Hunter Biden verdict throws ‘sand in the gears’ of GOP's attacks on legal system  —  Other Republicans were all over the map, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who called it “kinda dumb tbh.”  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign cast Hunter Biden's guilty verdict on felony gun charges Tuesday as a …

A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House  —  Warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Donald Trump White House, a group of House Democrats has launched a task force to start fighting the proposal and stop it from taking hold if the Republican former president returns to power.

Unfounded attacks on the Justice Department must end  —  Conspiracy theories, falsehoods and threats of violence against DOJ personnel are not normal.  —  Merrick Garland is attorney general of the United States.  —  Last week, a California man was convicted of threatening to bomb …

Gaza Chief's Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas  —  Yahya Sinwar's correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel

Sinclair injects deceptive attacks on Biden's age into dozens of local broadcasts  —  This is a special joint edition of Public Notice and Judd Legum's Popular Information.  You can subscribe to Popular Information here.  —  Two outlets controlled by right-wing media tycoons are working …

Alito's Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone  —  A secret tape has exposed what Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's wife, Martha-Ann, really thinks behind closed doors—and the truth isn't pretty.  In the span of just a few minutes, Alito promised revenge on the media …

Marjorie Taylor Greene creates headaches for House GOP as leaders weigh how much attention to give the Trump loyalist  —  GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a team player and a reliable Republican leadership ally for nine months under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

“False gospel”: The new GOP attack on Dolly Parton is a tactic borrowed from the Christian right  —  Fundamentalists disparage mainstream culture as “demonic” — Republicans just substitute the word “woke”  —  It was inevitable that Republicans would go after Dolly Parton.

Is Donald Trump okay?  —  His story about hypothetically being electrocuted is another glimpse into a mind that is unwell.  —  It is irresponsible to obsess over President Biden's tendency to mangle a couple of words in a speech while Donald Trump is out there sounding detached from reality.

The Biggest Lie Trump-Biden 2024 Rematch Voters Are Telling Themselves  —  Most would-be dictators run for office downplaying or sugarcoating their intentions, trying to lure voters with a vanilla appeal.  But once elected, the autocratic elements take over, either immediately or gradually …

Stop Saying Florida Isn't Safe for Gay People.  It's Fine.  —  My local haunt in Pensacola lets you smoke inside.  Gay bars in New York will charge you 18 bucks for a gin and tonic.  That's real oppression.  —  Last weekend I got drunk at my local gay bar in Pensacola, Florida.

In Trump's orbit, some muse about mandatory military service  —  Only 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the armed forces.  Some in the former president's camp say it's time more young adults put “some skin in the game.”  —  TEXARKANA, Tex. — Kyra Rousseau remembers feeling trapped …

Manhattan DA Bragg, who secured Trump conviction, to testify before GOP-led Judiciary Committee  —  Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will testify before the House Judiciary panel, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, on July 12.  —  WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …

Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites ‘hopeful sign’  —  Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the U.S. Secretary of State called “a hopeful sign”.

Dark money news outlets outpacing local daily newspapers … - As of last year, there were only 1,213 daily local newspapers in the U.S. That number may have gone down significantly in the time since, but the researchers who track that data have yet to release an updated figure for 2024.

Accusation of insider trading sparks tense moment in Utah's GOP U.S. Senate primary debate  —  Rep. John Curtis rebutted the accusation by Trent Staggs during the Republican primary debate.  —  Utah's 2024 U.S. Senate Republican primary election debate was mostly a ho-hum affair.

Biden proposes to ban medical debt from credit reports, loan decisions  —  The draft rules, arriving less than five months before Election Day, are part of President Biden's argument that he is addressing pocketbook problems.  —  The Biden administration Tuesday will announce rules …

Why the Words ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ Bother Trump So Much  —  TOUCHY MUCH?  —  Fury over ad highlighting comments about fallen U.S. soldiers shows Trump and his campaign can dish out his favorite insults but hate taking them in return.  —  Donald Trump has always been comfortable hurling insults.

Chiquita Held Liable for Deaths During Colombian Civil War  —  A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer's payroll.  —  A jury in South Florida has ruled that Chiquita Brands is liable for eight killings carried …