Why Trump deserves credit for his Ukraine push — and why it may all fall apart  —  It was the best day Ukraine has had in a very long time.  But it's still hard to see how the war unleashed by Russia's brutal invasion ends any time soon.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited …

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave  —  State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.  —  First, Texas House Democrats refused …

August 18, 2025  —  This morning, J.D. Wolf of Meidas News pulled together all of Trump's self-congratulatory posts from Sunday morning, when the president evidently was boosting his ego after Friday's disastrous meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Fascist Secret Police Cars  —  The next president should spend his first weekend feeding ICE into the wood chipper.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Car Talk  —  ICE has some new cars.  They are cartoonishly fascist.  Behold the Department of Homeland Security's hype video announcement:

Cuomo's seeking a Trump bump  —  Andrew Cuomo's counting on President Donald Trump and top Republicans to tell the party faithful to vote for Cuomo for mayor if they want to stop Zohran Mamdani, and not to vote for GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa.  —  “We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote …

In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms  —  Edward R. Martin Jr.'s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump's enemies.

Justice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data  —  President Donald Trump confirmed the existence of the probe on social media, saying the city is “under serious investigation.”  —  The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C. …

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations … Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, the president and chief executive of the Knight Foundation.Moriah Ratner for The New York Times  —  In June, on the eve of a House vote to strip $500 million in federal funding from public radio and TV stations …

Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids  —  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Tuesday recommended that parents vaccinate all infants and young children against COVID-19, a break from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Dan Bongino Suffers Fresh Embarrassment After Epstein Files Tantrum  —  NEW TITLE, WORSE TITLE  —  The FBI's deputy director had sparred with Pam Bondi over the administration's backtrack on the Epstein files.  —  Dan Bongino will soon be sharing duties as co-deputy director of the FBI with Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.

Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia  —  The Trump administration has fixated on everything from college admissions to student discipline as part of its pressure campaign to remake Harvard University.

Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime  —  Public Notice is reader funded.  Support us by becoming a paid subscriber 👇  —  ✍️ Subscribe to PN ✍️  —  If President Trump installed a guillotine where the White House Rose Garden used to be and started kidnapping …

The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism  —  The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says he wants to understand what causes autism.  It's a perfectly laudable goal and one that scientists have been pursuing for decades.  But after announcing a large new federal study on the topic …

Chinese National Sentenced for Acting at North Korea's Direction to Export Firearms, Ammo, Tech to N. Korea  —  For Immediate Release  —  An illegal alien from China was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items …

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody  —  Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states.

Florida man who fatally stabbed friend over Trump convicted of second-degree murder  —  Donald Jamesbrown Henry and Shawn Popp got into a fight over ‘Trump going bankrupt’ when the latter was attacked  —  A Florida man who fatally stabbed a friend during an argument in 2022 …

Citizenship reviews now ask immigrants to show “positive contributions” to U.S.  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers under the Trump administration must consider the “positive attributes” of immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship — rather than just the absence of misconduct — according to a recent policy memo.

Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike  —  Airline says flights to gradually return beginning Tuesday evening  —  Air Canada strike over, with tentative deal reached, airline and union say  —  A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada …

The Situation: Then the Law Is an Ass  —  A municipal law the D.C. Council should consider amending  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors  —  Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With  —  The Situation on Saturday described my run-in with federal law …

Billionaires' Great 401(k) Fib  —  Private equity funds are misrepresenting their risk and possibly saddling their least wealthy clients with their worst-performing investments, new research finds.  —  This is a web version of The Lever's daily email newsletter.