Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Has Resigned  —  A Labor Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  — Copy  —  Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Trump approval falls to 35% as rating on handling prices hits a record -46  —  This article reports results from the April 2026 Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers have access to additional visuals …

Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort … “Anytime you're on the ‘yes’ side of a referendum, you've got the burden of proof,” he added.  “It doesn't matter what the referendum is, but anytime you're arguing for ‘yes,’ the other side is going to be arguing for the status quo.”

Capitol agenda: Trump-Powell clash hijacks Warsh hearing  —  A bitter spat is set to dominate Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing Tuesday morning.  It's not the economic outlook or bank regulation.  The real focus for Senate Banking members vetting Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair …

Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Allow me to make a confession: I'm a fan of the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD).  I have never been invited.  I just enjoy the show.  The president does a stand-up routine.  The people who cover the president hire a famous comedian to roast him.

Democrats prepare to abandon Cherfilus-McCormick en masse  —  Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers.

Even Trump's most basic claims about the Iran war can't be trusted  —  Donald Trump The Middle East JD Vance US elections  —  On Monday morning, President Donald Trump told The New York Post that Vice President JD Vance was already on his way to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran.

Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO  —  CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026.

Carr's Drive-Thru Dinner  —  Donald Trump's FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly about celebrating the First Amendment.

Why America is falling out of love with Israel  —  Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu  —  Who in America remembers Yitzhak Rabin?  It is a safe bet that few under 40 would recall the courageous prime minister of Israel who sought peace with the Palestinians.

4/21/26☀️ AM: … And it's barely so.  —  This is putting a ton of new pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune, whose majority is suddenly at risk. … Plus, Thune is dealing with a MAGA onslaught over the SAVE America Act, a relentless push to gut the filibuster …

Palantir Goes Mask-Off For Fascism.  It Won't End Well.  —  Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment.  Just ask our enemies!!!”  — notably including the stock ticker …

Ex-staffers defend California governor hopeful after viral clips raise conduct questions  —  After Eric Swalwell's exit, a letter from 30 ex-staffers of former representative Katie Porter seeks to blunt attacks as Democrats fear getting locked out of the race.  —  Summary

The Internet's Favorite Lawyer Says We're Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’  —  Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire.  Now he's warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself.

What We Learned From a Secret Deposition of Ken Paxton  —  Previously hidden document sheds new light on ethical questions surrounding the GOP Senate candidate and Texas attorney general  —  In 2019, hostile attorneys questioned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton about his conduct as a lawyer …

Speaker Johnson's beginning of the end  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🍃🍃 Subscribe to PN 🍃🍃  —  Last week, Analilia Mejia won her election in a suburban northern New Jersey district …

When Your Child Dies of Measles  —  When my daughter Renae, my firstborn, was 5 months old she spiked a fever.  By that evening, she was having trouble breathing — the color was gone from her face and I could see her skin tugging in around her ribs.  At the hospital the doctors noted …

Five Trump Scandals You've Probably Missed  —  Swirling scandals—from the Pentagon to DHS to the IRS to the Labor Department—that represent basic betrayals of public office, trust, and confidence-in-leadership that should be the table stakes of good government.

Older Americans Are Hoarding America's Potential  —  “Ageism” identifies an enduring phenomenon: the mistreatment of older people for no reason other than being older.  Americans in middle age and beyond are routinely passed over for opportunities because of the irrelevant fact of a number …

Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs  —  The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president's trade policy.  —  When President Trump unveiled his sprawling global tariffs last spring …

Iran war accelerates America's breakup with the world … “A lot of people are fed up with how chaotic this war has been and scared of the potential economic impact, but I haven't seen any major protests in response,” a Washington-based Asian diplomat said, having been granted anonymity because the topic is sensitive.

Monumental Sign Trump Is Running Scared: Political Guru  —  CLEANUP ON AISLE TRUMP  —  The president made a telling move during his nightmare week, one political analyst says.  —  President Donald Trump has realized that he messed up by surrounding himself with scandal-mired figures and is now …

Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event  —  President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a …

Why I'm Becoming a Republican  —  I first registered as a Democrat in 1959.  The party's hostility to Israel is too much.  —  I am a lifelong Democrat.  I started campaigning for the party's local candidates as a teenager in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been a registered Democrat for 67 years …