Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired … In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have faced a firestorm of criticism over their decision not to release additional files related to Epstein, the disgraced financier …

Senate approves Trump's bill to cut spending, sending it to the House  —  The legislation hands the Trump administration a victory in its ongoing power struggle with Congress over federal spending.  The bill now heads to the House.  —  Summary170  —  The Senate narrowly approved President …

DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor  —  In November, a federal jury found officer Brett Hankison guilty of violating Taylor's civil rights during a March 2020 police raid in which she was fatally shot.  —  Summary25  —  The Justice Department requested …

Don't Fire Jerome Powell, Mr. President  —  Whatever the Fed chief's errors, canning him early would be worse.  —  It's often hard to know when President Trump is serious about something, or merely creating a distraction.  But in case he really meant it this week when he told Republican lawmakers …

Democrats are far more motivated than Republicans for next year's midterms, CNN poll finds  —  Democrats are far more energized than Republicans about participating in next year's midterms, but deeply negative perceptions of the Democratic Party and its officeholders raise questions …

When institutions crumble, strongmen step in  —  Trump wants to be the sole authority.  With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity.  —  What would it take to put the swirling conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein to bed?  Nothing complicated; just an authoritative …

DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists  —  A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.

‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps … But it's also a longshot.  And to many Democrats in Newsom's home state, it's a new obsession bordering on bizarre — or even anti-democratic.  —  “Trying to save democracy by destroying democracy is dangerous and foolish …

New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites  —  President Donald Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran's nuclear program that would have lasted weeks, NBC News has also learned.

Trump administration pulls $4 billion from California high-speed rail project … Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has formally terminated $4 billion in federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, weeks after putting the bullet train project on notice.

Watch: Senior Trump adviser dumps on Minneapolis, prompting retort from Mary Moriarty  —  Stephen Miller's comments are the latest in a recent string from Trump loyalists targeting Minneapolis. … White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Minneapolis an unsafe and violent city during …

Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink.  The company isn't confirming that  —  Make American Coke Great Again?  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company didn't confirm such a move.

Goodbye, separation of church and state  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  The Trump administration last week handed a huge win …

African Nation Says It Will Repatriate Migrants Deported by U.S.  —  The Trump administration sent five deportees to Eswatini, an African kingdom, saying that their own countries would not take them.  But Eswatini says it will send them home.  —  The tiny African kingdom of Eswatini announced …

Trump's $1tn for Pentagon to add huge planet-heating emissions, study shows  —  Exclusive: 17% increase in military spending will add emissions equivalent to those of some entire countries  —  Donald Trump's huge spending boost for the Pentagon will produce an additional 26 megatons (Mt) …

A massive Trump scandal.  Minuscule media attention.  —  Historically, financial entanglements with foreign nationals has been covered as a scandal.  Times have changed.  —  For decades, any suggestion of financial entanglements between a U.S. president or presidential candidate and foreign nationals has been considered a scandal.

Democratic Voters Who Skipped 2024 Election Want Candidates Like Bernie, AOC  —  “The conventional wisdom is really wrong on these voters,” says pollster Celinda Lake.  “They want leaders who will fight for everyone” … But new research suggests the prevailing wisdom that has guided those efforts …

The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center  —  Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of information, recreation and access to medication.  —  The men at the new immigrant detention center …

Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone  —  A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged …

Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says … Gregory Wischer, Interior's deputy chief of staff for policy, wrote in the memo that “all decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings — including but not limited to the following …