Iran-backed Houthis seize Red Sea port, putting another key trade route at risk  —  Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the Red Sea port of Mokha and captured the nearby Perim island on Friday, tightening their grip around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait while the U.S.-Iran war chokes another …

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 …

Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump's Convention  —  The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful.  —  Republicans descended on Dallas this week with the ostensible aim …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

9/11 widow blasts Saudi Arabia during annual ceremony  —  A widow of a 9/11 victim used the annual reading of the names of those killed to plead with the Trump administration about Saudi Arabian officials' alleged ties to the terror attack, which the kingdom has dismissed.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say  —  Ahmed Soliman's attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea's notorious torture prisons.  —  Ahmed Soliman, a 30-year-old gay immigrant from Egypt who had lived in Arizona since …

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.

'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.

Afghan woman deported in first-ever “Alien Terrorist” court case, DOJ says  —  An Afghan national who was the first-ever case before the federal Alien Terrorist Removal Court has been deported, the Justice Department announced Friday. … - The DOJ said “the government used classified information …

House sets vote on Russia sanctions bill  —  House lawmakers are set to vote on the sweeping Russia sanctions bill that senators overwhelmingly voted to approve in August, but now faces a tough test in the House where Democrats fear the bill will give President Donald Trump too much tariff power.

Al Franken, other Jewish Americans endorse El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race  —  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in the Michigan Senate race, has faced a backlash from some Jewish Democrats for his intense criticism of Israel.  —  Former senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) …