Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips  —  A former top City Hall advisor and current campaign confidante to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to give money to a reporter from THE CITY following a campaign event in Harlem Wednesday.

Weaponizing the Housing Regulator  —  Bill Pulte, the FHFA chief, goes after Trump's political opponents.  —  Click for Sound  —  Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director William Pulte on Wednesday accused Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a Biden appointee, of mortgage fraud.

Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care  —  A June subpoena to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.

Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats' walkout  —  Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House.

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies  —  When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.

Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million  —  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.

Witkoff delivered Russian medal from Putin to family of American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024  —  US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN.

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover  —  Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.  —  WASHINGTON — As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part …

White House tours canceled indefinitely because of Trump's ballroom  —  Officials have canceled all tours that were scheduled for next month, when the president wants construction to start.  —  Just now  —  Public tours of the White House have been suspended indefinitely because of planned construction …

Stephen Miller Erupts in Manic Fascist Rant—and Reveals a Big Weakness  —  Stephen Miller exploded in a long, unhinged rant about demonstrators who are protesting President Trump's military occupation of Washington, D.C. It was classic authoritarian agitprop, attacking demonstrators as …

Revealed: Israeli military's own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war  —  Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000  —  Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally  —  The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year's midterm elections.  —  Co-published with Fort Worth Report

Russian attack hits US electronics plant in western Ukraine  —  A massive Russian attack struck the U.S.-owned Flex factory in the western Ukrainian city of Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, overnight on Aug. 21.  —  “This was an ordinary civilian facility with American investment.

Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration  —  After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.  —  At least two large law firms that struck deals with President Trump …

Trump demands release of Colorado official sentenced in election data scheme  —  Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges that include conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.  —  President Donald Trump is demanding the release …

Inside the Dems' fight to be “the new Iowa” and hold the first 2028 primary … - Nevada, New Hampshire, and Michigan are currently the frontrunners to be “the new Iowa,” and lead off the 2028 Democratic primary season, according to several people familiar with the Rules and Bylaws committee that will determine the order.

One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems  —  On Nov. 8, 1787, a pamphleteer who wrote under the pseudonym Cato published one of the most prescient warnings in American history.  —  Cato looked at the proposed Constitution and declared that it might well turn into a vehicle for tyranny.

Sanders sees eye-to-eye with Trump on Intel … Editorial photos provided by Getty Images.  Political ads courtesy of AdImpact.  —  PUNCHBOWL NEWS PRESENTS  —  We're launching a weekly show on YouTube on September 4!  Fly Out Day will include authentic conversations …

JD Vance Heckled With ‘Couch F*cker’ Chants During Visit to D.C.'s Union Station  —  The vice president was confronted by hecklers in Washington, D.C., who shouted vulgar chants at him during his photo-op. … On Wednesday, Vance joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief …

How a strawberry delivery driver was caught in a fight between Newsom and Trump  —  The strawberry delivery driver was making his last drop-off in Little Tokyo, unloading nearly a dozen boxes onto the sidewalk outside the Japanese American National Museum.  —  Inside the building …

Trump's ‘Law and Order’ Push in D.C. Looks a Lot Like an Immigration Raid  —  Nearly half of the arrests under the security crackdown have been of people in the country illegally  —  WASHINGTON—In the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, which has a large Hispanic population …

Trump administration imposes fresh sanctions on ICC officials  —  The Trump administration announced fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials on Wednesday and accused the ICC of being a “national security threat” and “instrument for lawfare” against the U.S. and Israel.

I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray  —  Federal agents are stepping up their actions against protesters and, apparently, the press  —  At 9:30 a.m., I rushed to the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery St. after receiving tips …

Seven months in, Trump's revolving door reaching full swing … A day earlier, POLITICO reported that Trent Morse will leave his post as deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel to launch his own lobbying firm.

Limits of Trump's diplomacy clear as Moscow balks at Ukraine plan  —  Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine.  Trump's claims that the Kremlin's position has changed has left analysts puzzled.  —  Just now  —  Just days after the White House …

Playbook: One big, beautiful rebranding  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Irie Sentner talk about JD Vance's swing through Georgia, the latest in the gerrymandering tit-for-tat between Texas and California and the Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center  —  “The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to their forced removal and incarceration,” one advocate said.

Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic  —  Several Republican-led states are deploying more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to address what President Trump has called a “crime emergency” in the nation's capital.

Donald Trump's Micropenis Pops Back Up in New ‘South Park’ Slapdown  —  BELOW THE BELT  —  The show also mocked Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg's recent sucking up to Trump.  —  South Park struck another low blow at President Donald Trump in its latest episode Wednesday, once again making fun of his “teeny-tiny” penis.

Russia, Trump is listening  —  Public Notice is reader funded.  Support us by becoming a paid subscriber 👇  —  🪆🪆 Subscribe to PN 🪆🪆  —  Hot on the heels of a visit with his favorite strongman, President Trump burped up some incoherent …

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Fights To Have DOJ's Case Against Him Thrown Out  —  The wrongfully deported Maryland man is being punished because he had “the audacity to fight back,” his lawyers argued.  —  Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported …