Out of Gas.  Out of Ideas.  Out of Time.  —  Today marks twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks.  In many ways, it feels like another age—and the pre-9/11 era even more so.  But the pain lingers, especially for those who lost someone that day.  They're in our thoughts today.

Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure  —  The contractor said the pool's new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.  —  The contractor that renovated …

Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane  —  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world's vital shipping routes …

C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to White House Before Sept. 11  —  The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.  —  Tucked at the end of a Sept. 10, 1998, intelligence report sent …

Trump, Hegseth push Iran war at Pentagon 9/11 memorial  —  President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday used remarks commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to draw a parallel between the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and the ongoing U.S. war with Iran.

Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo  —  Jon Husted's campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director.  —  Summary  —  A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers …

USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County's Ballot Over Spacing Issue … A Florida county's mail-in ballot envelope design was almost rejected by the U.S. Postal Service for less than two-hundredths of an inch.  —  Leon County, Florida's mail ballot envelope design placed the words …

How Trump's $5,000 check promise is supposed to work  —  The White House is doubling down on President Trump's promise to deliver $5,000 checks to American adults, arguing his record shows he can pull it off.  —  Why it matters: The Trump administration is teasing these massive checks …

Despite Pledges From Musk, Child Sexual Abuse Material Persists on X  —  Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.  —  Elon Musk has long vowed to remove child sexual abuse material …

Facing Islamophobia, Mamdani Keeps Focus on 9/11 Victims  —  In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public's attention toward the victims, and away from himself.  —  Three days before the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 …

Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings  —  A letter is circulating among House members urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring back the House “immediately” and keep it in session until Congress passes AI safeguards, Axios has learned.

A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms  —  The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.  —  A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting the midterms …

Joe diGenova resigns abruptly from DOJ job investigating Trump foes, calling out ‘ethical’ problems on way out  —  Counselor to the Attorney General Joe diGenova abruptly resigned Thursday from a sprawling probe into former officials in the Obama administration, The Post has learned.

Firm Inflation Reading Pushes Fed Closer to a Rate Increase  —  The inflation rate held steady at 3.4% in August, matching analyst expectations  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Consumer-price index, change from a year earlierSource: Labor DepartmentNote: Data for October 2025 are unavailable.

The muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failure  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  When it comes to 9/11, Donald Trump has always had a problem with the truth.  Now that he's increasingly detached …

New Info Just Revealed About Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Shocks Liberal Media Host  —  We've been hearing from some of the 11 jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case who wanted to acquit her by reason of insanity.  We've heard from three women on camera, one man, and the youngest female juror.

Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say  —  Ahmed Soliman, a 30-year-old gay immigrant from Egypt who had lived in Arizona since he was a child, was arrested by police in Equatorial Guinea Friday, days after speaking to reporters about police abuse, his lawyers said.

This Is Really Bad  —  The biggest vibe shift in artificial intelligence since the release of ChatGPT is currently underway.  Researchers in Silicon Valley — and around the world — are beginning to recognize that A.I. may no longer be entirely within human control.

McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years  —  At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters  —  McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs …

'I don't have any': Trump brushes aside concerns over AI's existential risks  —  President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about the catastrophic risks of artificial intelligence raised this week by some AI researchers, saying late Thursday he was focused instead on the U.S. losing its edge in the tech arms race.

JD Vance echoed one of Tucker Carlson's most notorious comments at the GOP midterm convention  —  Vice President JD Vance used his keynote address to the GOP's midterm convention to echo one of Tucker Carlson's most infamous statements, just one week after publicly refusing to distance himself from the right-wing podcaster.

What Does FBI Director Kash Patel Actually Do?  —  FBI Director Kash Patel seems to be very bad at his job.  —  This was confirmed yet again on Thursday, when national security journalist Seth Hettena found documents showing Patel instructing his team to search for and respond to online accounts that criticize him.