White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom  —  The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn't ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.  —  Just now  —  Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House …

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts … Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be …

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”  —  My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … It was 1:20 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 11.  I was lounging in my pajamas, idly scrolling through Netflix …

US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland  —  A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory …

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 …

Republicans broach a longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters fourth week … GOP leaders are discussing dates ranging from mid-December to deep into 2026, and — in hopes of bringing Democrats aboard a shutdown-ending stopgap — they have offered to hold a separate vote on extending key health insurance subsidies alongside it.

ICE's ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits  —  President Donald Trump's plan to double the size of the ICE workforce has met a foe more powerful than any activist group.  It is decimating new recruits at the agency's training academy in Georgia.  It is the ICE personal-fitness test.

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 …

Married Congressman had alleged affair with aide... before she set herself on fire: Bombshell revelation as police block release of 911 call and other evidence  —  Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with a senior aide who later died after dousing herself with gasoline …

U.S. Banks Are Hunting for Collateral to Back $20 Billion Argentina Bailout  —  Banks are looking for assets or guarantees from the U.S. that would back a private-sector loan to support Argentine President Javier Milei  —  A group of banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America …

Bombshell NYC mayoral poll shows trouble for Zohran Mamdani in one-on-one race with Andrew Cuomo  —  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in a virtual dead heat with lefty front-runner Zohran Mamdani in the Big Apple mayoral race if Republican Curtis Sliwa drops out, a stunning new poll determined.

‘Definitely on purpose’: Hit-and-run driver slams into seated No Kings protester  —  A hit-and-run driver remains at large after injuring a woman taking part in a No Kings protest in Ohio.  —  Witnesses say the driver of a white pickup truck deliberately drove into a group of demonstrators shortly …

Zelensky: Trump meeting was ‘positive’ despite lack of Tomahawk commitment  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his meeting with President Trump was “positive” even though he failed to secure a commitment from the U.S. to provide Tomahawk missiles for his war-torn country.

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’  —  Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Donald Trump using his song “Danger Zone” in a bizarre AI video of the president …

Perry Says Democrats ‘Hate the Military,’ Echoing Trump's Attacks  —  The remarks by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, align with efforts by the president and G.O.P. leaders to portray the political left as un-American.  —  Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania …

Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services around the world  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  A problem with Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world Monday …

Comey seeks to have indictment tossed for vindictive prosecution, questions about prosecutor's appointment  —  Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey filed a slate of motions Monday, seeking to have the two-count federal indictment against him dismissed before a potential trial date early next year.

The leaked Young Republican group chat points toward a bigger problem  —  Just how serious of an antisemitism problem does the American right have — and what, if anything, should they do about it?  —  For well over a year, some conservative elites have quietly worried about the trends …

Trump's AI memes testing limits between satire and misinformation … - “You can argue he's probably the most effective person who's ever used social media for that.”  — “He is using satire to make a point. … - Loggins joined a long list of artists condemning the Trump administration for using their work without permission.

Sex Is Gay, Rape Is Epic, No Fatties: Young Right-Wing Men Are Obsessed With Male Power and Male Bodies … This text exchange is part of the cache of messages sent in a Telegram group chat by Young Republicans.  In these messages, exposed by Politico reporters Jason Beeferman and Emily Ngo …

Scoop: Ted Cruz's phone records targeted by Jack Smith  —  Sen. Ted Cruz's phone records were subpoenaed as part of then-special counsel Jack Smith's investigations into then-former President Trump, Axios has learned. … - Cruz's phone records were ultimately not analyzed as part …

This Is Just the Internet Now  —  The slop is winning.  —  The prompts read like tiny, abstract poems. … I scroll; another appears: … The scenes come to life before my eyes in the form of AI-generated video.  In the first clip, clumsy lightning cascades out of a cloud and moves across the water and into my feed.