This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men  —  A med student says he's made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools.  He's not alone.  —  Like many medical school students, Sam was broke.

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 …

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.

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants  —  The Southern Poverty Law Center says it's the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department and faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

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.

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says  —  The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.  —  Summary  —  The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …

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.

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 …

In Virginia redistricting election, 4 House seats at stake as voters go to the polls  —  The vote will decide if the legislature can redraw the state congressional map.  —  Campaign signs are seen at a polling place on April 17, 2026 in Burke, Virginia.  Virginia voters will decide on April 21 …

The Vindication of Bidenomics  —  Are we finally ready to acknowledge its successes?  —  Consumer sentiment, which fell off a cliff in 2022, has declined further under Trump II.  Indeed, according to the venerable Michigan Survey, it is at the lowest level ever recorded.

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 …

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 …

Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation  —  The U.S. spy agency has significantly expanded its international antidrug work under President Trump and CIA Director Ratcliffe.  —  Summary  —  Two U.S. embassy officials who died in an automobile accident …

Apology Not Accepted, Mr. Carlson  —  On April 20, 2026, on his own podcast, sitting across from his brother Buckley, Tucker Carlson said this: “I want to say I'm sorry for misleading people. … Yes, you were misleading people, Mr. Carlson.  And contra your characterization, it was very much intentional.

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.

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 …

‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’  —  The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp.  —  It runs the gamut from public and private institutions to core democratic customs and traditions …

Graham releases blueprint for GOP immigration enforcement funding plan  —  Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham unveiled a fiscal blueprint Tuesday paving the way for the GOP's party-line immigration enforcement plan.  The budget resolution is the first step in Republicans' two-step plan …

New lawsuit aims to block Trump DOJ from building national voter database via state voter roll grab  —  Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state.

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.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege  —  The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta  —  Emails released on Monday by California's attorney general show Amazon …

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 …

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out  —  An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump's purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’  —  By 4pm, the light was softening over the Pacific, and the crew of the Don Maca …

US Gasoline Prices Likely Peaked Last Week, Energy Secretary Wright Says  —  US gasoline prices likely peaked last week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday.  —  “It looks like they peaked about a week or so ago,” Wright said in response to a question during testimony before a Senate panel.

Rep. Nancy Mace introduces measure to expel fellow Republican Cory Mills from Congress  —  Mills, who is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee in connection with allegations including sexual and financial misconduct, has denied wrongdoing.  —  Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. …

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.

Apple isn't losing its Trump whisperer  — Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO in September.  — He won't be going far.  He'll remain as executive chairman of the Apple board of directors.  — Cook has put on a masterclass in managing Apple's relationship with President Donald Trump.

This is how Democrats say Oversight Republicans are trying to quash the Epstein investigation … This trend is outlined in a new memo prepared by Oversight Democratic staff, obtained by POLITICO, which claims that by moving to roundtables, Republicans “are avoiding the only forum where Democrats …

Why is the Maga project teetering?  Because not even Trump supporters voted for this dysfunction  —  The president's fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down.  He has forgotten why he was re-elected

A Year After U.S.A.I.D.'s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss … She was fired by email while on maternity leave, given 24 hours to clear out her desk and left with three days of health insurance and no severance pay.  She had worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development …

Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco's ballot seizure  —  In the spring of 2022, a woman named Shelby Bunch began appearing at government hearings in Riverside County, demanding that officials there address what she believed was an epidemic of fraud in local elections.

Feds Nab Chinese Man Accused Of Taking Photos Of U.S. Military Base That Hosts ‘Doomsday’ Plane  —  Authorities were alerted after a person witnessed “a male holding a camera with a telescopic lens” near the military installation.  —  •  —  U.S. authorities arrested a Chinese national …