House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment  —  The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment.  —  House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early …

Trump threatens to stop Kennedy Center renovation if his name isn't added back to building  —  President Trump threatened to stop the planned renovation of the Kennedy Center if a judge's ruling barring his name from being added to the building again isn't overturned.

Vulnerable GOP Iowa Incumbents Break With Trump on Iran War  —  War-powers votes come as Iowa has become an unexpected battleground state due to tariffs and fuel costs  —  WASHINGTON—In the latest sign of the political weight of the war in Iran, two Iowa Republicans facing competitive House …

Bari's ‘60’ Bust … In the days leading up to the “60 Minutes” season premiere, CBS News projected plenty of confidence.  After facing a storm of backlash over the summer for blowing up the acclaimed newsmagazine with a series of high-profile—and still unexplained—firings, the Bari Weiss-led network went on the offensive.

Bill Cassidy Says He's Fed Up With Trump Nominees' ‘Wiggle Room’ on Vaccines  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy lambasted the Trump administration for stoking vaccine doubts among Americans, after reports Tuesday that two unvaccinated Pennsylvanians had died of measles.  —  “It is irresponsible …

EU Chief Proposes Making Canada First Associate Member of the Bloc  —  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pushed for much deeper partnerships with Europeans  —  Amanda Coletta Joe Parkinson in Lisbon  —  The European Union's top official said she would work to make Canada the bloc's …

Here's the latest.  —  Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise rates in the face of persistently strong inflation and bond market anxiety.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The Federal Reserve is on the cusp of a momentous decision.  The central bank is widely expected on Wednesday …

AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic  —  More than half of Americans are extremely or very concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, up more than ten percentage points from last year, per polling results out Wednesday.

Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts  —  A Government Accountability Office report found that use of such leave jumped 435% between 2023 and 2025.  —  The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave …

Helicopter providing coverage for NBCLA, Telemundo 52 crashes in Los Angeles  —  Several news helicopters were in the San Fernando Valley community covering a deadly bus crash at a nearby intersection.  —  Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized Tuesday night …

Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claims  —  The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life …

White House doesn't want voters to see the real Trump  —  Natalie Harp's enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter  —  If there's ever been anything Donald Trump loves more than gold, it's a camera.  The former reality TV host has willingly debased himself …

The Midwestern Führerbunker Driving the Right Off the Cliff  —  Editor's Note: I've worked on this for weeks.  Yes, it is long.  I beg you to read it all.  I've kept it as easy to understand as I can.  Please read it.  You guys always ask me to “name names.”  Challenge accepted.

How the Times Lost a Defamation Trial  —  An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom's first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.  —  It is rarely a good sign when the New York Times standards editor fires off an email to you at the end of the day.

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT  —  The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 - 0 vote:  —  The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4 to 4 percent …

New Dan Osborn recording features blunt comments about some Nebraska Trump supporters  —  U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn participate in debate at Nebraska State Fair  —  Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn, after weeks of leaked recordings, now faces what his critics call a potential …

The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers  —  Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine's front lines.  —  The inside of an armored sarcophagus smells of gunpowder, gasoline, and gangrene.  Remotely operated, unmanned ground vehicles …

The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad  —  Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike.  But the real issue isn't the ad - it's that she's a registered Republican.  —  Sydney Sweeney is hot.  —  The 29-year-old actress knows it.

George W. Bush's new book of paintings of political prisoners will be out in March  —  NEW YORK — Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in March that features portraits of political prisoners and dissidents.  —  The Penguin Random House imprint Crown announced Wednesday …

The Trump Administration Is Imprisoning Somali Immigrants in Gitmo  —  “The worst place ever I've been in my life.”  —  That's how Sakariye Abdi Mohamed described the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, where he and a handful of other Somali immigrants are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. … Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds.  Talk of the dollar's dwindling power is getting louder.  Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults.  —  Almost two years into President Trump's second term …

Georgia's Ruling Party Moves to Ban All Parliamentary Opposition  —  Georgia's ruling party expanded a legal push to outlaw the parliamentary opposition, moving to initiate a ban of the final major group remaining in the legislature.  —  Georgian Dream already asked the Constitutional Court …

Trump Rages Openly at Midterm Woes as His Worst Poll Yet Lands Hard  —  Donald Trump exploded in wild fury at the Supreme Court after it blocked his scheme to corrupt vote-by-mail.  But in his bizarrely unhinged tirade was a key tell: He called the ruling a “big loss for Republicans.”

Alito and Thomas keep the pedal to the metal  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🗳️ Subscribe to PN 🗳️  —  On Monday night, the Supreme Court finally blocked Trump's plan to unleash chaos on the midterms and disenfranchise millions of voters.

Trump escalates war on federal data  —  The nerdy, traditionally apolitical world of federal data is increasingly getting swept up in the Trump administration's push to control every level of government.  — Across the federal government, agencies are changing how they collect and publicize information.

Trump's arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say  —  While acknowledging the project's “adverse effects” on dozens of sites, the administration is asking local preservationists to sign on to an agreement by Monday.  —  Summary  —  Federal officials acknowledge …

China: “Thank Trump”  —  One of the challenges of living in the Trump era is wondering if anyone actually believes Trump's claim that his presidency has made America stronger and more globally respected than ever.  Trump has dismantled much of the international infrastructure that America built …