Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defence treaty over Israel stalemate  —  Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.

Bill Clinton makes stunning confession about his bizarre behavior after Hillary's defeat in America's ‘darkest election’  —  President Bill Clinton was so enraged by the treatment of his wife, Hillary, during her failed presidential bid that he couldn't sleep for two years, he now admits - or stop complaining about the shock defeat.

Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies  —  It's hard to envision a less suited intelligence chief.  That's a feature, not a bug.  —  🛍️ Black Friday Special!  🛍️ Click the button below to sign up for a full annual subscription to Public Notice for the special discounted price of $40.

As Trump's lead in popular vote shrinks, does he really have a ‘mandate’?  — Though Trump overwhelmingly won the electoral college vote, his tally in the popular vote is hardly a landslide.  — In the last 75 years, only three other presidents had popular-vote margins that were smaller than Trump's.

Louise Haigh quits UK government as transport secretary over stolen phone ‘mistake’  —  Louise Haigh resigned as U.K. transport secretary after Sky News reported she had been convicted of falsely telling police her work mobile phone had been stolen in 2013.  —  Haigh sent a letter of resignation …

Democrats targeted in wave of Thanksgiving bomb threats … - Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Pete Hegseth - Trump's picks for U.N. ambassador, labor secretary, EPA administrator and defense secretary, respectively - were among the targets.

Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago  —  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has visited Donald Trump at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, further evidence of the apparent thawing in their once frosty relations.  —  The president-elect already has a close, high-profile relationship with another …

Tesla owners turn against Musk: 'I'm embarrassed driving this car around'  —  The electric car brand was once a liberal favourite - but the CEO's embrace of Trump has led to an angry backlash  —  As Elon Musk has embraced Donald Trump and various far-right conspiracy theories …

Democratic senators say they bungled border security in 2024  —  Democratic senators are privately acknowledging that their party committed “political malpractice” by bungling the issue of border security, which they view as a driving factor behind President-elect Trump's sweeping victory and their loss of four Senate seats.

Mass arrests at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as anti-Israel protesters block procession  —  They're parading straight into custody.  —  Anti-Israel protesters tried to ruin the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the second year running Thursday, with cops quickly swarming in to gobble up roughly 25 arrests.

With Ag secretary pick, Trump brushes back RFK Jr.  —  Trump's HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump allies have been bitterly warring over the USDA chief role for weeks.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent weeks lobbying Donald Trump to nominate an Agriculture secretary who would be his ally …

Trump Team's Rejection of a Transition Deal Adds a Wrinkle to Its Transparency Pledges  —  The president-elect's team said it would disclose its donors' names and not take donations from foreigners, but it isn't legally bound to adhere to those promises.  —  The refusal by President-elect …

Sheinbaum refutes Trump's border claim: 'Mexico's position is not to close borders'  —  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pushed back on President-elect Trump's claim suggesting Mexico agreed to close its border with the U.S. “effectively immediately.”  —  “In our conversation with President Trump …