Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists  —  Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were.  Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.

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 …

Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline  —  Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.  —  The world's most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut.

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see Ireland unify with British-run Northern Ireland and that it would happen eventually.  —  “Well, I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you …

Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn't rely on taxpayer funds  —  A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them.  Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. … President Donald Trump's promised $5,000 “dividend” …

U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops  —  Finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships  —  Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July …

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across …

Inflation Complicates Trump's Midterms Pitch to Voters  —  Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president's midterm appeal.  —  With less than two months until the midterm elections, President Trump commenced a final push …

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 …

These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November  —  Democrats hope to retake control of the House, and to use that power to probe Trump's business ventures, legal maneuvers and policies.  —  Summary  —  House Democrats are eagerly preparing to wield a power they do not yet have.

Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥  —  Mike Johnson, the theoretical speaker of the House, announced last Thursday he's canceling votes …

Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree  —  Police have arrested Jacques Ratliff and ruled the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, as a homocide  —  Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune …

Trump Partied in Texas as Iran and Its Allies Began a ‘Tet Offensive’ on the World Economy  —  ‘It looks bad, I am willing to admit it,’ a Trump adviser told Zeteo late Thursday.  —  ∙ Paid  —  DALLAS — The Republican Party's “Trump-a-palooza” midterm convention in Texas concluded …

Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect.  It turns you into a supremacist’  —  She's tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires.  She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power

Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport  —  The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. … - That's up 60% from a year earlier.

Farage's Reform Raises Record £72 Million in Less Than 24 Hours  —  Nigel Farage's Reform UK received a second multi-million pound donation, bringing the total raised over the past 24 hours to £72 million ($97 million) and far surpassing the amounts raised by the rival Labour and Conservative parties so far this year.

CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11  —  Agency makes public more than 70 intelligence products in historic release  —  Today, Director John Ratcliffe declassified 71 President's Daily Brief (PDB) products in commemoration of the 25th anniversary …

Trump Sees Canada Deal ‘Fairly Soon,’ Downplays Leaving USMCA  —  Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade.  Sign up here.  —  President Donald Trump expressed optimism about resolving a trade fight with Canada and downplayed the prospect of quitting a continental trade pact …

Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead.  Now DOJ is appealing  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it's appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump's attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies.

The Numbers Don't Lie: Trump's Convention Speech Was a Total Flop … Republicans spent more than $40 million to produce their unprecedented midterm convention—but even that enormous investment couldn't convince the American public to tune in.  —  Donald Trump spoke at the Dallas event …

Markwayne Mullin calls for Americans to reject politicization of DHS on 9/11 anniversary  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin used his address on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to call attention to the importance of the Department of Homeland Security in protecting the nation from terrorists.