Parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to prohibit federal subsidies for health plans that cover abortion services  —  The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Wednesday to reject Republican language in the Senate megabill that would prohibit federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) …

White House to limit intelligence sharing, skip Gabbard at Senate Iran briefing  —  Top officials will brief lawmakers on Thursday amid a political battle over what intelligence reveals about the damage to Iran's nuclear facilities.  —  The White House plans to limit classified intelligence sharing …

Democrats fret about national fallout after Mamdani stuns in New York City  —  The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed anew the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles …

Where Is Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?  —  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week.  That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.  —  With the nation watching …

The Paramount Risk in Settling Trump's Lawsuit: ‘Bribery’?  —  Any settlement during merger review will be a Democratic target.  —  An error occurred.  Please try again later.  —  Months after Paramount reportedly began talks to settle President Trump's false-advertising claim against CBS, the company is still holding fast.

The US economy shrank much faster in the first quarter than previously reported  —  The US economy contracted in the beginning of the year at a much faster pace than previously reported, after new data factored in much weaker consumer spending.  —  Gross domestic product …

Trump Considers Naming Next Fed Chair Early in Bid to Undermine Powell  —  Warsh, Hassett and Bessent are among those under consideration as Trump evaluates their commitment to cutting rates—and ‘made-for-TV’ appeal  —  President Trump's exasperation over the Federal Reserve's take-it-slow approach …

Scholars Continue Lambasting Higher Ed While Trump Upends It  —  This year's Heterodox Academy conference—the first since Republicans retook the White House—featured similar complaints about academe as in years past.  But the federal government's sweeping interventions raised questions about what's really warranted.

Trump Organization scraps ‘made in the USA’ tag for its gold T1 smartphone … The Trump Organization scrapped a reference that its recently revealed smartphone will be made in the U.S., amid doubts that such a device can be manufactured on American shores at its price tag.

What It Took To Win  —  The old saw goes that politics is the art of the possible, but it often seems like the art of the impossible: putting together winning coalitions that “objectively” seem to defy logic—or at least, the logic of the pundits.)  My favorite example of this is Trump managing …

Byrd Rule Violations Continue to Mount on the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian again advised that several provisions in the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they remain in the bill.

'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls  —  Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.

The U.S. Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics  —  As a country, we need to understand who goes to school, where, and what their experiences are.  It's hard to ensure that students have access to quality education without some basic information about our schools.

CDC to hire former head of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hiring Lyn Redwood, a nurse and the former head of a group critics have denounced as anti-vaccine, to work in its vaccine safety office, multiple CDC officials tell CBS News.

Trump DOJ sues all federal judges in Maryland over deportation order  —  Legal experts said the unusual lawsuit marks an escalation in the Trump administration's attacks on the U.S. judiciary.  —  Summary907  —  The Justice Department sued all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland …

A Secret Program Allowed VOA to Broadcast Television into North Korea.  Now It's Gone.  —  How the Trump administration undermined its own strategic position.  —  The mission of Voice of America, to “tell America's story to the world,” is hard to fulfill when you're broadcasting into the void of North Korea.

How America Changed After the Supreme Court Legalized Same-Sex Marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges  —  On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, supporters say they are secure but also wary and watchful.  —  Could same-sex marriage be next?

States can step into the breach  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  As the nation confronts growing ranks of ICE officers engaging in systemic illegality …

My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note  —  Fifty years ago, Katharine Graham defended The Washington Post against presidential threats.  Her granddaughter now fears its soul is being sold.  —  Bluesky  —  Pocket  —  Fifty-four years ago, in 1971 …

DOJ coordinated with Texas AG to kill Texas Dream Act, Trump official says  —  The official said the Justice Department was able to scrap a Texas law giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition “in six hours” by working with state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Cornyn trounced by Paxton in another poll  —  It's getting late early for John Cornyn.  Yet another poll shows the four-term incumbent lagging well behind his hard-right challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in next year's primary.  The poll, conducted on behalf of a Paxton-allied super PAC …