Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, Netanyahu  —  The Scoop  —  New York City's Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling from a pro-Palestinian group and shared first with Semafor.

Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute  —  The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.

Donald Trump's tariff blitz brings US levies to highest levels since 1930s  —  Washington has locked in tariffs on almost 45% of American imports  —  Donald Trump has pushed US tariffs on foreign goods to the highest level since before the second world war as he enacts his sweeping protectionist agenda.

Israelis Begin to Question the Morality of Their War in Gaza  —  The news on Israel's main TV channel had just finished a segment on how hunger in Gaza is portrayed around the world when the anchor looked up and said: “Maybe it's finally time to acknowledge that this isn't a public relations failure, but a moral one.”

Justice Department files misconduct complaint against judge in key deportations case  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found cause to initiate contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration violated court orders.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed …

Brave NYPD officer killed in Midtown shooting identified as Didarul Islam — 4-year force veteran with a family  —  The brave NYPD officer who was shot and killed by a deranged gunman inside a Midtown skyscraper Monday was identified as a dad and nearly four-year veteran of the force …

Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate  —  A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.  —  A new whistleblower has come forward to challenge …

Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says  —  Tae Heung Kim, a Korean citizen studying in the United States, is being held in San Francisco after returning from his brother's wedding overseas.  —  A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident …

Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week  —  The U.S. Navy will permanently cut its stream of data from three weather satellites essential to hurricane forecasters this Thursday, with the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season just weeks away.

Lutnick Says More ‘Horse Trading’ Ahead With EU on Pact Details … Tell us how AI is shaping your news experience.  Share your feedback  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick cast many of the issues surrounding the US-European Union trade pact as still up for discussion, saying there was “plenty of horse trading left to do.”

Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty's Diversity Stance  —  The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school's president and his work related to diversity.  The Justice Department says it will investigate.

Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and ‘Wall Street Journal’ turns personal  —  President Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its powerful owner has taken a personal turn.  —  In the legal filings — and on social media — Trump says he personally told media mogul Rupert Murdoch …

We texted nearly 1,100 Americans about Trump and the Epstein files.  Here's what they said.  —  How closely are Americans following news about government files from the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and what do they think about President Donald Trump's handling of the issue?

The FBI's Leaders 'Have No Idea What They're Doing'  —  A casualty of Trump's purge speaks out.  —  michael feinberg had not been planning to leave the FBI.  But on May 31, he received a phone call from his boss asking him about a personal friendship with a former FBI agent who was known for criticizing President Donald Trump.

32% in U.S. Back Israel's Military Action in Gaza, a New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' approval of Israel's military action in Gaza has fallen 10 percentage points since the prior measurement in September, and it is now at 32%, the lowest reading since Gallup first asked the question in November 2023.

Federal data has been disappearing under Trump … Government data is at risk.  Federal funding for the main statistical agencies — like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Commerce Department — has been tight for years.  —  But since the Trump administration took office in January …

Tech elites are turning AI into ChatGPTrump  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  “I'm with a very special guy tonight, a very brilliant man …

Trump blocks Taiwan's President Lai from New York stopover  —  Move comes as US and China hold trade talks and seek to stabilise relations  —  Donald Trump's administration has denied permission for Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America …

Maine Says It's the Latest Target of DOJ's Hunt For Voter Data  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is demanding sensitive voter data from Maine, including access to the state's voter registration rolls, the secretary of state's office said.  —  According to a press release …

The case against debate  —  It's a skill, but it's not the same as truth-seeking or persuasion  —  Like the rest of the internet, I've been watching viral clips of Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right knuckle draggers for nearly two hours.  —  It's an impressive display of stamina, poise …

EPA seeks to cancel scientific basis for climate regulations  —  EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday he's issuing draft plans to overturn the agency's 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare — a move guaranteed to spark litigation.

Why Trump Might Free Ghislaine  —  For a guy who's absolutely furious that everyone keeps talking about the Epstein story, Donald Trump sure does keep making a lot of news about it that keeps it stuck to the headlines.  One of these days, we're going to manage to get you a Morning Shots item off this news—but today is not that day.

He Was Asked About His Tattoos and a TikTok Video in Court.  Five Days Later, He Was in a Salvadoran Prison.  —  Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Can YIMBYs win without Scott Wiener?  —  BIG SHOES — Activists with the pro-housing YIMBY movement have scored win after win at the California Legislature in recent years.  But they could soon face a conundrum: What happens when state Sen. Scott Wiener isn't around?

North Korea says relations with Donald Trump are ‘not bad’  —  Pyongyang signals openness to talks with Washington even as it spurns Seoul's efforts to engage  —  North Korea has said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are “not bad”, signalling potential willingness …

Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns … iOS 26 includes a new feature that allows users to filter text messages from unrecognized numbers into an “Unknown Senders” folder without sending a notification.

Duke University Probed by Education Department Over Civil Rights Violations  —  The US Education Department said Monday that it has launched an investigation of Duke University and the Duke Law Journal over allegations of civil rights violations, the latest move by the Trump administration …

Ham salad products recalled due to possible listeria: USDA  — FSIS recalled 2 ham salad products for possible listeria contamination  — The problem was discovered at Reser's Fine Foods in Kansas: USDA  — There have been no confirmed reports of anyone getting sick from the products

What the GOP's megabill promotional plan doesn't mention … The memo reveals how the party hopes to communicate a potential vulnerability ahead of next year's midterms.  In particular, the NRCC wants members to cast the bill's Medicaid cuts — already a top target of Democrats — as an overhaul that will strengthen the program.