Parental rights restored: Mahmoud case is a victory for families and faith

This is not just about child-inappropriate books or curricula. It is about trust.

Trump, first lady to visit flood-ravaged Texas

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit west-central Texas today to pledge support to families of flood victims and officials who continue to search for at least 170 people

Transcript: Stephen Miller Rages at Low Arrests—and Wrecks a MAGA Scam

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 11 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Repub lic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Stephen Miller has been

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The EPA’s Lee Zeldin Is Unleashing a Chemical Nightmare

In the days since flash floods killed more than 100 people in Central Texas, various conspiracy theories have circulated on the right arguing that the storms were in fact the result of clandestine weather manipulation efforts. According to some—including former national

The Arms Race to Kiss Trump’s Ass Has Never Been More Ridiculous

I do not wish to leave out an important branch of this subject, for it is a danger from which princes are with difficulty preserved, unless they are very careful and discriminating. It is that of flatterers, of whom courts are full, because men are so self-complacent in their

New poll delivers troubling signs for Democrats

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James Gunn's 'Superman' faces conservative criticism over Trump-era reboot

The new "Superman" movie is facing a steady wave of criticism from the right after the film’s director called out a political message he hopes viewers will take away from his reboot of the legendary DC Comics character. Star filmmaker James Gunn, who led the "Guardians of the

GOP senators question Hegseth leadership after weapons ‘goof-up’

Republican senators say reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting approval from President Trump raise serious questions about the level of coordination between the White House and Pentagon and warrants a closer review of

Stephen Miller Rages Wildly at Low Arrests—and Wrecks a Big Trump Scam

Stephen Miller recently berated ICE officials in a private meeting, demanding that they hit supercharged new arrest quotas and steamrolling anyone who balked, reports The Atlantic. Yet in a surprise twist, the report also details that Miller’s demands for maximum arrests are

Judges rule against Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll case

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled to uphold a jury verdict that determined President Trump was guilty of sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The three-judge panel issued a mandate to affirm the previous district court ruling despite the president's

DOJ opens investigation into Minnesota over hiring practices

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into Minnesota to determine if the state, including the Minnesota Department of Human Services, has engaged in race and sex-based discrimination in its hiring practices. “Our investigation is based on information that

State Department notifies employees of upcoming layoffs

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Fetterman on Mamdani: 'He’s not even a Democrat'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said the politics of New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani aren't those of the Democratic party. “I mean, so he’s not even a Democrat, honestly,” Fetterman said in an interview with Fox News, regarding Mamdani’s progressive

Gaza ceasefire push tests Trump-Netanyahu bond

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Trump to hit Canada with 35 percent tariff

President Trump announced Thursday his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month. Trump posted a letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in which he outlined the upcoming tariffs. This week, Trump has posted letters to

Trump threatens to withhold endorsements for GOP senators who don’t back rescissions bill

Former Trump NASA nominee open to running for Congress

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Rubio discusses new idea for Ukraine peace talks in meeting with Lavrov

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new idea for a potential Ukraine ceasefire during a Thursday meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio, who also serves as President Trump’s national security adviser, confirmed that Lavrov

Trump warns Republicans against rejecting cuts to PBS and NPR

President Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold his support for any Republican who opposes a rescissions package of roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. "It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular,

HIV program a potential hurdle in recissions process

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Trump shows support for Bolsonaro

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Duffy takes reins at NASA

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Dershowitz says he knows Epstein client list names: 'But I’m bound by confidentiality'

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said he knows the list of names in the Jeffrey Epstein files regarding alleged clients in his international sex trafficking ring. “I know the names of the individuals. I know why they're being suppressed. I know who's suppressing them,”

FDA gives full approval to Moderna COVID shot for at-risk kids

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval on Thursday to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children, making it the first COVID shot for kids aged 6 months to 11 years old that is no longer administered under an emergency authorization. Infants younger than 6

Fetterman: Any calls to abolish ICE are 'inappropriate and outrageous'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) defended ICE on social media, opposing the calls to abolish it and supporting immigration reform to protect undocumented workers.

ICE official says no plan yet on Abrego Garcia deportation

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official on Thursday testified under oath that the agency has not yet decided where Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be deported if he is released from criminal custody next week. "We don’t work cases not in ICE custody

Trump to survey floods as he flaunts ties to deep-red Texas

President Trump is flaunting his bond with deep-red Texas ahead of a Friday trip to the state, where he will assess deadly flooding that took the lives of more than 120 people. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has heaped praise on the administration this week for the federal response to

EPA takes on 'chemtrails' conspiracy

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA defends questioners while debunking conspiracy Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday that Americans have “legitimate questions” about airplane contrails as his agency

Senators hit funding snag over Trump FBI headquarters move

The Senate Appropriations Committee sputtered Thursday as its consideration of the annual Justice Department funding bill was cut short due to a dispute over the Trump administration’s plans to relocate the FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Senate committee met

RFK Jr. bans Head Start, health clinic access for people in US illegally

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday it was rescinding a nearly 30-year interpretation of legislation that allowed immigrants without legal status to access certain federal public benefits. HHS said it was officially rescinding a 1998

Greg Abbott Moves to Rig the Midterms Amid Texas Floods

Governor Greg Abbot is trying to further gerrymander Texas while his state recovers from some of the deadliest flooding in its history. On Wednesday, Abbot told state lawmakers to begin the redistricting process as he positions Republicans to maintain control of the House in

Senate Republican says Comey and Brennan 'are as popular as male pattern baldness'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Thursday slammed former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan for being disliked among Washington’s political elite. “I know people who have worked with them closely, and maybe talk to people closely, those people will tell

Trump hands Congress a ‘weapon’ he once warned would do ‘grave damage’ to presidency

Executive privilege normally keeps White House communications secret. But both Trump and Biden waived the privilege during investigations of each other.

Joe Rogan Met Up With Trump Days Before Trashing His ICE Raids

Joe Rogan, podcaster and prominent supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is souring on the administration’s immigration agenda. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Rogan, who dined with the president on June 30, “has discussed immigration policy with Trump and

ICE agents arrest 2 migrants with MS-13 ties in Nebraska

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Wednesday arrested two alleged members of the MS-13 gang in Omaha, Neb. Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa, 30, is described by ICE in a news release as "a criminal alien, known MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist also wanted

Israel concludes some Iran enriched uranium survived US strikes: NYT

Israel has concluded that some of Iran's enriched uranium survived the U.S.’s recent strikes on the country, The New York Times reported. A senior Israeli official told the Times that the country found American and Israeli attacks did not destroy a portion of an Iranian

UN spokesperson calls US sanctions on Palestinian envoy 'dangerous precedent'

The United Nations is pushing back against the United States after President Trump’s administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. The spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António

John Fetterman Throws His Family Under the Bus to Suck Up to Trump

Senator John Fetterman has once again turned his back on undocumented immigrants with the rubber stamp from Donald Trump. “ICE performs an important job for our country,” Fetterman wrote on X Thursday. “Any calls to abolish ICE are 💯 inappropriate and outrageous.” But “Abolish

White House accuses Powell of mismanaging the Fed, citing renovation

White House budget chief Russell Vought on Thursday accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of mismanaging the central bank’s budget during renovations, adding to President Trump’s criticism of Powell. Vought, in a letter to Powell, said Trump is “extremely troubled” that

Obamas to produce Larry David US history sketch comedy series for HBO

The Obamas are teaming up with Larry David to produce a six-episode sketch comedy series on HBO to mark the country’s 250th anniversary, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery announced Thursday. The untitled limited series will focus on American history and will be executive

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The number of local journalists per capita in the United States has declined by about 75 percent on average since 2002, according to a report by the nonprofit Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack, an aggregator of journalism bylines. That includes more than 1,000 counties — about 1

Joni Ernst is the next GOP senator on retirement watch

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5 takeaways from Trump's tariff tussle with Brazil

President Trump is seeking to intervene in a political fight roiling Brazil, demanding the country drop its prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro or face a 50 percent tariff on imports to the U.S. “The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly

Rand Paul pans Trump’s ‘haphazard’ tariff against Brazil over Bolsonaro trial

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday heaped criticism on President Trump's move to issue a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, in part to protest the legal proceedings against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a top Trump ally. Paul, a foremost Republican critic

Trump nominates MAGA influencer Nick Adams to Malaysia ambassador post

Nick Adams, a 40-year-old Australian native and self-described "alpha male" who has been a staunch Trump supporter for years, has been nominated by President Trump as the next ambassador to Malaysia.