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Why dimes, quarters, and half dollars have grooved edges
Pennies and nickels traditionally had smooth edges because their metal was less valuable and provided less incentive for clipping.
Kia issues 'park outside recall' for 460K vehicles over fire risk
This is at least the third time in recent years KIA has issued such an alert.
Cook Political Report moving 4 of 5 gubernatorial races toward Democrats
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday shifted its ratings in five gubernatorial races, moving all but one race in favor of Democrats, as the left gains momentum in several key states ahead of November. Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors' editor for the report,
Trump does an about-face on Ukraine and NATO, at least for now
Trump's positive remarks about Ukraine certainly should be a cause for concern in the Kremlin.
I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks
The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mobile admitted - just two weeks later - that it wouldn't be made in the US. Not even when the company revealed the final phone,
Trump refuses to sign landmark housing bill, taking aim at GOP
The bill is still expected to become law despite the president’s protest of congressional inaction over an unrelated elections bill.
Trump Moves to Gain Unprecedented Control Over Federal Funding
The White House Office of Budget and Management is planning massive changes to the way federal grants are handed out, making it so that government funding can only be spent on programs that are “aligned with administration policies and priorities.” If passed, the new rules
Former Trump national security adviser: More Iran talks 'probably a waste of time'
Victoria Coates, a former deputy national security adviser to President Trump, agreed with the president’s pessimism around negotiating with Tehran officials to end the Iran war. Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not “want to deal with [Iran] anymore” and called the
Trump Gives His Own Party the Middle Finger on Housing Bill
Donald Trump is pitching a fit over a potential bipartisan legislative win in a futile attempt to advance the SAVE America Act. “I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United
Mitch McConnell Was Loaded Onto Stretcher, Says Eyewitness With Video
A newly released video appears to show Senator Mitch McConnell being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher as he was transported to the hospital last month. CNN spoke to a neighbor of the Kentucky senator and former Senate majority leader, who said that they saw two
'We're going to need a bigger boat' — our budget process is causing our fiscal problems
There is no longer any pretense of a connection between reconciliation and deficit reduction or spending restraint.
Trump says he won't sign housing bill in protest of SAVE America Act inaction
President Trump said Friday he will not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which is set to pass into law tonight, in protest of the Senate not passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’S non-passage is CRAZY, and a
Former Trump staffer: Vance 'set up' as 'fall guy' for Iran deal
Caroline Sunshine, who served as an aide to President Trump during his first term, suggested Thursday that Vice President Vance was set up to take the blame for the failed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran. “I think we know now why JD Vance was sent
Trump Guts Entire Election Commission Months Before Midterms
Donald Trump has completely neutered the Election Assistance Commission. The last three remaining members of the four-member bipartisan commission were forced out of the independent agency Thursday. The two Democratic appointees—Thomas Hicks and Benjamin W. Hovland—were fired
A taxing approach to high energy costs will backfire
While these ideas might have some visceral appeal, taxing producers is the opposite of a solution to a supply crisis.
The Man ICE Killed in Texas Wasn’t Even Person They Were Looking For
The federal immigration agents who shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican father of three in Texas, weren’t even looking for him. When ICE agents conducted a deadly traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday, they were looking for two people from Guatemala, two people
Suspension lifted for Apache helicopter pilots who flew over beaches on July 4
The flight suspensions for eight Apache helicopter pilots involved in a Fourth of July flyover in South Carolina have been lifted amid pressure from Republicans and the public, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Friday morning. “Effective immediately, the
Victor Marx wins GOP primary for Colorado governor
Ministry leader Victor Marx has won the Republican primary for Colorado governor and will take on state Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) in the general election to succeed outgoing Gov. Jared Polis (D), according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Marx defeated state Sen. Barbara
Congress could have shielded Roe; now it must act to protect free speech
Whatever threats defamation cases might have posed to the First Amendment in the 18th century, the landscape is now completely different.
8 indicted in White House UFC event attack plot
Eight men were indicted on federal charges Thursday for their alleged involvement in a planned drone and sniper attack on the White House’s UFC cage-fighting event last month. The indictment, which was returned in Ohio, charges the defendants in two separate plots, including
Schumer on Trump election board firings: 'Brazen attempt to seize control'
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday blasted President Trump’s decision to fire members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, accusing the president of making a “brazen attempt to seize control of our elections.” “Donald Trump said Republicans
The fallout from Graham Platner's exit and what's next: Join Friday's Whole Hog
The Maine Senate race was thrown into turmoil after Graham Platner suspended his campaign as the Democratic nominee after facing sexual assault allegations. The discussion will break down the political fallout, what his exit means for the race, and who stands to benefit. Plus,
Trump fires election board Democrats
President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Hill. Trump fired the remaining Democrats on the commission, Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, while Republican Christy
The South is democracy's front line, and the left must send reinforcements
Sustaining this work takes an investment the South has never been given.
Live updates: Iran reportedly plotted to target Trump; independent election board Dems fired
Iran was developing a plan to kill President Trump, which Israeli intelligence shared with the U.S. earlier this week, according to reports. Trump himself said on Wednesday, as he departed the NATO summit in Turkey, that he was a target. The plot was first reported by the Wall
Mexican national killed in Houston ICE operation was not 'target,' lawmaker says
The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in their probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday. Garcia, who represents the Houston area, told MS
Whole Hog Politics: As goes Maine, so goes …
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Graham Platner announced the suspension — but as of this writing, still
Mamdani's preening arrogance will ultimately prove his downfall
The democratic socialist balloon deflated this week.
Capitol agenda: GOP faces megabill angst and a ‘time problem’
“We’ve got a time problem, but we want to get a win for this country,” Rep. August Pfluger said.
Union transparency rules are only as strong as their enforcement
A right that depends on union officials voluntarily respecting it, or on government officials deciding enforcing it, is not much of a right at all.
GOP split on what Platner’s downfall means for Collins
In today's issue: ▪ Collins’s post-Platner reelection prospects ▪ Air Force One controversy ▪ Housing bill veto deadline tonight ▪ ‘Explosive’ parasitic illness outbreak Republicans see pros and cons to Graham Platner’s last-minute decision to drop out of the Maine Senate race
Game-changing events could reset the 2028 Republican 'The Apprentice' nomination
The 2028 Republican presidential nomination race is already feeling stale and boring with only two choices, JD Vance and Marco Rubio, and Trump is expected to play a leading role in determining the winner.
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
Meta is in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the "addictive" design of Instagram and Facebook. It's likely to be forced to redesign both apps and could face a fine of up to $12 billion. The European Commission said Meta
Transcript: Texas ICE Killing Darkens as MAGA Judges Turn on Trump
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 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. A 52-year-old man named
Trump’s Forever War Is Finally Here
Over the last two days, the United States has struck nearly 200 sites in Iran and killed 14 people, according to Iranian state authorities. Iran, meanwhile, is back to lobbing missiles at military sites in Jordan, Qatar, and Kuwait. The Strait of Hormuz is all but closed. The
The Chilling Ramifications of Clarence Thomas’s Cuckoo Barbara Dissent
Many commentators, myself included, perceived a different headline to the Supreme Court’s rejection in Trump v. Barbara of Trump’s executive order in the birthright citizenship case. The real gobsmacking detail was not the court’s holding, which was broadly signaled in oral
Is There Any End to The Atlantic’s “End-ism” Fetish?
The Atlantic is a magazine about the imminent loss of all that we hold dear. That’s a business model likely pitched to older readers, whose keener understanding of their own mortality can sometimes make them project it onto the world around them. The median age of an Atlantic
I Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My Work—Until Now
In 2012, as a 33-year-old staff writer at The American Prospect in D.C., I had the opportunity to travel around the country, looking for stories that would show how real people were connected to the decisions made by politicians inside the Beltway. On a trip to Colorado, while
House gridlock clouds GOP push for more wins before August recess
Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated that weeks of legislative gridlock have brought much of their agenda at a standstill, leaving lawmakers with a thin list of accomplishments to tout on the campaign trail. Hardliners, irked that the SAVE America Act is stalled and
Graham Platner’s exit in Maine: 5 lessons Democrats could learn
Democrats say there are lessons to be learned from Graham Platner's rapid rise and quick demise in the Maine Senate race. In their search to run someone “different” as part of their rebuilding efforts following significant losses in the 2024 election, Democrats found Platner,
Democrats fear chances of winning Senate may be slipping away
Democrats’ chances of taking back control of the Senate have suffered with recent developments in Maine and Michigan, complicating their chances of winning the two critical battlegrounds. The implosion of Graham Platner’s campaign in Maine has left Democrats scrambling for an
Texas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump
Big developments on the immigration front: First, ICE killed a 52-year-old undocumented immigrant in Texas this week. ICE’s account was already suspect . But now a representative for the man’s family says that the three other men driving with him — who are likely witnesses to
‘The new animal at the zoo’: John Kennedy is suddenly everywhere
The exceedingly down-home Louisiana senator is getting attention and using it to help his colleagues.
Michigan GOP gubernatorial rivals clash in primary debate
Michigan’s three leading Republican candidates for governor traded jabs at one another during Wednesday night’s heated primary debate, hurling accusations at opponents battling for an edge less than a month before the primary election. Criticism was directed at Rep. John James
Iran recently plotted to kill Trump, per Israel: Report
Israel recently shared intelligence with the U.S. that reportedly indicted a new plot from Iran to assassinate President Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal article published Thursday. The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Israeli officials warned
Trump's proposed arch gets preliminary site approval
President Trump’s proposal to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., cleared an initial federal review Thursday, allowing the plans to proceed despite pushback from historic and architectural preservationists. The National
House Republican introduces Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify Trump executive order
Freshman House Rep. John McGuire III (R-Va.) on Thursday introduced the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship by striking down the jus soli or “right of the soil” legal principle that grants
Trump's coming fight with Congress, allies over Turkey
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump's coming fight with Congress, allies over Turkey President Trump is setting up a fight with Congress and regional allies over his announcement
Rising ObamaCare costs fuel Democrat attacks on campaign trail
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care The Big Story Rising ObamaCare costs fuel Democrat attacks Affordable Care Act plan premiums are projected to rise by double digits once again in 2027, giving Democrats more room to attack Republicans on