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 …

What we know about when Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate  —  The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues.  —  McConnell was hospitalized in June …

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 …