Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown  —  Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself … It has been over a month since there has been a policy debate or vote on the House floor.  Spending legislation is not being considered.  Oversight hearings are on hold until further notice.

‘I am not done’ - Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again  —  Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg  —  Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris has told the BBC she may run again for the White House.  —  In her first UK interview, Harris said she would …

Trump's Plans for the East Wing Keep Changing.  Here's a Look.  —  Will President Trump's East Wing ballroom hold 650 people, or 999, as Mr. Trump said this week?  Or maybe it will hold 1,350 people, according to a drawing Mr. Trump held up in the Oval Office this week.

Trump Pitches Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Tour: ‘Put Out the Word’  —  North Korean leader refuses to discuss denuclearization, but meeting would boost his global legitimacy  —  Departing for his first Asia trip of his second term, President Trump publicly called for a meeting …

Trump calls Sherrill ‘fake and corrupt’ as New Jersey governor's race heats up  —  President Trump on Friday blasted New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Mikie Sherill (D) for being “fake and corrupt” during a telephone rally in support of GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli, as early voting was set to begin Saturday.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.  It also means that the House will not be back at work before November 1, when at least twenty-five states …

As Vance Takes on a Forceful New Role, His Positions Are Shifting  —  Vice President JD Vance has found himself defending or promoting positions that he once opposed, even as recently as the campaign.  —  Online, overseas and in the halls of the White House, Vice President JD Vance has taken on a far more visible role in recent weeks.

G. Elliot Morris on Trump's dire polling  —  “He just continues to be worse and worse than every other president before him.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊

RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts  —  Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations  —  Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans …

Black Americans and Latinos feel alienated in Trump's America: poll  —  Black and Latino Americans are reporting record levels of alienation and pessimism about the nation's direction, as President Trump tightens his focus on immigration enforcement and civil rights rollbacks, per a new poll.

Vought promised to use the shutdown to shutter the bureaucracy.  It didn't go as planned. … The disorganized handling of the layoffs is reminiscent of Musk's DOGE effort, in which employees were rehired after being fired, sometimes on court orders, sometimes because agency officials objected.

In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat  —  South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire.  —  If the extra subsidies that help Americans pay for Obamacare insurance plans expire …

Talking With Erica Chenoweth  —  Civil resistance: Does it work, and when?  —  MAGA may say that No Kings Day 2 was a “hate America” event, but in reality it was not just peaceful; it was joyous.  Participants in the huge march I joined in New York, and by all accounts at other demonstrations across …

Border Patrol's Bovino called to court after being accused of throwing tear gas canister in Chicago  —  Immigration officials say that Bovino, who was not wearing a helmet, was struck in the head by a rock.  One protester who filmed the encounter disputes that he was hit.