The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis  —  The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.  —  Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state's transformation …

Trump Uses Legal Threats to Push Federal Reserve Member To Resign  —  One trademark of an authoritarian regime is the use of the legal system to target political opponents and forgive friends.  This has the effect of undermining our basic conception of the law as a set of rules that is fairly and consistently applied.

Jeanine Pirro bragged about helping Trump and GOP while a Fox News host  —  The former Fox host complained of “CENSORSHIP” by Fox over her coverage of the 2020 election, according to newly unredacted documents in the Smartmatic defamation case.  —  Jeanine Pirro, then a weekend host on Fox News …

Trump's Tactics Mean Many International Students Won't Make It to Campus  —  Students from some countries won't make it to class this fall because of President Trump's travel ban.  Others can't get visa appointments.  Some are simply scared.  Universities are panicking.

Pirro's office won't pursue gun charges over carrying rifles, shotguns  —  D.C.'s top prosecutor said her office would continue charging violent crimes and firearms trafficking that involve those weapons.  —  Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges …

Most D.C. residents oppose Trump's city police takeover, poll finds  —  Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents don't think Trump's actions will make D.C. safer, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.  —  Washington, D.C., residents overwhelmingly oppose President …

Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displayed in public school classrooms  —  A federal district court in Texas temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that would have required public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

Russia wants ... Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine  —  The Kremlin's recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration's whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.  —  Moscow isn't shifting on what it considers to be acceptable security guarantees …

Hegseth's expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit  —  The agency tasked with protecting Defense Department leaders is under significant strain, and the secretary's atypical needs are becoming untenable, officials say.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's …

Preparations for a Move on Gaza City Have Started, Israel's Military Says  —  Troops have reached the city's outskirts, an Israeli official said, adding that more reservists are being asked to report for duty to cover for other soldiers who will be involved in going into Gaza City.

A Letter to America's Discarded Public Servants  —  You all deserved better.  —  Dear colleagues,  —  For three and a half decades as a career diplomat, I walked across the lobby of the State Department countless times—inspired by the Stars and Stripes and humbled by the names of patriots etched into our memorial wall.

Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party.  He Is Already Pumping the Brakes.  —  The billionaire has sought to maintain ties with JD Vance, a potential heir to Trump's MAGA political movement  —  The billionaire Elon Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on his plans to start a political party …

Trump Orders Border Wall Painted Black So It's Too Hot to Touch  —  President Donald Trump ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it'll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Dan Bongino's babysitter  —  Public Notice is reader funded.  Support us by becoming a paid subscriber 👇  —  🕵️ Subscribe to PN 🕵️  —  On Monday, the Trump administration announced that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will be appointed …

ICEing the U.S. Economy  —  Mass deportations will hurt more than people realize  —  Donald Trump has been able to convert Immigration and Customs Enforcement (and Customs and Border Protection, which is effectively part of the same operation) into a huge secret police force …

Playbook: How Gavin Newsom took over your X feed  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On this morning's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Dasha Burns talk through Gavin Newsom's new Trumpian approach to social media, the latest in the diplomatic scramble over Ukraine …

National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas  —  The number of troops in the city is expected to grow.  But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump's mission.  —  The number of troops in the city is expected to grow.

Poll: California Democrats like Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in 2028 … Harris, by contrast, may be older news.  Largely avoiding the spotlight since losing the White House to Trump last year, she recently passed on running for California governor.

Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom  —  “It's getting out of hand,” one seller says.  “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”  —  It's hard to keep track of all the ways that the United States has changed since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.

RFK Jr. Blamed by HHS Staff for Misinformation That Sparked CDC Attack  —  A group of current and former staff members at the US Department of Health and Human Services are publicly blaming Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for spreading misinformation that led to a deadly shooting …

White House Rages at Rocker Who Dissed Trump's ‘Vulgar’ Oval Office  —  B*TTHURT  —  Donald's decor is full of “splendor and significance,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told the Daily Beast.  —  The Trump administration has clapped back at Grammy-winning musician Jack …

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism.  Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.  — Slashed Autism Funding: RFK Jr. promised to identify the causes of autism but has eliminated parts of his agency actively investigating them and has cut millions in funding for autism research.

Would You Trust This Man With Your Elections?  —  With Republicans potentially losing their current seven-vote majority in the House in next year's midterm elections (or, less likely, their six-vote majority in the Senate), President Trump has been sending clear signals of his intent to interfere …

European rearmament is pushing Trump into irrelevance on Ukraine  —  This vain, vacillating, gullible US president no longer commands the West  —  BAE Systems is quietly ramping up production of 155mm artillery shells at Glascoed in rural South Wales.  Output will have increased 16-fold from 2022 levels by the end of this year.