Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases  —  Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.  — 1.4k

White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach  —  Much of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project's lack of transparency.  —  A demolition job that began Monday …

Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn …

Platner says he'll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol … Platner reiterated that he got the tattoo while out drinking with fellow Marines in Croatia, choosing the skull and crossbones off a wall at the tattoo parlor.  He said the similarity to Nazi iconography never came up …

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew …

Hegseth: Pentagon staff now needs approval to interact with Congress  —  Pentagon staffers will now need to get prior approval before sharing any information with Congress, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his deputy that Axios reviewed.

Obamacare Is Expensive.  But So Is All Health Insurance.  —  The main difference is that most Americans don't confront the full cost of their coverage.  —  As next year's Obamacare prices start to become public, Republican lawmakers have returned to a frequent critique …

State Navigate Poll Shows Spanberger with 13-Point Lead in Virginia Governor Race  —  “The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.”  - Ticket-Splitting Voters, apparently  —  Abigail Spanberger has reached a new zenith in the race for Virginia Governor.

Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊  —  Monday was a rough one for Lindsey Halligan, who proved herself bad at media and law.

I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid  —  The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. … On March 19th, I submitted a request to the DC Metropolitan Police Department for body camera footage …

Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors  —  Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of New Yorkers who joined in a spontaneous protest of the arrests.

Why So Many Racist Group Chats?  —  From the chats to the policy proposals, no one's hiding that the goal is a whiter America.  —  Choose your preferred player:  — Apple Podcasts  — Spotify  — Amazon Music  — TuneIn  — Pocket Casts  — RSS Feed  —  Get Your Slate Plus Podcast

Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots  —  Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.  —  Over the past two decades, no company has done more to shape the American workplace than Amazon.

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say  —  (Gray News) - A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.  —  KCAL reported a deputy U.S. Marshal and a suspect were injured during a shooting at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, in South Los Angeles.

ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault  — A deputy U.S. marshal was wounded by a ricochet bullet from an ICE agent during an immigration operation in South Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.  — The suspect, wanted for illegal entry …

John E. Sununu jumps into New Hampshire Senate race … The scion of a prominent GOP political dynasty, Sununu, 61, likely gives Republicans their best chance of flipping the seat after his brother, former Gov. Chris Sununu, rejected the party's recruitment efforts for another cycle.

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing …

How Obama maneuvered behind the scenes to fight Trump on redistricting  —  The ex-president's involvement reflects the deep anxieties he has about Trump's agenda and has propelled him into a more political, public-facing role than he envisioned.  —  Just now

Republicans Are Making One of the Most Gerrymandered States in the Nation Even More Rigged  —  North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.  —  The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature, which has already gone to extreme lengths …

Fact check: Trump's false claims about the Insurrection Act  —  President Donald Trump has made a series of inaccurate claims in recent days about the Insurrection Act, the old law he has mused about invoking to deploy troops to some US cities.  —  The law - more precisely described …

Bigots in the tent  —  What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.  —  “Some people don't want a tent so big that it includes bigots.”  —  This is a relatively common sentiment on the left, one that I heard echoed in a group chat several weeks ago.

Democratic senator holds Senate floor for 13 hours and counting to protest Trump  —  Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into early Wednesday morning, speaking for more than 13 consecutive hours to protest President Trump …