A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist at Columbia University resigned from some of his positions with the institution over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Axel, co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, won a Nobel Prize in 2004 for
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has urged broadcasters to air patriotic programming in celebration of America's 250th birthday, but a better idea would be to display the First Amendment on screens before broadcasts, in stadiums, and in cinemas to promote civics education and remind
Casey Means, the health influencer tapped by President Trump to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). Means was initially scheduled to appear virtually before the committee in
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump for not addressing the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein during his State of the Union address, as women sat in the audience with white buttons, demanding justice for years of abuse. Those who were
The State of the Union address is an opportunity for all branches of government to convene over the most pressing issues of the year. But Republicans treated Donald Trump’s sophomoric performance more like a rowdy sports game than a presidential appearance. Practically the
In his State of the Union Tuesday night, Donald Trump claimed that he had secured $18 trillion in foreign investments for the U.S. But, his own website says that isn’t true. “I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion, pouring in from all over the globe,” Trump said in
Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are calling on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of perjuring herself when asked about evidence relating to President Trump in the Epstein files. The
“It’s the economy, stupid.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Tuesday that lawmakers could use the budget reconciliation process to advance a new retirement proposal introduced by President Trump during his State of the Union address. Trump announced that his administration plans to offer
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday walked out before President Trump completed the first State of the Union address of his second term, one of several Democrats who left before the address to Congress concluded. "Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit
President Trump delivered a record-setting State of the Union address Tuesday night, when he zeroed in on his signature economic and foreign policies, while laying criticism on the Supreme Court and Democrats. Four justices listened but did not react. The president touted his
Whether due to the electoral context in Brazil or the myopia of his political beliefs, Lula has reinforced his anti-Trump campaign.
If the party in power is in the right, a pathway for compromise would be obvious.
For President Trump, they were hardly fireworks. But for a moment, the chief executive forced the four Supreme Court justices who showed up to his State of the Union to be stone-faced in front of millions of Americans as he railed against them and their decision striking down
President Trump delivered a record-long State of the Union address on Tuesday night as he proclaimed that his administration had ushered in “the golden age of America” in its first year back in office. The president’s remarks clocked in at about an hour and 48 minutes,
The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of dollars and weakening the pre-release custody capacity required for
Trump, Democrats trade barbs during State of the Union as the president outlines arguments for war with Iran.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 25 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. The Epstein scandal has
The youngest in a family filled with famous actors, his older brother, Keith Carradine, called Robert "the bedrock of his family.”
The recalled product is the LShome 3-Pack Smoke Detector Fire Alarms.
The “Forever Wars” abroad and the Global War on Terror after the September 11 attacks left behind a long trail of failure, disillusionment, and death—but they also funneled huge sums of taxpayer money to companies that supplied the equipment that made all that destruction
President Trump’s recent environmental moves have angered his "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) allies, testing the limits of the group’s support for the administration. Trump issued an executive order last week praising and offering some “immunity” for the highly litigated
The federal government is littered with incomprehensible acronyms representing a host of divisions and agencies. But throughout the civil service there are departments with mission mandates that, while technical—and at times obscure— fulfill specific and frequently critical
In early February, Axios reported that “Ezra Klein’s Abundance movement is getting some backup” in the form of a new group: Next American Era, headed by former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee head, Illinois congresswoman, and longtime Washington insider Cheri
Republicans are pounding on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential contender, after he told an audience in Atlanta that he was “like” them because he was a “960 SAT guy.” The comments, made while Newsom was promoting his new memoir "Young Man in a Hurry,"
The House appears set to sink legislation designed to curb President Trump’s use of military force in Iran, potentially lending the administration a boost as it escalates its threats against Tehran. The bipartisan war powers resolution, sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)
Campaign finance reform group End Citizens United is backing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) as she vies for the Democratic nod against Rep. Angie Craig (Minn.), according to plans first shared with The Hill.
In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that "our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before." But our review of his speech found that he distorted a number of facts about the state of the economy,
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has just taken another bad turn for Donald Trump. NPR reports that the Justice Department has withheld key documents from the publicly-released Epstein files. Guess what: They apparently relate to charges that Trump potentially abused a minor. And
President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. The speech came with the president beset by low approval ratings, especially on the economy, but seeking to rally his party ahead of November’s midterms. Trump also gave his
President Trump pitched his vision of a “golden age of America” in record-length remarks to Congress on Tuesday, touting his administration's wins and attacking rival Democrats as he weathers poor approval numbers and frustrations over the economy. The president declared the
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) ripped President Trump over issues around affordability and immigration as she delivered the Democratic response to the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Spanberger, a former CIA officer and House lawmaker elected
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said Democrats who heckled and shouted at President Trump during the State of the Union "brought shame upon their party and upon themselves." Trump's address was marked by clashes with Democrats over race, crime, immigration and other
President Trump issued several awards during his State of the Union address before Congress on Tuesday evening. The honorees included two military pilots, an Olympic athlete, a Coast Guard petty officer and two National Guard members. The president also noted his continued
President Trump stormed into the Capitol on Tuesday night to extol the first-year performance of his return to power, bash the Democrats as feckless rivals, and make the case for keeping Republicans in control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. The marathon State of
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) bashed President Trump's immigration policies and accused the administration of seeking to interfere in the next election in the Democrat's Spanish-language rebuttal to the State of the Union address. The speech from California’s first Latino
The only time Republicans weren’t clapping like seals during President Trump’s State of the Union address was when he spoke positively about his tariffs. “I used these tariffs, took in hundreds of billions of dollars to make great deals for our country, both economically and on
Trump did the only thing he knows how to do. He talked — and talked, and talked.
President Trump said Tuesday night that Iran is developing long-range missiles that can reach U.S. territory. “They've already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they're working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of
President Donald Trump kept his bruised right hand out of view Tuesday night during his lengthy State of the Union address. As Trump delivered his address, he grasped the podium with both hands, but kept his right hand out of sight. Since July, the president has been repeatedly
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing an order barring punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz) after a video in which Kelly and other Democrats pushed for service members to reject unlawful orders. In a filing Tuesday, the Defense Department said it was appealing an
President Trump on Tuesday blasted Democrats as “crazy” and accused them of “destroying the country” after they refused to stand and applaud his proposal during the State of the Union to bar states from allowing teens to undergo gender transition treatment without consent from
Several Democratic representatives shouted at President Trump from their seats as he lied about protecting American citizens during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens,” Trump
President Trump boasted proudly of his work on lowering drug costs during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, holding up his "most favored nation" (MFN) policy and TrumpRx.gov as proof of having accomplished what his predecessors did not. "I'm also ending the wildly
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) loudly heckled President Trump as he made a number of divisive comments about Somali immigrants during the State of the Union address. Omar could be heard calling Trump a liar as the president said he would ignite a “war on fraud” he pinned on the
President Trump announced at the State of the Union address Tuesday that he would give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Team USA hockey goaltender Connor Hellebuyck after he recorded 41 saves in the gold medal game against Canada. Trump marveled at one of Hellebuyck’s most
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the House chamber on Tuesday shortly after President Trump began delivering his State of the Union address. Green held up a sign that read, “BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES" as Trump entered. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) went up to talk to