Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is stepping into the fight over the use of AI in domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, drafting legislation to put “commonsense safeguards” to protect privacy and the values of the American people. Schiff, a fierce critic of the
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) backed his fellow Kentuckian, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a day after President Trump slammed the libertarian congressman during an address in the Kentucky lawmaker's home district. “I’m a big supporter of Thomas Massie. I have campaigned with him, will
The top commander of U.S. forces in Europe told members of Congress on Thursday that the U.S. military is responding "robustly” to any entity aiding Iran in its military operations against the U.S. “Anytime anyone puts American service members in harm’s way in any manner
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is demanding that ABC News retract reporting on a potential Iranian retaliatory attack on California because it was based on an “unverified” tip—even though the FBI alerted law enforcement to it in the first place. “This post and
The Democratic congresswoman suing President Trump and the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees over their bid to revamp the storied arts institution was caught in a blunder ahead of a court appearance Thursday. In court filings last week, lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
Anthropic has filed a request for an emergency stay on the Pentagon’s designation of its products as a supply chain risk, arguing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision will “inflict escalating and irreparable harm” on the company. Lawyers for Anthropic argued in a
Smoke was also seen billowing from the building.
The Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to double the staple food stocking requirements for SNAP retailers could be improved by adding nutrition requirements to ensure healthier options are available to all Americans.
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday went after the Trump administration over the fallout from the conflict against Iran, specifically tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. “Mr. Secretary, you heard the new supreme leader's warning that the Strait of Hormuz will
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Thursday criticized Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for backing a change to the filibuster rules to pass a GOP-backed voting reform bill. In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Manchin said “there was not another person more committed to
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Amazon on Wednesday about its pricing and contracting practices, raising concerns that the e-commerce giant is overcharging schools and local governments. In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Warren pointed to a December report from the
Joe Rogan said in a podcast aired Wednesday that it's "spooky" President Trump is turning 80 this year. His guest, British political commentator Konstantin Kisin, asked if someone like former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would look at the president and say
The White House is taking the current Middle East conflict very seriously. Rather than write a formal address about the president’s decision to start a war with Iran, White House staffers spent time and resources crafting a Wii Sports–themed social media video about “Operation
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a "ruthless" overhaul of the military’s legal offices. “For too long, over 20 years, legal shops across the services have grown bloated, duplicative, they've muddied lines of authority and pulled critical judge advocates
A former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson was reportedly directly involved in awarding federal funds that ended up with her husband’s company, in the latest installment of the $220 million scandal that got Kristi Noem fired . Tricia McLaughlin, who served as the
The U.S. Senate must pass a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's mining ban in order to secure the critical minerals needed to maintain American air dominance and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries.
The U.S. will release millions of gallons from its reserve, which is stored in underground salt caverns.
Friday will mark two weeks since a retired Air Force major general who previously oversaw a base associated with UFO lore was last seen in Albuquerque, N.M. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) issued a Silver Alert for William “Neil” McCasland the day he went
The federal government spent approximately $186 billion in improper payments in 2025, which is more than the combined budgets of the Department of State, Department of Justice, and Department of Commerce, and could be reduced by implementing proven private sector verification
Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Iran Thursday, but not one directly related to the war: It concerns their men’s national soccer team. “The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their
A Costco shopper in Illinois has sued the retail giant in an attempt to secure refunds for U.S. customers after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs last month. The proposed class action lawsuit seeks to prevent what is described as
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on an ABC News report that the FBI warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate over the U.S. military operation in the country, saying “no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it
The Senate on Thursday passed a landmark housing bill by a massive bipartisan margin and sent it to the House, where it faces an uncertain future as lawmakers fume over being shut out of the negotiations by the upper chamber. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which is
Iran has systematically destroyed U.S. missile defense systems across the Middle East over the last 13 days, opting to surgically dismantle the eyes and ears of America’s regional defense systems rather than go toe-to-toe with the country’s raw firepower. The Pentagon confirmed
Julian Hernandez, 25, passed away earlier this month.
A United Nations panel issued a Wednesday decision condemning hate speech from President Trump and raising concerns with his administration’s immigration policies. The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned that hate speech from political leaders,
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday went after President Trump over a post calling dyslexia a “mental disorder.” In a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday evening, Trump said that Newsom “said, in a speech, he was dumb, had low Boards, can’t read, has dyslexia,
A gunman is dead after injuring two people, both members of the school's ROTC program, at Old Dominion University Thursday morning, according to officials at the Virginia school.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men. “This technology disrupts humanities-trained—largely Democratic—voters, and makes their
The Safer Supervision Act is the natural next step in that strategy.
President Trump is insisting the Iranian men's soccer team is welcome to travel to the United States for this summer's World Cup, though he acknowledged safety risks the players could face as the U.S. military operation in the Middle East continues this week. "The Iran National
The Pentagon estimates that it spent more than $11.3 billion in the first week of Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran. And every cent of that was spent without congressional approval. During a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Pentagon officials told lawmakers that
Former national security adviser John Bolton urged the U.S. on Wednesday to seek out defectors in Iran as President Trump continues to push for regime change nearly two weeks into the conflict. “They need to look for defectors. People who, at this very fractured time at the top
The Senate will again tackle Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding at nearly the one-month mark of a shutdown. Voting on the measure has kicked off. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on Wednesday blocked a Democratic effort to fund agencies within DHS that do not conduct
Congress has attempted to terminate the U.S. military involvement in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution, but the president has opposed it and the Congress's only real power is in exercising its power of the purse.
Donald Trump is trying to spin skyrocketing oil prices caused by the war in Iran as good for the U.S. “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Thursday morning,
A 35-year-old rapper turned mayor, Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, looks set to become Nepal’s youngest-ever prime minister . His party, Rastriya Swatantra, or RSP, secured a landslide victory in the March 5 election—the first since deadly Gen Z–led protests last year,
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that his agents will be training with UFC fighters, further solidifying the sport’s connection to the right wing and raising more questions as to what exactly Patel does all day. “I’m thrilled to announce this historic seminar
Having Iranian sleeper cells floating around the country is apparently no big deal to the president. Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he was well aware of the foreign chaos agents’ locations, though he didn’t express any immediate plans to do anything about it.
Senator John Fetterman appeared not to understand why Democrats want to investigate the deadly strike that killed dozens of Iranian children. During an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday night, Fetterman was asked to explain why he hadn’t signed onto a letter from
Donald Trump’s call with G7 leaders Wednesday left them confused about what the president wants from the Iran war. Trump sent mixed signals to the leaders of the world’s seven leading economies in a video call hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, unnamed sources told
Former slumlord President Donald Trump reportedly told Speaker Mike Johnson that “no one gives a [bleep] about housing.” Punchbowl News reported that Trump told Johnson this in private conversation earlier this week, and the House speaker then relayed it to a small committee of
Early jockeying over another GOP party-line bill comes as House Republicans are still struggling to find a way forward.
The bill's ultimate fate remains dire — as does the GOP trifecta’s ability to make any legislative progress on affordability before the midterms.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 4 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. For Donald Trump, the news
In 2019, Aparna Raj was living with five friends in a group house in Washington, D.C., that had no shortage of problems. Half the house lost electricity for a time. Worse, there were rats running around. She said her landlord refused to do anything about it. “He couldn’t fix
The health care industry has offered a rare bright spot for a struggling labor market, growing at dramatic rates even as employment flags in other sectors. It’s not only hospitals and medical facilities that are hiring more: Demand for home health care workers has spiked over
One Saturday afternoon in December 1984, a man got onto the number 2 train going downtown at West 14th Street in Greenwich Village. Blond, glasses-wearing, and scrawny, he did not fit anyone’s stereotype of a dangerous man. But he was carrying, under his waistband, an illegal
