Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members  —  The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday.

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey  —  The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.  —  The Trump administration said on Friday that the Justice Department …

How Trump's ballroom will dwarf the White House  —  Trump's new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be almost as large as the rest of the complex.  —  President Donald Trump's project to build an expansive new White House ballroom officially broke ground Monday.

Trump administration says it won't tap emergency funds to pay food aid … In order to make the deadline, the Trump administration would have needed to start preparing for partial payments weeks ago, which it has not done.  —  Congressional Democrats and anti-hunger groups have urged …

Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs.  Here are the facts and context  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night …

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.

The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela  —  More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.  —  as a naval aviator, Alvin Holsey trained to conduct missions that required precise targeting.  For years, his job was to fly helicopters …

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.

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.

Trump Administration Plans a Shake-Up at ICE to Speed Deportations  —  The preliminary plan stems from frustration over the pace of the deportations, which are lagging behind President Trump's demands.  —  The Trump administration is drawing up plans for a shake-up at Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

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 …

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 ✊

An Obamacare Hot Spot Where Price Spikes 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 …

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed at home by group claiming to be cleaning crew … Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the longtime nonvoting representative for D.C. in the U.S. House, was scammed in her home by people who said they were part of a cleaning crew, her office told News4.

Civilian employees at several federal agencies miss their first full paycheck  —  About 658,000 civilian employees at the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs missed their first full paycheck on Friday, marking the latest grim milestone of the government shutdown that has no end in sight.

Burnin' Down the House  —  Before the orange cyclone hit town, Washington was a far more staid place.  —  Al Gore loved to host small dinner parties focused on scholarly topics.  One dinner was devoted to the meaning of metaphor.  “I l-i-i-ke metaphors,” Gore drawled to The Washington Post when he was vice president.

Lucy Powell is Labour's new deputy leader  —  LONDON — Sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell won the race to become Labour's new deputy leader Saturday, defeating Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and spelling potential trouble ahead for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Under court order, UC publicly releases Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal  — The California Supreme Court rejected UC's request to keep a $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement proposal private.  — The document, which UCLA published online, demands vast changes …