Military and veteran family caregivers provide $119 billion in unpaid care annually, yet 35 percent of their households live below the poverty line, and they face a lack of support from Congress.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman’s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges. Ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) was convicted in 2023 on four federal charges tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned trading inside
President Trump capped off a long weekend of boomer-AI shitposting on Truth Social with a bizarre picture of him walking next to a handcuffed alien. The Sunday afternoon post, made without comment, is perhaps his strangest since he posted himself as AI Jesus. And its timing
President Trump's approval rating dipped to a second-term low in the latest New York Times/Siena poll published on Monday. Pollsters found Trump's approval at 37 percent, with 59 percent of respondents saying they disapprove of the president's job performance. The previous
The Supreme Court said Monday it will weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue over sex discrimination at their jobs under Title IX. MaChelle Joseph, a women's basketball coach, was fired from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2019 after filing a
Less than one-third of Americans think President Trump’s war with Iran was a good idea. A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University shows Trump’s decision to go to war has hurt his popularity, with his approval rating falling to a second term low of just 37 percent.
The GOP is increasingly embracing racial politics, with many of its members either expressing racist views or playing along by ignoring them, as evidenced by the recent Supreme Court ruling that dismantled protections for Black voters and the racist text groups involving young
Congress appears poised to intensify its scrutiny of major sports leagues and their gambling partners in response to a growing number of scandals involving illicit wagering that have rocked college programs and professional teams in recent months. An explosive scandal that
Republicans in the Senate are clashing over President Trump's wish for $1 billion in security funding for a White House ballroom. The battle comes as the Senate parliamentarian rules the money cannot be included in a budget reconciliation package under Senate rules. Meanshile,
Most Americans say President Trump made the wrong decision to kick off a military offensive against Iran, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll released on Monday. The poll found that 64 percent say they think the war in Iran was the wrong decision, with 30 percent
The fight over immigration enforcement funding will take center stage in Washington this week ahead of a scheduled Memorial Day recess. Lawmakers are also racing to meet a June 1 deadline set by President Trump. One piece of the legislation that needs to be reworked is funding
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s controversial affordability remarks, describing his stance on the Iran war as his “Churchill moment” in spite of the financial hurdles faced by Americans. “That's his Churchill moment. When Churchill came into
Last Month's Los Angeles arsonry offers clearest expression of America’s class resentment since Luigi Mangione.
The Washington Nationals say the team has identified and banned at least one person who unveiled a sign espousing white nationalist ideology during a Sunday home game. Video taken from the team's stadium on Sunday showed at least two people in an Upper Deck section of the
An increasingly hostile political environment for Republicans has put the upper chamber squarely in play for Democrats.
Four crew members safely ejected from their aircraft on Sunday following a mid-air collision at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho during an event commemorating the nation's 250th birthday. Two EA-18G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island,
With oil and gas prices controlled by global markets, and coal and nuclear power producing dangerous wastes, renewable resources are the true path to America’s energy independence. They are the “America First” options.
Members of both parties see passing legislation as critical to combating a narrative with voters that Capitol Hill is mired in political dysfunction.
President Trump late Sunday doubled down on his efforts to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), telling voters he “must be thrown out of office.” “Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX
A wounded bear is dangerous. A wounded bear that believes it has no exit is far more dangerous.
In the three years since the horrific Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis, we have watched in astonishment as the most absurd and outrageous allegations against Israel have wormed their way into Western print.
In today’s issue: America’s military has growing budget problems because of the Iran war, and Congress is unlikely to help the situation anytime soon. Those were two key takeaways from Capitol Hill last week, as President Trump’s trip to China provided some distraction but
The governor’s office said multiple fires have ignited since Friday under continuing dry, hot and windy conditions.
In the same poll, 57 percent of respondents said they believed Trump’s policies “are making” them “financially worse off.”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 18 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. Donald Trump doesn’t
Will 2026 finally be the year when a critical mass of Americans wakes up and realizes that Republicans always screw up the economy? I doubt it. The idea that the party of big business must surely be more trustworthy on economic policy just seems intuitively right to most
Both chambers are rushing to finalize a package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol before lawmakers leave for a scheduled recess at the end of the week. Republicans are pushing the package through a special partisan process known as
The Senate is gearing up for a battle over funding President Trump’s White House ballroom, which will take center stage when senators debate a budget reconciliation package this week to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth
In April 2023, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who holds stock in seven oil and gas companies, recused himself from voting on a cert petition brought by fossil fuel giants Suncor and ExxonMobil in Suncor v. Boulder County . Boulder is one of dozens of parallel lawsuits
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month with the launch of several initiatives to reduce the prescription of antidepressants. Kennedy announced the plan—which includes new clinical guidelines,
Next month marks the four-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the landmark decision where the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion. Many Americans wondered at the time whether the court
The Trump administration is pivoting hard on vaping, taking down guardrails that have limited the industry's growth in recent years and making clear the tobacco industry’s enduring influence over Washington. In the span of two weeks, the Trump administration granted marketing
Democratic lawmakers are on the verge of passing a resolution to end President Trump’s war with Iran — with some help from a steadily growing group of Republicans. In the House and Senate, resolutions under the 1973 War Powers Act this past week saw more members of Trump’s
In her 2001 memoir, A Life’s Work, Rachel Cusk writes that “in motherhood, a woman exchanges her public significance for a range of private meanings.” Cusk’s feelings of invisibility and loneliness were met with relentless criticism . “I was accused of child-hating,” Cusk
Donald Trump desperately wants the world to recognize his world-historical defeat of Iran. In an extended tirade, Trump raged wildly at a New York Times reporter, insisting his victory is absolute. He claimed the Times is failing, accusing the journalist of being a “fake guy”
Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.
They won’t get a vote, but five would-be successors say they are ready to wield power in other ways.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a former ally of President Trump who has since sparred with him over multiple issues, on Sunday predicted “political revolution in” the U.S. if there are American boots on the ground in Iran. “If you send in U.S. military troops into
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned of a migration crisis to the U.S. from Cuba, comments that follow President Trump recently threatening the island. “Does it matter to U.S. national security what happens on this island?” CBS News’s Margaret Brennan asked Gates on
Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Sunday described Sen. Bill Cassidy's (R-La.) defeat in the Louisiana Republican primary on Saturday as a "loss for the country." Cassidy lost the race in the state's closed primary following years of disagreement with President Trump after
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (D) on Sunday went after the current secretary of the department, Sean Duffy, over a reality show he filmed. “I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in
The White House said Sunday that China is set to purchase at least $17 billion in agricultural products from the U.S. per year, a move that comes after President Trump’s recent China trip. In a fact sheet released Sunday, the White House said that Trump, while in China,
Conservatives are calling on the House to pass a third GOP-only bill through the special reconciliation process to boost Pentagon funding and address alleged fraud in federal programs by the August recess — an extremely aggressive timeline that is sure to face headwinds in the
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) on Sunday said that all three branches of government should be subject to a stock trading ban “sooner rather than later,” echoing some colleagues on the other side of the aisle. “One of the things that I think is important for members of Congress
Many of the items were linked to the same potentially contaminated ingredient.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that he was unsure that FBI Director Kash Patel will take an alcohol use test after a heated hearing in which the senator pressed Patel on his drinking. “Well, senator, you took the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. You
President Trump on Sunday warned Iran that the "clock is ticking" as peace negotiations between the U.S. and Tehran appear to be at a standstill. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,”