Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction  —  Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury's headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat  —  WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department instructed employees …

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week  —  A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.  —  Court documents obtained by CBS News said Christopher Moynihan …

White House says no Putin-Trump summit anytime soon  —  The decision came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Trump's call for a ceasefire contradicted the understandings he reached with Putin.  —  The Trump administration said on Tuesday that there are “no plans” …

“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 …

Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’  —  The adult-education program at Federal Correctional Institution Danbury needed a civics teacher.  Conveniently, a new prisoner with a history of intimate involvement in American politics—inmate No. 05635-509—needed a work assignment.

Comey Moves To Dismiss  —  You have choices about where you get your news and analysis.  I'm grateful you've chosen to read Civil Discourse.  If you value clear, independent insight into the law and our democracy, I hope you'll consider a paid subscription.  Your support makes the newsletter possible.

MAGA's cancellation spree  —  MAGA is on a cancellation spree, targeting marquee entertainment and tech companies with boycotts over comments or content the right deems inappropriate or offensive. … Its ability to impose societal penalties on companies it views as pushing that drift will show how much heft the right's campaign has.

Nations Hesitate to Send Troops to Gaza, Fearing Clashes With Hamas  —  The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.

‘Sean Dummy’: Musk and Duffy brawl over the future of NASA … Both Duffy and Isaacman have lobbied to head up NASA, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, with Duffy angling to fold the agency into his much larger Transportation Department.  —  But Musk is pushing for Isaacman …

G.O.P. Senators Oppose Trump Watchdog Nominee After Report of Racist Texts  —  At least four Republican senators, including the Senate majority leader, signaled their opposition to Paul Ingrassia, the president's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel.  —  The nomination of Paul Ingrassia …

Enraged Democratic candidates turn on their own leaders  —  Democratic congressional candidates nationwide, feeding off voter fury, are raging against their leadership and vowing ruthlessness against their own establishment.  — “I am not a ‘when they go low, we go high’ [person].

Johnson says he won't block a floor vote to release the Epstein files  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning he would allow a floor vote on a bipartisan bill compelling the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files — once the House comes back into session following the end of the government shutdown.

NY State Young Republicans stiffed Syracuse hotel for lavish party before racist chat ended their run  —  When the New York State Young Republicans Club disbanded Friday amid an uproar over its racist and antisemitic rhetoric in a group chat, the club left behind unpaid bills from extravagant social gatherings.

More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona  —  In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic.  —  Just as one large measles outbreak peters out in the United States, another outbreak of the virus has taken off along the border of Utah and Arizona.

How Trump Is Using Fake Imagery to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters  —  The era of A.I. propaganda is here — and President Trump is an enthusiastic participant.  —  After nationwide protests this weekend against Mr. Trump's administration, the president posted an A.I.-generated video …

Prosecutors not ruling out state charges for commuted ex-Rep. George Santos  —  Santos was released after three months of a seven-year sentence.  —  Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at court in Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2024.  —  Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. …

Donald Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality  —  And it's getting worse.  When will we acknowledge the obvious?  —  The other day I learned a new term: “AI sycophancy,” also sometimes called “chatbot sycophancy.”  —  I already knew about the phenomenon, having read stories …

A rickety dictatorship  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊  —  Donald Trump is vying to become a dictator just as the cracks in his rickety regime, and the grave deterioration of his own mind, are showing.

Maine's Platner says the worst is behind him … Platner responded to questions about some of the controversial comments he made prior to running for office, including 2013 posts in which he downplayed the problem of sexual assault in the military.  —  “I didn't know what I was talking about,” he said.

Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister  —  Summary  — Sanae Takaichi has won a historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister  — The 64-year-old conservative is known as Japan's “Iron Lady” - she's an admirer of the UK's former PM Margaret Thatcher

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime … AP requested comment from the Attorney General's Office, but did not immediately receive a response.  —  The man was repatriated by the United States over the weekend following a U.S. military attack …

Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark  —  The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the American people who was killed, or on what evidence. … - “Officially, our position is we're there to stop narco-terrorists.

Republicans aren't negotiating an Obamacare extension yet.  But they're getting ready. … The expiring health insurance subsidies are at the heart of Democrats' shutdown demands, and extending them will require a bipartisan deal to get them enacted in Congress.

Independent newspapers disappear as private investment firms take over  —  Newspapers owned by small, independent groups — often families or businesses invested in their local communities — are shuttering at an alarming pace compared to those owned by large investment companies …

Fetterman supports GOP ‘nuking’ filibuster to end shutdown  —  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) told reporters Tuesday that he would support Republicans using the so-called nuclear option to override the Senate filibuster to pass a bill to reopen the government.

US Rep. McIver to request dismissal of assault charges involving ICE  —  NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is expected back in court on Tuesday after she was accused of assaulting ICE agents outside a New Jersey detention center.  —  A judge will hear oral arguments starting …

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else  —  The administration's rush to process thousands of White South Africans coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.  —  The Trump administration's plan to overhaul the U.S. refugee resettlement process …