Google  —  The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran …

Cory Mills' Downfall Came From Inside the House  —  GOP leaders and the White House backed Rep. Cory Mills' reelection bid despite a string of scandals, but one of his colleagues believed he could pose a threat to the majority.  — Copy  —  As allegations of sexual misconduct …

COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports.  Here's where levels are highest  —  (NEXSTAR) - Don't be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks.  COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S.

The Risks of Getting Russian and Chinese Nuclear Strategy Wrong  —  Strategists must understand the great powers' different approaches to nuclear use.  —  Meet The Authors … In October 2022, Biden administration officials feared that Russia might use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

Trump tries a new approach in Iran war: Disengage  —  For weeks, President Donald Trump has tried willing positive developments with Iran into existence, without much success.  —  On Tuesday, he seemed to adopt a new approach.  Trump told top administration envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a US official.

Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months  —  The Iran war — defined by fits and starts and strain on America's military — will hit the half-year mark next week with both Washington and Tehran betting they can outlast one another. … - The Navy is the topic du jour …

A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content  —  The politician behind Texas' conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system.  Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

Hasan Piker's Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who's Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing  —  Murat Piker, who muses on the nature of ‘incels’ on his brother's livestream, has worked on major military projects including jets and undersea drones

DOJ Used Pam Bondi's Trophy Arrests as an Excuse to Spy on Minnesota's Anti-ICE Community  —  I wrote about Isaac Sant's blockbuster court filing the other day, the exhibits to which revealed the conspiracy theory that clearly lay behind the Minnesota 15 indictment (which I predicted here).