Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies  —  Dick Cheney, America's most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, according to a statement from his family.

Mamdani Is a Gift, Which Trump Should Unwrap Carefully  —  You couldn't design a better far-left foil.  But his voters' frustrations are real and serious.  —  Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Late-onset Joe Biden.  Someone up there has been looking out for Donald Trump for a long time.

Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ❄️❄️ Subscribe to PN ❄️❄️  —  On Sunday, a Fox News interviewer asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson …

Who's Threatening Who?  —  America is living through an extraordinary experiment.  We are watching the reality of what aggressive internal immigration enforcement looks like in American cities.  —  For President Trump's supporters, the law is the law, and immigration enforcement must …

Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank  —  Heritage Americans Turn on One Another  —  BEN SHAPIRO DID SOMETHING UNIQUE on Monday.  Not only did he open his show with a fiery intervention in the right's roiling feud over white nationalist Nick Fuentes—he devoted his entire show to the topic.

Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places  —  Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.  —  •  —  Election Day 2025 underway in New Jersey  —  Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful …

Exclusive: Trump ousts watchdog of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes, sources say  — FHFA's acting inspector general Joe Allen removed amid political tensions  — Pulte bypassed Inspector General in pursuing cases against Trump foes

Trump Admin Tells Judge It'll Disburse Half of SNAP Benefits for Eligible Households in November, With ‘Significant’ Delays  —  The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it plans to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency fund to cover 50 percent …

Norway's oil fund to vote against Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal at Tesla  —  World's largest sovereign wealth fund is a top-10 investor at US electric vehicle maker  —  The world's largest sovereign wealth fund will vote against Tesla chief executive Elon Musk's $1tn pay package, saying it is worried about the size of the deal.

60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris  —  from the the-absurd-stupidity.-it-burns dept  —  60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect.

Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon  —  The far-right activist and former congressional candidate has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.

Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to Trump ballroom  —  Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that Extremity Care - a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch - donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., President Trump's super PAC, on February 24.

Trump just loves the revamped CBS.  Here's the ugly backstory.  —  Last week, John Dickerson left the network where he had worked for many years.  On his way out the door, he got a heartfelt standing ovation from his CBS News colleagues.  —  A well-respected, accomplished journalist, Dickerson certainly deserved the kudos.

Inside the billionaire network shaping MAGA's post-Trump future … In 2019, a small group of right-wing donors rented a resort outside the 100-person town of Rockbridge, Ohio, for a summit to secure the future of the MAGA movement.  They aimed to turn a singular candidate — President Donald Trump …

The White House's Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case.  It also has a Plan B. … “They're aware there are a number of different statutes they can use to recoup the tariff authority,” said Everett Eissenstat, former deputy director of the White House's National Economic Council during Trump's first term.

Lauren Boebert's racially charged Halloween costume sparks backlash  —  Boebert dressed as a Mexican woman and her boyfriend as an ICE agent.  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., attended a Halloween party Friday dressed as a Mexican woman while her boyfriend Kyle Pearcy wore an ICE vest over military-style clothes.

As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue's Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan  —  The union, which reps staffers, says the move was “clearly designed” to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.  —  The union representing writers at Teen Vogue …

Wes Moore launches Maryland redistricting commission after top state Dem stymies effort … “My commitment has been clear from day one — we will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” Moore said in a statement Tuesday.  “This commission will ensure the people are heard..”

The Big Smirk  —  The cruelty is the point, party edition  —  There's been plenty of scathing commentary about the lavish, Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party Donald Trump threw at Mar a Lago — a party complete with sequined, feathered dancers and, yes, a scantily-clad woman in a giant martini glass.