Live Updates: Trump to Address Israeli Parliament as Hostages Are Released  —  President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages in Gaza.  About 2,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails were set to be released in the coming hours.  —  Watch Live: Trump Speaks at the Knesset

How Trump Is Making China Great  —  Six months ago Donald Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs — huge tariffs imposed on just about every nation.  As everyone noted, this announcement suddenly brought average tariffs back to 1934 levels.  Less widely noted was the fact that the long decline …

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Against all odds, Democrats seemed to have gained the upper hand in the conflict over the government shutdown …

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility  —  A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia …

Trump addresses Knesset on historic day, after all 20 living hostages return to Israel  —  Sissi invites Netanyahu to today's summit in Trump-brokered call, but PM's office later says he won't go because of Simchat Torah festival tonight * Indonesia's president set to visit Israel tomorrow …

Live updates: Hamas frees hostages and Israel releases prisoners as Trump visits the region  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the Knesset in Israel.  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards  —  The Texas Military Department has removed an unspecified number of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago for not being “in compliance” with its validation process.  —  A spokesperson for the Texas …

Inside Trump's “funny numbers” on mass deportations  —  The Trump administration is asking the public to trust its math on what it promised would be the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history. … - “The numbers don't lie: 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported …

J.D. Vance Tried to Evade Journalists' Questions.  It Did Not Go Well  —  The vice president could not give a straight answer to inquiries about Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe, Trump's claim that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal, and layoffs at the CDC … Vance appeared on several Sunday morning shows.

Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government  —  Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration's latest layoffs.  —  Just now  —  A historic wave of retirements and other departures …

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade.  Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.  —  An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain's ascendant Reform U.K. party.  —  For nearly three hours, Nigel Farage …

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education  —  Sweeping layoffs announced Friday by the Trump administration landed another body blow to the U.S. Department of Education, this time gutting the office responsible for overseeing special education, according to multiple sources within the department.

The White House and Republicans want to intimidate Democrats like me.  They'll fail.  —  People around the country want us to fight back against Trump's illegal power grabs and stop health care costs from surging.  —  We are in the middle of Donald Trump's government shutdown …

7 foreign missions condemn China's ramming, water cannon attack near Pag-asa  —  MANILA, Philippines — Seven foreign missions in the Philippines have called out China's latest actions in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese Coast Guard and militia vessels rammed and fired water cannons …

Law Schools Are Using Security Concerns to Silence Speech  —  Since I resigned from my job as interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in February, I have accepted several invitations from law schools to speak to students about public service.

Hillary Clinton heaps rare praise on President Trump for handling of Israel-Hamas peace deal: ‘I really commend’  —  Hillary Clinton heaped some rare praise on her former arch-enemy Donald Trump for his handling of the Gaza peace deal in a recent interview.  —  “I really commend President Trump …

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals  —  About 600 Centers for Disease Control employees in offices dealing with health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources are out of work as a result of the Trump administration's mass layoffs …

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide.  Now They're Fighting for New Lives. … The Trump administration's new global health strategy, released last month, lists its most important goal as outbreak prevention and response, both to protect Americans and to safeguard the economy.

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump's Power to Fire Officials  —  As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president's power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent.  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December …

Far right fizzles in Portugal's local elections  —  Chega failed to conquer any major cities but is set to receive three times as many votes as in 2021.  —  The far-right Chega party underperformed expectations and failed to conquer any major cities in Sunday's nationwide local elections in Portugal.