These House GOP election proposals could end up in a reconciliation bill  —  The chair of the House committee overseeing elections is circulating a list of proposals to include in a budget reconciliation bill as Senate Republicans and the White House move to rev up the party-line process …

Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war …

Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.  —  Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

Treason in the Futures Markets  —  Over the weekend Donald Trump threatened dire vengeance on Iran unless its government opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a deadline that would expire Monday evening in Washington.  Specifically, he announced that the U.S. would begin bombing power plants …

Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail  —  President Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.  But he recently used the method in a Florida special election.  —  President Trump, who has long railed against mail-in voting …

How Jack Smith connected the dots between GOP lawmakers, Trump aides in 2020 election probe … A spokesperson for Zeldin did not immediately provide a response to a request for comment.  —  These Republicans and others are featured in the materials released Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley …

Pete Hegseth's Pastor Says He Wants James Talarico To Die  —  “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of the Texas Senate Democratic nominee, after the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.”  —  WASHINGTON — The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's home church …

US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran  —  There's a ‘1000% increase’ in troops trying to conscientiously object, Mike Prysner of the Center on Conscience and War tells Prem.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's administration is moving thousands of US service members …

Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good  —  Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Gregory Bovino's Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets … Gregory Bovino has only a few regrets.  —  “I wish I'd caught even more illegal aliens,” he said in a recent interview.  “I mean, we went as hard as we could, but there's always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more.”

Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports  —  Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.

Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair  —  The admission during a closed-door hearing undercuts President Donald Trump's claims of “criminality” in the central bank's $2.5 billion office renovations.  —  A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged …

The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp.  It Was a Dairy Farm.  —  The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group's training camp.  Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.  —  As President Trump prepared to welcome conservative …

King Charles to make first US state visit, address Congress next month  —  England's King Charles III will make his first state visit to Washington next month.  As part of his visit, the king will address Congress in a joint meeting the week of April 27, according to two people familiar …

High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump's War With Iran  —  While the president has promised rapid relief, Americans could feel the financial sting of the conflict for some time after it ends.  —  As the war with Iran began to send oil and gas prices soaring around the world …

Trump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy  —  Nick Adams, known for his crass humor and internet trolling, was previously nominated to be the ambassador to Malaysia.  But his nomination was pulled earlier this year.  —  President Trump has picked Nick Adams …

Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story  —  “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠

This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts  —  WebinarTV, a company that bills itself as “a search engine for the best webinars,” is secretly scanning the internet for Zoom meeting links, recording the calls, and turning them into AI-generated podcasts for profit.

USDA cancels $300 million program to help farmers buy land amid anti-DEI push … The projects were especially targeted to address land access issues facing Black farmers, immigrant farmers, Indigenous farmers, veterans and other underrepresented groups.  —  According to one of the cancellation …

Judge orders Trump administration to bring back DACA recipient deported to Mexico … In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins called the deportation a “flagrant violation” of DACA's promise of protection to those who arrived in the country as minors, as well as a violation of Estrada's constitutional due process rights.

Trump Decides to Sidestep Texas GOP Fight Over Senate Nomination  —  Cornyn and Paxton are left to fight it out until a runoff in May. … The Republican infighting in Texas isn't going to die down anytime soon with President Donald Trump no longer expected to endorse either candidate …