Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a phone interview with CBS News on Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.  —  “I think the war is very complete, pretty much …

Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Diversity and equity  —  Ed Martin, an outspoken Trump administration official, is facing attorney discipline proceedings in Washington, DC, for a letter he sent …

Senate Republicans splinter over SAVE America Act's path as Trump calls for more revisions  —  Some insist on trying to use a “talking filibuster” to break Democrats' will to block the elections bill.  Others say it's unlikely to work.  And one senator is proposing a third option.

Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year  —  Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones.  They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios …

Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump  —  Sharing a stage, Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred Monday over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda.

The worst cabinet in American history  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ☄️ Subscribe to PN ☄️  —  While he may not have quite the walking-car-crash charisma of the woman he's set to replace …

Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers' Reports Under Trump's CFPB  —  Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people's financial messes.  But for nearly a year, the Colorado accountant has been unable to fix a glaring error on her own credit report.

Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.  —  In the days after a homemade bomb laced with metal …

Trump Went to War With Iran Because Jared Kushner Is a Fool  —  Do Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner actually understand nuclear energy enough to describe Iran's capabilities to Donald Trump, let alone negotiate a nonproliferation agreement with Tehran?  —  Several nuclear experts …

The shutdown that everyone has forgotten  —  In today's edition ... Could the stock market change Trump's view on Iran? ...  We ask for your views on flying in America ... but first ...  Remember the government shutdown?  —  Few do, it seems, including those on Capitol Hill tasked with keeping the government open.

TACOs With a Side of War Porn  —  When we mentioned yesterday that Trump was blaming Iran for firing the Tomahawk missile that destroyed an Iranian girl's school on February 28, we suggested he'd probably (or hopefully) have been briefed otherwise and was merely lying.  Now we're not so sure.

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab  —  The Pentagon spent more money in September—the end of the 2025 fiscal year—than it had in any other year since 2008.  But a good chunk of the budget wasn't used for anything that could be considered a pertinent military expense.

Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans  —  In the days after President Trump launched U.S. forces in an attack against Iran, support for the strikes is far lower than what it has been at the beginnings of previous foreign conflicts.

‘Ridiculous’: Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles  —  A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs …

Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board  —  President Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors, having her replace her late husband.  —  Consisting of 16 members, the Board of Visitors is responsible …

Trump won't say if he'll send armed agents to the polls.  So Dems are suing to find out  —  Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump's administration unveil their plans, if any, for deploying federal officers or troops on election day.

Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan's stock trading claims … The interview — which is no longer available on the website for Cordaro's show — is starkly different from Bresnahan's previous statements about the trading he and his spokespeople have made on multiple occasions in the last year.

Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike  —  Iranian state media posted mangled remnants it claims were from the Feb. 28 attack in Minab.  An analysis shows they have the markings of a missile made by American manufacturers

Trump family-linked financial group probed by congressional committee over Chinese stock scams  —  Republican-led House committee on China demands information from Dominari Securities and two other firms  —  A Republican-led congressional committee has demanded information from a financial firm linked …

Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents  —  The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke …

‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk's spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war  —  The Middle East Donald Trump Federal agencies National security  —  President Donald Trump began his second term with a promise to cut “billions and billions of dollars” …