Senate Republicans clear go-it-alone path for ICE funding … “Our Democratic colleagues have refused to provide funding for the Border Patrol and ICE,” Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said ahead of the Senate's late-night session.  “This needs to be done.”

Republicans Are Worried the Redistricting Fight Is Backfiring  —  After a victory in Virginia, some analysts say Democrats may pick up more seats in Congress following the nationwide redistricting battle  —  Republicans are increasingly worried that a battle President Trump started last summer …

Trump's Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked  —  AFTER-DINNER SCREECH  —  The president is planning a rage-fueled moment at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  —  Donald Trump will launch a “revenge” attack on the White House media when he confronts …

Why voters say the Democrats are “weak,” in their own words  —  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 trended charts and a full archive of crosstabs …

Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz  —  Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday.  More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.

To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force  —  Is this public enemy #1?  —  James Giovansanti lives and works on Staten Island.  Since 2022, traffic cameras have caught his pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times in that one borough.

Trump DOJ will avenge the KKK by taking out SPLC  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed on Tuesday.

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift  —  President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates …

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel's Girlfriend  —  The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.  —  The F.B.I. began investigating …

Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration  —  John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders.  The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.  —  Navy Secretary John Phelan …

Breaking news.  EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto  —  The two-month-long impasse over the €90 billion for Ukraine came to an end on Thursday after Hungary lifted its contentious veto.  Brussels says the first payment will be made “as soon as possible”.

RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims  —  President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs.  A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crime  —  The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation's top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to records obtained by Reuters.

New Jersey's most vulnerable GOP incumbent is MIA  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr. represents New Jersey's most competitive district this November — but nobody, even his GOP colleagues, can say where he's been for the past month.  A scion of one of the state's most storied political dynasties …

Yes, Virginia, There Is an Appetite to Fight Fascism  —  Redistricting, saying “concentration camps,” and more on “Meeting the Moment” with Anat Shenker-Osorio  —  Going along to get along is a powerful human survival instinct.  But when it comes to fighting fascism, sometimes …

Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait … President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.  —  “There is to be no hesitation,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Who Goes to See Vivek at Ohio State?  —  LIVE, UNSCRIPTED QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSIONS are a uniquely high-risk proposition for marquee events.  Failed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, now running for governor of Ohio, received an opportunity to reflect on this fact anew when …

Trump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillance … A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.  Page and one of his attorneys did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.  —  The settlement does not resolve Page's effort to revive his claims …

It Is Time for Ruthless Aggression  —  The national battle over gerrymandering should be just the first step.  Next up: expanding SCOTUS.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Heads up: Bill Kristol and I will be live with Katie Couric today at 5pm in the East.  You can watch us on Substack here or on YouTube here.

Live updates: Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz  —  EDITED BY LORIAN BELANGER, BRIAN P. D. HANNON, LAURIE KELLMAN, BERNARD MCGHEE AND LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA  —  Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli positions in southern Lebanon

Four people accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a SLC Council member, of unwanted ‘sexual’ advances  —  Four people from Utah political circles — three of them elected officials — accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a Salt Lake City Council member and Democratic congressional candidate, of restraining them during …

Gallego Partied Until the Early Morning on Colombia Trip Despite Security Warnings  —  Sources told NOTUS embassy staff warned the Arizona Democrat about a credible threat to his life, but he stayed at a Bogotá club until 3 a.m., concerning U.S. officials.  — Copy