Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz  —  Israelis said securing the strait for energy shipments could become the war's main goal now that regime change and ending Iran's ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.  —  TEL AVIV — A surge …

ICE agents arrive at U.S. airports amid TSA staff shortages, funding fight  —  President Donald Trump has suggested the agents would be arresting undocumented immigrants at airports.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrived at several airports Monday to assist …

“A California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots.  Election experts say it's a big deal”  —  SF Chronicle:  —  Election security expert Gowri Ramachandran said the seizure by Bianco, a Republican candidate for governor investigating a group's disputed claim of a 45,000-vote miscount …

Italy's Meloni seen narrowly losing justice referendum, exit polls say  —  Exit polls on Monday suggested Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had narrowly lost a referendum on her flagship reform of the judicial system, dealing a potential blow to the ruling coalition ahead of next year's general election.

Federal government employees are not ok  —  A new survey shows collapsing morale amidst ineffective leadership  —  Imagine you inherited a large, complex business.  You don't have time to run it yourself, but you recognize its importance.  So you hire a management team.

Trump Is Digging Up Washington.  Can Lawsuits Stop the Bulldozers?  —  As the president develops plans to fundamentally alter the White House, the Kennedy Center and other sites, federal lawsuits are beginning to catch up.  —  It took an act of Congress to create the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center.

How Epstein Helped Solve a Billionaire's Problems With Women … In October 2017, a yoga instructor emailed Jeffrey Epstein with a delicate question: When might she receive the tens of thousands of dollars she'd been promised by the billionaire Leon Black?  —  She and Mr. Black …

The SAVE America Act could backfire bigly on MAGA  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  💬 Subscribe to PN 💬  —  This weekend, the Republicans thrashed about in the Senate like rotting, mildly electrocuted trout as they attempted …

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids  —  The baby needed somewhere to go.  So in the frantic hours before officers took her parents away to immigration detention, her mom turned to their pastor and his wife.  As squad cars waited outside the family's Lakeland …

Supreme Court rejects citizen journalist's case against Texas officials who arrested her for reporting  —  Officials in Laredo dropped the charges against Priscilla Villarreal, but she then filed a civil rights lawsuit, alleging they violated her free speech rights under the First Amendment.

Is This Uncharismatic Leader Exactly What the Democrats Need?  —  DNC Chair Ken Martin has a plan to return Democrats to power, but he needs to keep the party from tearing itself apart first  —  “There are politicians who have the ‘it factor,’ and are highly charismatic,” Ken Martin …

Control tower at Newark airport outside NYC evacuated over burning smell  —  A burning smell prompted the control tower at Newark airport outside of New York City to be evacuated, and a ground stop was ordered, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  —  Air traffic was paused around 7:30 …

Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death  —  The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violence  —  It appears that members of Trump's cabinet get chosen not despite their endorsements of violence, but because of them.  Pete Hegseth was primarily known as a dapper TV host willing to defend war crimes.

March 22, 2026  —  President Donald J. Trump's behavior is increasingly erratic as he lashes out at those he perceives to be enemies.  On Thursday he defended his failure to inform allies and partners about his February 28 attack on Iran by telling a Japanese reporter he wanted the element of surprise.

Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda  —  In the latest battle over the future of Voice of America, a fresh group of veteran Voice of America journalists are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging that she is promoting pro-Trump propaganda on air.

Republicans privately fear this swing state Democrat  —  Behind closed doors, Republicans have tamped down their hopes of unseating Jon Ossoff, a 39-year-old powerhouse fundraiser, as he seeks another term.  —  Rep. Buddy Carter warned a crowd of Republicans in Roberta, Georgia …

‘When will it end?’  The ‘elevator pitch’ oil executives and diplomats are making to the White House in Houston … If there's one message the industry wants to deliver to the administration, according to interviews with half a dozen energy industry executives and foreign diplomats planning …

Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s C.D.C.  —  Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.  —  Almost as soon as he recaptured the White House, President-elect Trump announced …

MAHA's political power tested as surgeon general pick stalls  —  Casey Means faces pushback from some Republicans over her refusal to forcefully recommend vaccines.  —  The nascent Make America Healthy Again movement got one of its biggest wins last spring: Casey Means was selected to be the nation's top doctor.