A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators  —  “I don't know where it came from,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.  —  WASHINGTON — Tucked inside …

Trump says he'll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites  —  “We might have to put DOGE on Elon,” the president said on Tuesday.  —  President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington, on the way to Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 14, 2025.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90  —  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died.  He was 90.  —  Swaggart death was announced Tuesday on his public Facebook page.

A corrupted Supreme Court sinks to new lows  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  With another Supreme Court term having drawn to a close …

Young Men Who Elected Trump Just Realized They Scr*wed Up  —  BUYER'S REMORSE  —  “They are turning against him,” John Della Volpe said.  —  The young men who helped get Donald Trump back into the White House are now realizing they made a massive mistake, according to a Harvard polling expert.

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem  —  Ahead of the July 4 holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

Ford Foundation's New Leader Says She'll Work to Protect Democracy  —  Heather K. Gerken, the dean of the law school, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.  —  Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will become the president of the Ford Foundation later this year, the group said Tuesday.

Suspected Idaho shooter showed ‘Nazi tendencies’ in school, ex-classmates say: Updates  —  The man accused of fatally shooting two firefighters in an ambush in rural Idaho on Sunday had “Nazi tendencies” in school, sketched pictures of guns and swastikas in a notebook and was “obsessed with guns,” three former classmates told USA TODAY.

Adoption, Belonging, and the Question of Citizenship  —  Am I a citizen?  Right now, the answer is pretty simple: yes.  I am adopted, though I was born in North Carolina.  I assume both of my birth parents were citizens, and know that my adoptive parents are citizens.

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage  —  A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

A Texas boy needed protection from measles.  The vaccine cost $1,400.  —  A family living in Galveston was surprised to be charged thousands of dollars for immunizations for their children.  —  In the early days of the West Texas measles outbreak, Thang Nguyen eyed the rising number of cases and worried.

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails  —  Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.  —  In online chats with Reuters …

Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos  —  It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said …

Alligator Alcatraz immigrant prison camp is Florida's sadistic ‘one-stop shop’ for mass deportation  —  Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday with Gov. DeSantis and DHS Sec. Noem. … The Florida GOP announced via X on Friday: “Feds approve Alligator Alcatraz: Florida's gator-guarded prison for illegal aliens.

Official Ranked-Choice Voting Results Show Mamdani Crushed Cuomo  —  On Tuesday, the city's Board of Elections released the final results of the ranked-choice mayoral primary, showing Zohran Mamdani trouncing Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.  Mamdani won 56 percent to Cuomo's 44 percent once …

The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France  —  MARSEILLE, France — The first American academics fleeing Donald Trump's America for France have arrived.  —  Aix-Marseille University last week introduced eight U.S.-based researchers who were in the final stage of joining the institution's …

I've Seen People Misuse Intelligence Before.  It Never Ends Well.  —  The intelligence “customer” has a responsibility to speak and act with humility.  —  IS IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM completely “obliterated,” as President Trump claims?  The intelligence is still coming in …

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees  —  Public Indiana colleges and universities will eliminate 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state's budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.  —  The institutions volunteered to cut …