The man ICE agents shot and killed in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not their intended target, Maine Senator Angus King said. King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him that ICE had a warrant for a
Inflation fell in June after a deal between the U.S. and Iran, which has since fallen apart, brought a temporary decline in energy prices. The consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.4 percent in June, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which said
If you're unlucky enough to ingest a contaminated food, you may get stuck with weeks of watery diarrhea as well as "frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements," according to the CDC.
A civil remedy would provide a measure of justice.
President Trump and his family have made $2.2 billion from financial schemes since entering the White House, while investors have lost millions of dollars, with some even suing for fraud and breach of contract.
Americans for Prosperity Action is warning that Republicans risk losing not just the House, but the Senate if they don’t regain voters’ trust on affordability issues. The group suggested the issue is so critical that focusing on anything else, including President Trump’s
House GOP leaders are discussing several options to offer hard-liners in exchange for dropping a blockade of chamber floor business.
The U.S. and Iranian militaries exchanged fire early Tuesday following fresh threats from President Trump to take over the Strait of Hormuz. The president said Monday that the U.S military would reimpose its naval blockade in the channel and begin charging a 20 percent toll on
Republicans will pay a political price if they fail to move a reconciliation 3.0 bill.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump says war is resuming ▪ Graham’s sister to fill vacant seat ▪ Another ICE shooting ▪ Daylight saving time debate President Trump has formally reset the clock on his war against Iran, resuming daily strikes and a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz
A robust domestic auto industry with resilient supply chains enhances both national security and economic pros
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) marks a major loss for President Trump on Capitol Hill as he seeks to push his legislative agenda through Congress ahead of November’s midterm elections. Graham was a key go-between for Trump and the Senate — possessing deep
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 . Don Moynihan , a public policy professor at the University of Michigan, last year wrote an essay that included an “authoritarian
This is a lightly edited transcript of the July 13 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: This is the New Republic show Right Now . I’m the host, Perry Bacon. We have a great guest
Representative Haley Stevens’s chief argument in her U.S. Senate run in Michigan is, “I beat Republicans.” As she told The Associated Press recently, “I win tough races. I have had Republicans throw everything at me and still managed to win.” Meanwhile her Democratic primary
Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime incumbent was facing a Democratic challenger in Dr. Annie Andrews, a 45-year-old pediatrician. Now, Andrews doesn’t know whom she’ll
Ukraine’s supporters in Congress are urging quick passage of a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill authored by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as a way to honor him. Graham announced a breakthrough on the legislation shortly before his shocking death late Saturday night,
A lot of people want to be powerful. Very few people, as it turns out, are willing to do the things necessary to have power. This is, generally speaking, a good thing. Perhaps the greatest protection against tyranny is that being a tyrant sounds like an awful lot of work. And
Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening from a sudden tear in his aorta. He was 71, making his death an untimely one. But we can regret Graham’s misfortune without admiring his political journey, the lesson of which is that kissing up works much better as a way to get
The best obituary of Lindsey Graham appeared not after his death on Saturday, but exactly a year before the event that would define the final stage of his career. On January 6, 2020, Rolling Stone published a profile of Graham by Mark Binelli that catalogued the South Carolina
House GOP leaders are hoping to see progress on Tuesday to get the chamber back in working order amid a weeks-long standoff with conservative hard-liners that has paralyzed the House floor, bringing legislative action to a halt. The hard-liners have demanded that GOP leaders
The sudden death of Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who's also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Judiciary Committee, plays havoc with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) agenda, which now faces weeks of delay because of key
On Monday, over 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates, released a joint statement pleading with government and industry to address the economic and social impacts of artificial intelligence, based on the belief that AI will result in the displacement of
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. Hochul is pausing state-level environmental permits for “up to” a year to give the state time to put together a framework to protect the environment, the energy
Most senators want to see their chamber unite behind Russia sanctions. The president has other ideas.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a man in Maine did so out of fear for “public safety.” The department wrote on X that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting “targeted surveillance
The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Monday Iranian forces targeted a pair of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member. The UAE Ministry of Defence wrote on social platform X Iranian cruise missiles hit the country’s Mombasa and Al
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Trump made the “right move” in resuming the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. “I agree with the president, I think it’s the right move to reinstate the blockade,” Esper, who ran the Pentagon during Trump’s
Members have sharp disagreements over the legislation coming to the floor this week.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisc.) on Monday cast doubt on the recency of a photo Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) shared of himself in the hospital alongside his wife. “I’ve just heard from some other sources that was an older photo. So I really don’t know,” Johnson told host
Speaker Mike Johnson still has to deal with other holdouts, however.
President Trump on Monday endorsed seven Republicans seeking election to the House for the first time, as the GOP clings to a narrow majority in the lower chamber ahead of the midterms. In a slew of posts on Truth Social, Trump threw his support behind John Cowan in Georgia’s
A statewide outbreak of a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive” diarrhea may be linked to lettuce or salad greens, health officials say.
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The incoming Budget Committee chair said he is already vetting plans for a new GOP-only bill.
President Trump name-dropped several Persian Gulf countries Monday that he said should be reimbursing the United States for protection of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Yeah, I want to be reimbursed because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world, we're
A fired DOJ pardon attorney will also appear on the outside witness panel Thursday.
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President Trump is ramping up hostilities with Iran again, but critics question whether renewed U.S. military action can change the fundamental shape of the conflict. If it fails to do so, Trump could end up even more deeply entangled in an issue that is unpopular with the
New hyperscale data centers can't set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation's first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state legislature that could restrict even more developments still awaits her signature.
Mark Lynch, who lost to late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the GOP Senate primary last month, said Monday he will seek the nomination to replace the longtime South Carolina lawmaker on the ballot after the latter died on Saturday. “A lot of you have asked. Yes, it’s
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. could soon attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran as American forces launched a new round of strikes against the country. “Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump said in an interview on "The Hugh
The two-term Republican has been in touch with the White House about running for the seat held by the late Lindsey Graham.
President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. “We’re actually giving more than we did the first time back to the people of Utah,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing. The size of
A federal appeals court on Monday revived hundreds of lawsuits where plaintiffs claimed to have evidence of a link between acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental disorders. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court improperly threw out testimony from scientific
Q: Does Barack Obama still owe contractors or subcontractors money for work done on his presidential library in Chicago? A: Some subcontractors have said they were not paid for their work. The Obama Foundation told us that the construction project manager (Lakeside Alliance)