D.C. Federal Deployment Ramps Up as Protesters Converge on Police Checkpoint  —  The Army expects up to 200 soldiers out on the capital's streets within the next few days at any given time in support of federal law enforcement.  —  Protesters gathered around an array of law enforcement officers …

Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was bystander outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says  —  The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau …

Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected  —  Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed.  —  The producer price index …

“Alarming”: Trump's Threat of Troops in Cities Just Got Much Scarier … President Trump's vaunted dispatching of troops into Washington, D.C., has managed to be both buffoonish and authoritarian.  Thus far it has involved little more than handfuls of National Guard members standing around and taking selfies.

Republican Senator Says He Doesn't Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: 'I Don't Buckle Up'  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he does not wear a seatbelt while driving in Washington, D.C., lest doing so prevent him from acting quickly in case he's carjacked.

Zelenskyy faces his ‘moment of maximum pressure’  —  Weakened at home, the Ukrainian president must try to shape the Alaska talks from afar as battlefield losses mount  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy was still reeling from the most serious domestic political crisis of his presidency …

Maggie Haberman Says Pushing Back in Trump Risky for Dems: ‘There Is a Crime Problem Everywhere’  —  CNN commentator and New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman said Democrats risk seeming out of touch when they push back on President Donald Trump over his policing takeover.

Scoop: White House suspicious of Lewandowski's “temp” work  —  Corey Lewandowski doesn't want to clock out of his temporary government gig.  So, administration officials believe, he's avoiding clocking in. … - But administration officials tell Axios they believe Lewandowski …

Congress may have the spending power, but Trump can usurp it if they won't protect it.  —  And they haven't  —  This afternoon, a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit signed off on the Trump administration's efforts to block funds for foreign assistance that have been appropriated by Congress.

In Search of Furious Liberals  —  If angry liberals don't exist, they will be manufactured  —  Sorority rush dances are back, and liberals are FURIOUS.  —  If you don't believe me just listen to Joe Kinsey - a guy whose schtick appears to be ‘Temu Barstool Sports’ - who had the originating post …

Texas Republicans are betting Latino Trump voters will stick with them.  That's no sure thing.  —  The congressional maps Republicans are drawing to boost their chances of keeping control of Congress depend on, to varying degrees, preserving their gains with Hispanic voters.  —  Just now

Kari Lake defends VOA cuts in court after warnings from Capitol Hill  —  As Trump lieutenant tells a federal judge she is following the law in dismantling the international broadcasting agency, emails obtained by The Washington Post show staff on Capitol Hill warned her about overstepping.  —  Just now

First lady Melania Trump puts Hunter Biden on $1B notice over ‘false, defamatory’ Epstein comments  —  The Daily Beast retracted an article and James Carville apologized after publishing similar claims  —  EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump is putting Hunter Biden on $1 billion notice …

Playbook: Buttigieg responds to Gaza criticism  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Thursday morning.  I'm Adam Wren.  Send me your tips: Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — Pete Buttigieg tells Playbook what he really thinks about Israel and Gaza.

Defending Trump's Orders Leaves DOJ Lawyers Showing Strain, Seeking Delays  —  Mass departures from the US Justice Department and a rising flood of lawsuits are squeezing government lawyers defending administration policies, with signs of strain spilling into court.

Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities  —  Arts and sciences typically cohabitate.  Should they?  —  Things are going badly for universities.  They are in the crosshairs of an erratic and aggressive government willing to threaten anything in its path.

The WaPo's Opinion Odyssey … Last month, as The Washington Post weathered an exodus of staffers opting for buyouts, Karen Attiah logged on to X with an observation: “So... officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section,” the award-winning journalist wrote.

A GOP divide is growing over Trump's redistricting play … These strange divisions underscore the complex political dynamics of the president's latest power play.  It's become a loyalty test that could boost Republicans' chances of keeping their trifecta in Washington …

Netanyahu Sets off Firestorm of Protest  —  The prime minister provokes domestic and international fury  —  The Israeli government's prosecution of a war that has long since outlived any military purpose, its deliberate policy to restrict food from entering Gaza, its refusal to recognize …

Behind Wall Street's Abrupt Flip on Crypto  —  The reversal risks declawing a century of consumer financial protections and replacing the backbone of bank accounts.  —  Not long ago, bank executives would compete with one another to be the loudest critic of cryptocurrencies.

Multiple law enforcement officers shot in southern Virginia  —  Multiple law enforcement officers have been shot in southern Virginia, a congressman said Wednesday.  U.S. Rep. John McGuire, who represents Virginia's 5th congressional district, said in a post on X that his thoughts and prayers …

Veterans Beg Ron DeSantis to Stop Killing Them  —  BACKSTABBER  —  Ron DeSantis, who is a veteran himself, has overseen the executions of five vets this year alone.  —  Ron DeSantis is under fire for turning against his fellow service members and letting executioners slaughter five veterans this year alone.

“Competitive authoritarianism” and America's slide toward it  —  You can still vote.  It just might not mean much.  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  Last week, Trump announced that he wants to change the census so that it excludes undocumented immigrants.

Law Firms That Settled With Trump Are Pressed to Help on Trade Deals  —  Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms — Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps — to the Commerce Department.  —  Two of the law firms that reached deals with President Trump this year …

Trump will host cage match at the White House  —  The UFC fight will take place on the White House lawn on July 4, 2026, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's independence.  —  On July 4, 2026, President Trump plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's independence by hosting a UFC match on the White House lawn.

Jeffrey Epstein battle set to reignite in Congress  —  The Capitol Hill battle over Jeffrey Epstein is poised to heat up when Congress returns to Washington next month.  —  While GOP leaders left town early to avoid the radioactive issue, the conspiracy-ridden saga is set to ramp back up come September for a number of reasons.

Bessent says he'll push to end congressional stock trading … Speaker Mike Johnson resisted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's (R-Fla.) plans to try to force a floor vote on a ban in September.  But just as the effort to pass a full-out ban has bipartisan support, it also has fierce bipartisan opposition …

Scoop: Schumer courts Peltola for Alaska Senate race  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is quietly pressing former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) to plunge into the Alaska Senate race. … Landing Peltola would give him a third statewide winner to cause problems for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).

New Trump Stats Guru Has a Giant Picture of Hitler's Favorite Ship  —  NAVAL GAZING  —  E.J. Antoni is just a history buff, the White House says.  —  Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics has a giant picture of Adolf Hitler's favorite battleship in his office—and he isn't afraid to show it.

'He doesn't feel safe': Family speaks out after teen with disability is mistakenly detained by federal agents  —  The boy's mother said one agent told them the mistake amounted to an “exciting story to tell.”  —  The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who was briefly detained by federal agents …