R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain  —  The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …

How We Got to a Place Where Right Wingers Cheer Stealing Nuclear Documents  —  When Aileen Cannon issued her order delaying Trump's stolen documents trial indefinitely, I posted this on Xitter.  —  The post was factual.  Trump nominated Judge Cannon on May 21, 2020.

FreedomWorks Is Closing — And Blaming Trump  —  The libertarian organization couldn't survive the populist shift in the Republican Party.  —  FreedomWorks, the once-swaggering conservative organization that helped turn tea party protesters into a national political force, is shutting down …

Stormy Daniels details Trump's sleazy contempt for women  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈

When Trump Attacks Our Elections, We Will Have No Excuse  —  Donald Trump and his Republican allies have no intention of accepting the outcome of a free and fair election.  They are boasting about building a voter suppression war machine.  They have told us their plans to intimidate election officials and voters.

Biden on Trump: He 'didn't build a damn thing'  —  The president's speech on Wednesday was designed to claim credit for positive economic news — but also shake voters' views that his predecessor got stuff done.  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday cast a major new investment in battleground Wisconsin …

Georgia just made it a lot easier to challenge elections — and a lot harder to vote in them  —  With the 2024 presidential election just six months away, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on has signed legislation that makes critical changes to the state's election laws, including expanding the options …

RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack  —  Photos and videos from outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncovered by online sleuths and NBC News appear to show Zach Henry, a right-wing influencer now working for Kennedy's campaign.

World's top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target  —  Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds  —  Hundreds of the world's leading climate scientists expect global temperatures …

U.S. to empower asylum officials to reject more migrants earlier in process  —  The Biden administration is planning to announce a new regulation as early as Thursday that is designed to allow immigration officials to deport migrants who are ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process …

College anti-Israel agitators could be sent to Gaza under new House GOP bill  —  'I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn't last a day, but let's give them the opportunity,' says Rep Randy Weber  —  FIRST ON FOX: A new House Republican bill would send any person charged …

Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case  —  A Georgia appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court ruling in former President Trump's 2020 state-level election case allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing it, per a filing.

U.S. pauses Israel arms shipment over Rafah assault fears as Biden pushes for a cease-fire deal  —  An Israeli official told NBC News there is deep frustration in the country's government over the decision, which comes as the Biden admin presses for a cease-fire deal that would head off …

NPR CEO skips hearing to examine radio outlet's alleged ideological bias  —  .  —  The top executive at NPR failed to appear at a congressional hearing designed to examine alleged bias at the news outlet despite being funded by taxpayer dollars.  —  Katherine Maher, who was named CEO …

Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary  —  There were a half-dozen consequential GOP primaries on Tuesday, but Nikki Haley's performance in the already concluded presidential race could be a sign of trouble for Trump in more competitive states.

McCarthy vs. Gaetz: The GOP's never-ending feud  —  Seven months after the Florida firebrand led the ouster of the former speaker, tempers are running hotter than ever — with McCarthy lauding Gaetz's new primary challenger.  —  Kevin McCarthy is escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Trump Individual, Estate Tax Cut Renewal to Cost $4.6 Trillion  — US deficit in 2024 seen rising closer to $2 trillion, CBO says  — CBO Director Swagel sees ‘daunting’ US fiscal outlook  —  The cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts for households, small businesses and the estates …

Playbook: Biden's race to Trump-proof his legacy  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OUR MAN IN JERUSALEM — CIA Director WILLIAM BURNS is meeting this hour with Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU after Gaza cease-fire talks were rekindled yesterday …

AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY SIXTH VICTIM RECOVERED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE  —  BALTIMORE - Today, Unified Command salvage teams located the sixth victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police.  —  Maryland State Police investigators along with officers …