Trump Goes Full Fascist in Truth Social Posting Spree  —  One campaign official says staffers are relieved that the former president has largely isolated his social media presence to his own app … On Wednesday — in the aftermath of a new election-interference indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith …

Why Trump's ‘incident’ at Arlington National Cemetery matters  —  Donald Trump's appearance at Arlington National Cemetery this week was already controversial.  Then the public learned about an “incident.”  —  In modern American politics, the vast majority of officials in both parties …

Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan  —  Republican-led states challenged the plan aimed at reducing the burden on borrowers, including a provision that would reduce their monthly payments.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed …

Harris campaign mocks Trump over muted mic debate: ‘His own team wants to shut him up’  —  Vice President Harris's campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu on Wednesday mocked former President Trump over the microphone muting issue at the upcoming presidential debate, saying his own team “wants to shut him up.”

‘This is simply insane’: Questions raised about vetting of J.D. Vance amid new blow-up  —  During an appearance on “Morning Joe” on Wednesday morning, MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend expressed shock that another damaging video of Republican Party vice president candidate J.D. Vance …

Elon Musk, Eyeing Edge for Trump, Hires Republican Political Adviser  —  The move suggests that Mr. Musk, the world's richest person, is preparing to become even more involved in the presidential campaign and beyond.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has hired a Republican operative …

Zuckerberg's Spineless Surrender: Rehashing Old News To Enable False GOP Narratives  —  Two bits of news came out of the letter Mark Zuckerberg sent to Rep. Jim Jordan this week (and how people responded to it), neither of which are what you're likely to have heard about.

Jim Jordan subpoenas company led by daughter of NY v Trump judge  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is issuing a subpoena for information on the political work conducted by the daughter of New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan.

The Election Story Nobody Wants to Talk About  —  A Q&A with David Neiwert, America's foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses.  —  Members of the Proud Boys rally in front of the Ohio State Capitol building in Columbus, Ohio, January 6, 2024.

Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging.  Under Meredith Whittaker, It's Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong  —  On its 10th anniversary, Signal's president wants to remind you that the world's most secure communications platform is a nonprofit.  It's free.  It doesn't track you or serve you ads.

How to give thousands to Trump without giving his campaign a cent  —  The former president is constantly expanding the array of ways his supporters can put more money in his pockets.  —  One of the defining characteristics of Donald Trump's rallies is the emergence of an ad hoc marketplace of Trump-related merchandise.

Former Nevada official found guilty of murdering journalist  —  A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.  —  The jury returned a unanimous verdict of first-degree murder for former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles.

Election Could End Up in Front of SCOTUS Warns Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  BRACE FOR IMPACT  —  Jackson's comments come after Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against Donald Trump in his ongoing election interference case.  —  Journalist

Trump Media stock falls below $20 per share, a first since company went public … The months long Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell below $20 for the first time since the Truth Social maker went public in March of this year.

Trump's latest Putin apologia deserves more attention  —  “They are surging into Russia.  Ok?  You are going to end up in World War III.”  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.

Harris Camp Trolls Trump with Ad Targeting Mar-a-Lago  —  WHEN KAMALA HARRIS'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN announced a new attack ad Tuesday, the vice president's strategists made sure to run it in every battleground state —as well as a single media market in Florida: the one that includes Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.

Trump promoted another Truth Social account that calls for killing his political opponents  —  Former President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account to “retruth” a supporter's meme calling for the imprisonment of Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and other prominent figures.

McCormick confuses Philadelphia, Mississippi with Pennsylvania in X post  —  Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) was mocked Wednesday after his X account confused Philadelphia, Miss., with Pennsylvania's biggest city.  —  McCormick's account on social platform X shared a clip …

Vance repeats a bogus Trump claim on ‘factories’ debunked years ago  —  The figure he cites doesn't actually refer to factories.  And Biden's record on this front is better anyway.  —  “If you go back to the Trump presidency, we had 12,000 factories that were built during Donald Trump's presidency.”