Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday mocked conservative outrage over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, arguing that it should not be the performer‘s job to bring unity to the nation. “Why the f--- is it the Super Bowl halftime entertainer’s job to unify the country?” Stewart
The daughter of a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate was fatally stabbed over the weekend, according to authorities, who allege her husband was the assailant. Hallie Marie Tobler, 22, was stabbed multiple times at the apartment she shares with her husband, Dylan Michael Tobler,
Using the term “roving immigration stop” to describe what ICE has been doing is a mistake.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday made her bid for a sixth term official as she prepares for what could be one of the toughest races on the map in November. Collins made the announcement in a short video on social media where she’s seen unboxing a pair of New Balance
An immigration court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to deport Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish national and Tufts University student arrested nearly a year ago after she co-authored a pro-Palestinian op-ed in her student newspaper. Öztürk’s lawyers revealed the news in a
Representative Thomas Massie got the Justice Department to unredact billionaire and former Victoria Secret CEO Les Wexner ’s name in the Epstein files, all while exposing the DOJ’s complicity—or incompetence—in the process. Massie was one of a few members of Congress who was
Kid Rock dismissed musician Bad Bunny's halftime performance at Super Bowl LX, saying on Monday that "most people" did not understand the Puerto Rican artist's music. "Like most people, I didn’t understand any of it," Kid Rock told host Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle" on
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House GOP leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open inches closer. Lawmakers have until Feb. 13 to pass another stopgap bill or see a lapse in funding for the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials will testify before the House Tuesday morning on oversight of its agencies, as criticism mounts over federal agents' tactics when enforcing President Trump‘s deportation agenda. The hearing before the House Homeland Security
Automate scheduling, capture, summarization, and action routing so in-person conversations stay focused on the decision, not the clerical residue.
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O‘Leary and other experts will testify Tuesday morning before the House Financial Services Committee on rising housing costs. The hearing comes a day after the House overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan, comprehensive housing package aimed at tackling
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be “out of” President Trump’s Cabinet after being named in the Epstein files more than 250 times. Lutnick previously said he distanced himself from the late sex offender in 2005, but
Waters has been in Congress for 35 years, but Myla Rahman says the district needs fresh representation.
Donald Trump spoke to Palm Beach police back in 2006 about Jeffrey Epstein’s inappropriate activities with teenage girls, newly released government files show. The Miami Herald reports that In July of that year, as Epstein’s criminal sex charge became known to the public,
With rulings upholding both the Texas and California maps, the result is that the two states may essentially cancel out each other's partisan gains.
A federal judge ruled on Monday that California cannot enforce a law banning federal agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement operations, but it can require them to show identification when performing their duties. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder found that
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are butting heads as the funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly approaches. Senate Republicans and the White House are drawing a line over Democrats' demands for some Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Turning Point USA took a big risk in scheduling counterprograming as a protest to the NFL making Spanish language, Puerto Rican, ICE-critical artist Bad Bunny the Super Bowl halftime show headliner. But the organization is deeming its “All American Halftime Show” — which
President Trump posted a racist video on Truth Social depicting former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as animals, which was met with widespread condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans.
The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.
Democratic leaders who are demanding sweeping reforms to the Trump administration‘s immigration enforcement tactics said Monday that a counterproposal from the White House was “incomplete and insufficient.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader
Congress will soon consider a second reconciliation bill that will determine federal taxes and spending. This provides a golden opportunity to remedy the most environmentally destructive elements of the Green New Deal’s costly subsidies for offshore wind. The Tax Foundation’s
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 10 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. In the wake of Bad
The Trump administration is making moves to loosen the environmental rules for nuclear energy. Earlier this month, the Energy Department published an exclusion to environmental reviews for the reactors under its jurisdiction. And it could be loosening other rules, including
Congress has finally acted, but the legislation did not come soon enough for many.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Retirements on the rise ahead of midterms ▪ Moderate Senate Dems in tough spot on DHS ▪ DOJ accused of covering up names in Epstein files ▪ Monk peace walk arrives in D.C. Congressional
The language learning app said it saw a jump in Spanish learning activity during the halftime show.
In the rainforests of the Amazon, scientists have observed a rare symbiotic relationship between some tarantulas and certain humming frogs. A tarantula will scare away predators that would like to eat the frog, while the frog feeds off ants that would gorge on the spider’s
In many of the international news outlets around the world, you will find a section devoted to covering current events in the United States. Aside from just including it in their international coverage, many foreign news outlets devote special attention to U.S. coverage, a
This is a lightly edited transcript of the February 6 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Meredith Conroy: First, great to get the gang back together. I’m a professor of political science at the
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . We’re a very long way from the first votes in the 2028 presidential primary. But many politicians are already positioning
The controversy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is the latest — and perhaps biggest — cultural flash point of President Trump’s second term so far. Trump’s time back in office has, of course, been marked by huge ideological clashes over innumerable matters of policy.
President Trump’s allies in the Senate are planning to go to war with Democrats this week over proposed immigration enforcement reforms, working closely with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to play offense on what has been a strong issue for the president.
Last week, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz proposed a bizarre remedy to rural America’s mental health crisis. “Sixty million Americans live in rural parts of this country,” Oz said by way of introduction, appearing onstage at an event
A group of progressive Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to “leave the Monroe Doctrine to the dustbin of history,” in the words of Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), and replace it with a foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere based on mutual cooperation and respect.
Several months ago, I looked at my bank account and saw that it was awash in charges from newspapers and websites charging $5.99, $13.99, $7.99 at regular intervals for subscriptions I barely remembered signing up for. They added up to a lot of money wasted each month. When I
The first contests of the 2026 midterms will kick off in the coming weeks as the fight for control of Congress heats up. High-profile primaries for Senate in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio are set to make headlines in March and May, cementing general election
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is reviving her edgy 2024 campaign social media account KamalaHQ in what her Gen Z aides are hyping as an effort to fight fire with fire in the ruthless, Republican-dominated social media content wars. The rebranded account, Headquarters,
Political analysis is comparative, not qualitative. It isn’t that the people who win elections are necessarily good at politics, only that they are better than the other guy or gal. And at least in that way, we can say right now that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is better
Donald Trump was initially angry over the decision to feature Bad Bunny in the Super Bowl halftime show. But then, as Bad Bunny performed, Trump’s rage worsened: In a furious rant , he claimed the show was a “slap in the face” to our country, that Bad Bunny’s use of Spanish
The FBI on Monday said it was "not aware of any continued communication between" Nancy Guthrie's family and her suspected kidnappers, with a reported ransom deadline having already passed. "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around
Cuba warned of an aircraft fuel shortage amid tensions with the U.S., according to a new report. According to a Sunday report from Spanish news outlet EFE, two sources told the outlet that the Cuban government has advised international airlines flying to the Caribbean country
House GOP leaders are trying to reinstate a prohibition on members calling snap votes to repeal President Trump’s tariffs through the end of July, setting up what will be a tricky House vote on Tuesday. The move comes as House Democrats were preparing to force one such vote
Senate Democrats who voted to end the fall government shutdown are staring down a difficult decision over whether to back a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) past the Friday deadline. Negotiators remain far apart on a long-term deal for funding
The U.S. military blew up an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two “narco-terrorists” and leaving one survivor. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the
Voto Latino and more than 50 other organizations are demanding the "immediate impeachment" of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Hill has learned exclusively. In a letter sent to congressional leaders Monday, the national Hispanic engagement
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said they spotted at least six names of individuals “likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files after the two reviewed an unredacted tranche of the documents. Members of Congress were permitted for the first