Statement Regarding the Matter of Representative Matt Gaetz  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:  —  On April 9, 2021, the Committee announced it had initiated a review into allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz …

Biden to Give Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens  —  Undocumented spouses of American citizens will be shielded from deportation, provided work permits and given a pathway to citizenship, according to officials briefed on the plan.  —  President Biden on Tuesday …

DJT shares tumble 13% as Trump Media stock sell-off accelerates … Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group dropped more than 13% on Tuesday, continuing the stock's tumble following the conviction of former President Donald Trump, the company's majority shareholder.

Former CNBC analyst-turned-fugitive arrested by FBI after nearly 3 years on the run  —  A former CNBC analyst who ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted list for white-collar crimes was arrested over the weekend after being charged with defrauding investors, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

New York's top court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case  —  New York's top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump's gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month.

Clarence Thomas's disgracefully unserious bump stock opinion  —  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 🏛️

Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague's bag over months  —  Mary Morrissey apologizes after being filmed dumping liquid into backpack of Democratic legislator Jim Carroll  —  A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water …

The Return of Peace Through Strength  —  Making the Case for Trump's Foreign Policy  —  Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin phrase that emerged in the fourth century that means “If you want peace, prepare for war.”  The concept's origin dates back even further, to the second-century Roman emperor Hadrian …

Trump's ‘Wartime Consigliere’ Now Faces Legal Peril of His Own  —  Boris Epshteyn routinely surfaces as a lesser character in Trump-related indictments.  In a case in Arizona on Tuesday, he will be a major figure.  —  Boris Epshteyn, who is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday …

The Gun Lobby's Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle  —  Case after case challenging gun restrictions cites the same Georgetown professor.  His seemingly independent work has undisclosed ties to pro-gun interests.  —  In the battle to dismantle gun restrictions, raging in America's courts …

But his emails: Trump's increasingly unhinged calls for violence  —  Trump claims he may face death sentence, threatens Joe Biden with “DAY OF RECKONING.”  This really isn't normal  —  Donald Trump is on the warpath.  Following his historic felony conviction on hush-money …

Club Q shooter pleads guilty to 74 federal hate crimes, avoids death penalty … - If U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney accepts the plea deal, Aldrich will serve “multiple concurrent life sentences plus additional consecutive sentences totaling 190 years imprisonment,” court filings show.

This Is Why You're Exhausted by Politics  —  Housekeeping: I'll have a short newsletter tomorrow for Juneteenth and then I'm off Thursday/Friday for Denver and the live show.  —  Tim, A.B., and I recorded a Dark Side/Next Level mash-up last night.  I think the Mistress of Despair and I may have broken Tim.

Biden's Tough-on-China Stance Threatens Green America Push  —  President tries to balance building clean-energy industries and curbing Chinese imports such as batteries and solar-panel parts  —  The Biden administration is hoisting barriers to Chinese clean-energy imports to protect domestic industries …

Secret Service destroyed video of Biden's dog Commander biting agent in brutal attack that forced White House to stop tours so blood could be wiped off the floor  — Commander Biden was banished from the White House for biting agents  — Video of one attack no longer exists, DailyMail.com has learned

Steve Bannon won't be spending his prison term in a ‘Club Fed’ as he had hoped, sources say  —  When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won't be serving time at what's known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted …

Why the Biden campaign finally decided to whack Trump on his New York verdict  —  The ad hitting Trump followed weeks of polling and focus groups by Biden's campaign and its allies.  —  President Joe Biden's campaign had been restrained in its attacks on Donald Trump's New York criminal conviction …

John Kerry warns that Project 2025 would be “absolutely unimaginable and destructive”  —  Biden's former top climate change adviser spoke with Salon about the stakes for climate change in the election  —  During a sweltering rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 9, former President Donald Trump complained …

Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking  —  For Immediate Release  —  China and Mexico Took Law Enforcement Actions Following Justice Department's Investigation of Alleged Scheme to Violate U.S. Drug and Money-Laundering Laws