No Kings was a huge success.  Just look at Trump's response.  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊  —  Before the No Kings rallies that took place across the country on Saturday, Republicans were desperate …

My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party  —  SINCE DONALD TRUMP DESCENDED that golden escalator in 2015, the Republican party has devolved into a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes of the last one hundred years.  —  For ten years, the GOP has waged …

Civil Resistance Confronts the Autocracy  —  While MAGA's spin was both insane and revealing, the No Kings Day 2 Marches were a major step towards taking our country back.  —  Last Saturday's No Kings Day 2 was awesome to behold.  The very best of America shone through.

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines' Celebration, California Officials Say  —  The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton.

Sex Is Gay, Rape Is Epic, No Fatties: Young Right-Wing Men Are Obsessed With Male Power and Male Bodies  —  The group chat leak reveals what over a decade of incel messaging and Bronze Age Pervert have done to Young Republicans. … This text exchange is part of the cache of messages sent in a Telegram group chat by Young Republicans.

In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin's demands  —  Following the trip to Washington, Zelensky has set up a series of calls and meetings with his main European backers.  —  BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is rallying the support of his European partners …

Prosecutors may move to oust James Comey's defense lawyer … The prosecutors asked the judge to quickly approve a proposal for a “filter team” of lawyers to sift through evidence in Comey's criminal case that could clarify Fitzgerald's role in the 8-year-old disclosures — without breaching Comey's attorney-client privilege.

Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  —  Trump says the U.S. is blowing up boats carrying deadly fentanyl to the United States.  U.S. and other officials say the route under attack carries cocaine and marijuana to Europe and Africa.  —  Just now

Trump fan arrested for pointing gun at No Kings protesters: ‘Very ignorant move’  —  A fan of President Donald Trump was arrested and charged with waving a gun at demonstrators at a No Kings protest in South Carolina.  —  Mary Moriarty is accused of driving past a demonstration in Myrtle Beach …

China is well positioned for a trade showdown with Trump  —  Rare earths are not the only Chinese product that America would struggle to replace  —  Like boxers before a championship bout, America and China are trash talking each other.  —  Last week, Scott Bessent, the US Treasury secretary …

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana …

Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates.  Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.

Fired Justice Department lawyer says he refused to lie in the Abrego Garcia case  —  Erez Reuveni, a fired Department of Justice lawyer who's now blowing the whistle, says he witnessed a disregard of due process and for the rule of law at the DOJ.  —  Reuveni previously won commendations …

184. The Massive Stakes of Trump v. Illinois  —  The Trump administration's 29th emergency application—to let it deploy federalized National Guard troops in Chicago on a profoundly dubious factual predicate—is a make-or-break moment for the Court.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …

No Kings wasn't cringe  —  At 10:16 a.m., the Berkeley No Kings march kicked off.  A crowd full of men, women, students, seniors, babies, and dogs left the campus meetup spot to march west through the college town.  —  Three young women leading the pack giggled, realizing they hadn't fully thought through their chant strategy.

'We're going to have a vote' on member stock trading, key GOP hard-liner says  —  A raft of internal GOP fights are awaiting Speaker Mike Johnson when he brings the House back from its shutdown recess — including a major brawl over legislation banning congressional stock trading.

Food Prices Could Go Even Higher After These ICE Raids  —  The US Labor Department is sounding a stark warning that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has devastated the ranks of agricultural workers and now may threaten the food supply.  —  It's bad news for farmers …

ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount … The detention centers — which currently hold more than 60,000 people — are overcrowded and the use of hastily constructed facilities like tent cities makes it easier, public health officials said …

Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday  —  The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Department of Energy.

How the Supreme Court placed ICE above the law … - A federal court might issue an injunction against a law enforcement agency, barring it from continuing to engage in a particular illegal practice. … - A court might order an individual law enforcement officer to compensate the victim of that officer's illegal action.

The White House Joins BlueSky and Instantly Becomes the 2nd-Most Blocked Account — After JD Vance  —  President Donald Trump's White House is already the second most-blocked account on Bluesky, just days after joining the platform.  The only account ahead of it on the block list?