Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that the ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) movement views President Trump as a “bulwark” against the leftist sect of the Democratic Party. “The MAGA Trump people feel that what the president is fighting against is infinitely
The Senate voted for and against ending the war with Iran on two consecutive days, with President Trump lashing out at four GOP senators who had voted for a resolution barring any future U.S. military activities against Iran, and the administration arguing that the resolution
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Iran's joint military command on Thursday warned of a "forceful response" if all the oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz do not follow the approved routes. "Any failure to comply, deviation from the designated route, or disregard for the navigation protocols of the
As the 60-day deal with Iran reaches the two-week point, President Trump is pushing for oil prices to drop faster. "Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, but not as fast as they should be," he posted to Truth Social on
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that she’s endorsing former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, a fellow progressive, one month out from the Democratic contest in the Michigan Senate race. “We are proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed to be
When a federal agency approves a product, can a corporation use that approval to block people from seeking justice? Monsanto argued yes. The Supreme Court agreed.
Her endorsement could provide El-Sayed with a critical boost just over a month before the state’s Aug. 4 primary.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Wednesday reportedly fired two members of his clemency board after they publicly opposed his commutation of the prison sentence of former state elections clerk Tina Peters, the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will host a ceremony Thursday morning alongside National Guard troops as part of the America 250 celebrations. The event will highlight the Trump administration's D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, an initiative aimed at increasing security and
The U.S. job market slowed down in June, falling far short of expectations, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. American employers added just 57,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate ticked slightly down to 4.2 percent. Economists
Sometimes the choice is between an imperfect deal and no deal at all.
Russia launched a barrage of drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight Thursday, killing more than a dozen civilians. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people were killed and injured more than 90 others in the latest round of attacks, according to
The American experiment has proven, among other things, that ownership creates opportunity.
Republican lawmakers are brushing off President Trump’s strident criticism of mail-in ballots, saying it won’t deter GOP voters from using the voting method. The Supreme Court ruled this week that mail-in ballots may count if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive
Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are confronting the reality that ticking items off their pre-midterm to-do list is looking increasingly unattainable.
As America has become increasingly polarized politically, the ABA has simply followed one of the two poles.
In today's issue: ▪ Heat wave collides with July 4 weekend ▪ U.S. won’t renew Canada, Mexico trade deal ▪ John Brennan sues DOJ over probe ▪ Lawmakers want Syria off terrorism list A record-breaking heat wave is enveloping much of the country as people across the United States
The lesson should be clear: A peace deal with Iran is not possible as long as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its radical clerics remain in power.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 2 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. This week, The New York Times
OpenAI has floated giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake as a way of easing tensions with the Trump administration and blunting mounting public backlash against AI, according to the Financial Times. CEO Sam Altman argued that giving the public a financial
The Democratic establishment is coming under renewed attack from progressive candidates and voters who are expressing deep unhappiness with the current party leadership. It's a "throw the bums out" mentality that first surfaced toward the end of the Biden presidency, as
The roundabout known as Memorial Circle, at the west end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, is among the more forgettable patches of public grass in Washington, D.C.—one that drivers whizz past on their way into Virginia or over the Potomac River toward the Lincoln Memorial.
Restricting legal immigration has been an all-consuming priority for President Donald Trump in both of his administrations. During his first term in office, Trump unsuccessfully attempted to rescind legal protections for migrants from several countries fleeing from violence,
The Palestinian farmers and their children came on foot up the terraced hillside near the town of Halhul in the high country of the West Bank, carrying shears to prune their grapevines. With them came Israeli activists from Bnei Avraham (The Children of Abraham), a religious
In spring 1970, Bernardine Dohrn, the 28-year-old leader of the radical leftist group the Weather Underground, declared a “state of war” against America. “Black people have been fighting almost alone for years,” she argued. “We’ve known that our job is to lead white kids into
Being president of the United States is by far the most lucrative business venture of Donald Trump’s checkered business career. The June 30 release of his financial disclosure report makes this official. Trump has turned the American presidency into an extractive industry. In
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett
Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with the infighting that has brought work in the House to a halt and caused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to send lawmakers home early for the second week in a row. Republican rebels are fuming over a voter ID bill and what they
President Trump says he sees an opportunity in Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion on birthright citizenship, even though the Supreme Court justice joined the court's majority in dealing a major blow to his immigration agenda. Kavanaugh voted to block the president’s executive order on
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are asking the Trump administration to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST), arguing that the country has made massive strides since the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024, according to a letter
In today’s episode, MS NOW’s Steve Benen makes a strong case that Donald Trump has corrupted the process of awarding disaster aid to states. Trump has been rejecting aid requests from blue states at a lopsided rate. But this week, Trump announced that he’s awarding aid to
The president is demanding the inclusion of mail-voting restrictions that are highly unpopular among some Republicans.
This week’s House meltdown is the latest evidence that serious lawmaking might be over for the 119th Congress.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is expected to give a speech marking America's 250th birthday on Friday flanked by recently naturalized citizens, according to a new report. Sources say Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and later gained citizenship in the U.S., will speak
A viral FIFA World Cup fan who deleted his social media account after Germany lost received a public invite to the White House on Wednesday by Nick Adams, a controversial MAGA influencer who currently serves as the Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired without cause last year, who is now running for Congress. Lacore, the 16th Chief of Navy Reserve, is running to represent South Carolina’s 1st
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A new California law went into effect Wednesday that bans "sell by" food labels as part of a statewide effort to cut down on food waste. Food manufacturers now must use one or both of two labels that indicate peak quality and product safety, indicated by "best if used by" and
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Tuesday accused President Trump of "suffering from dementia." Pritzker appeared on CNN, where anchor Kaitlan Collins asked the governor about recent comments made by the president, like claiming communism is a bigger threat to the U.S. than both
The leftist tide coursing through Democratic politics reached Colorado on Tuesday, washing away longtime Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and putting paid to the gubernatorial hopes of Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). In the aftermath, Democrats are asking urgent questions about the
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA approves fluorocarbon pesticides The Trump administration has approved three new pesticides that may be considered “forever chemicals” under an international definition, though the Environmental Protection
After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, the president called on Congress to end it through legislation, saying a "long and unwieldy" constitutional amendment was not necessary. But constitutional and
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Dems rail against corruption after Trump financial reveal Democrats are accusing President Trump of improperly profiting from his and his family’s cryptocurrency ventures after he reported more than $1 billion in income tied to
President Trump had a little chat with an artificial intelligence version of one of his predecessors Wednesday while touring the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. “Every day a president faces storms most people never see, but if you keep your nerve
President Trump on Wednesday vowed that he will deliver a long speech on the National Mall for the U.S.'s 250th birthday, even as forecasters anticipate temperatures climbing to 107 degrees. "By the way, on July 4th, it's going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I'm going
The Trump administration has approved three new pesticides that may be considered “forever chemicals” under an international definition, though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is disputing the characterization. This week, the EPA approved pesticides that contain
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump on back foot after Iran’s flex in Strait of Hormuz Iran is flexing its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, putting the U.S. on its back foot as
While cases are common this time of year, the number of cases is causing concern.
President Donald Trump shocked Americans Wednesday when he claimed to have spoken to former President Theodore Roosevelt. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, Trump announced to the crowd that he’d just spoken with the
