Statement from President Joe Biden  —  Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.  From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.

Pete Hegseth's Secret History  —  A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump's nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

Kash Patel's nomination signals how bad things can get  —  🛍️ Cyber Monday Special!  🛍️ Click the button below to sign up for a full annual subscription to Public Notice for the special discounted price of $40.  —  🎁 PN Cyber Monday Special Offer 🎁

Why They Lost  —  In the past few days, four of the senior officials who directed Kamala Harris's presidential campaign spoke with me about how the race unfolded, from the chaotic first weeks after President Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal until the final hours of Election Day.

Trump Wants to Shake Up Health Care.  Many Americans Don't Mind.  —  Some voters galvanized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” said they believed the health establishment was dismissive and even corrupt.  —  As a nature-loving physical therapist in Boulder …

Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it  —  Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence  —  After the Supreme Court ended federal abortion rights in 2022, there was a robust debate between pro …

Putin Ally Predicts Russia Will Reject Trump's Ukraine Truce Bid  — Truce brings “zero benefits” as Russia is winning, says tycoon  — Hardline conservative Malofeev is sanctioned by West  —  A conservative Russian tycoon and Kremlin confidant said he believes Moscow will turn …

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X  —  The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.  —  The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has announced that it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk's social media platform, X, from January 20th …

Kash Problems  —  As Trump stuffs his second administration with radicals, the news media has failed to adequately illuminate for the public the disturbing nature of the appointees.

Scoop: Raskin moves towards bid to oust Nadler on Judiciary … - The impending Trump administration and fully GOP-controlled Congress is fueling a multi-committee push to oust some of House Democrats' oldest leaders in favor of more vigorous alternatives.

A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million  —  Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.  —  The banana is not Sun's most notable recent purchase.

Trump's Cabinet is not just stacked with ‘yes-men’  —  When President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense, Democrats quickly dismissed the pick as part of a wider problem, claiming the incoming chief executive simply “wants yes-men around him.”

Trump taps Massad Boulos, another in-law, as adviser on Middle East  —  The president-elect often named family members to posts during his campaign and in his first term.  —  President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he would nominate Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman …