Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters  —  Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”  —  The Department of Justice sent letters on Friday …

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges  —  Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm.  The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.  —  At first blush, the proposed venture looks like it would further …

White House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior Staff  —  White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers, as Trump allies press the administration to protect lower-ranked officials from prosecution and other legal challenges, according to two sources familiar with the conversations.

Grift Becomes Bigger Issue for Voters in Final Days Before Midterms  —  Democrats have spent $182 million this year highlighting corruption as an issue in House and Senate races  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump walked out of the White House on Thursday afternoon and delivered a warning to his political allies.

How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass  —  The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases.  Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.  —  Within sight of a southeast Texas middle school stands a chemical plant …

How the Most Ruthless Ad of the Midterms Divided Republicans  —  The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy's brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor's race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.  —  The most explosive advertisement …

In defense of empathy  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating five years of independent journalism.  This special Saturday edition is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🙏 Subscribe to PN 🙏  —  Empathy is one of those things that really shouldn't need defending.

Troy Jackson's Closing Argument: ‘A Vote For Susan Collins Is A Vote For Trump’  —  The ad comes as the race between Jackson and Collins remains razor-tight.  —  A new ad from Troy Jackson's campaign in Maine's high-profile and heavily-contested battle with GOP Sen. Susan Collins focuses …

Britt McHenry resigns from State Department job after basketball game altercation  —  The former ESPN reporter was appointed as a press adviser last month.  —  In this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo, ESPN television reporter Britt McHenry smiles before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals …

Dems' left flank sours on Trump impeachment “theater”  —  Progressive House members and candidates are taking a stark turn away from what they describe as “performative” efforts to impeach President Trump. … - Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) famously said of Trump in 2019 …

Scoop: U.S. intel memo warns of “advanced” Iranian plots to kill officials abroad  —  U.S. intelligence finds Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target American diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching “advanced stages,” …

Fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany.  A person is detained  —  The retreat known as the Eagle's Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps was almost completely destroyed in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday, authorities said.

This US House district was once a political battleground.  Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional  —  In 2022, Democrat Wiley Nickel ran as a moderate and narrowly won North Carolina's 13th Congressional District by about 9,000 votes.  Two years later, the current congressman …

Live: French police seize weapons and arrest 135 people on the sidelines of new protests  —  Police have seized various weapons and arrested 135 people on the sidelines of new protests on Saturday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.  Some 70,000 police have been deployed ahead of a march by …

Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes in US a national security threat  —  The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.

Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout.  His own voters are wary of what comes with it … President Donald Trump has cast America's artificial intelligence race with China as a national-security imperative, pushing faster development of the technology and an immense buildout of the data centers …

Speed of Starshield Satellite Network Is Improving, Ukraine Says  —  The announcement followed more than a week of disruption to Starshield, the Pentagon-funded satellite network that Ukraine relies on to thwart Russian attacks.  —  Ukrainian drones connected to the Pentagon-funded Starshield …

Obama Returns to the Trail, Setting Up Dueling Appearances With Trump  —  The 44th president will appear in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday, while President Trump will be in Georgia.  The two men have presented starkly contrasting pitches in the midterms.  —  Former President Barack Obama …

U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.  —  Hoping for a win before the midterm elections, the Trump administration is increasing pressure …