The "Special Relationship" between the UK and the US was strained when Prime Minister Starmer refused to allow the US to use British bases for a military campaign against Iran, leading to an angry response from President Trump.
But he refused to offer a formal apology to Pretti's family until the conclusion of a federal investigation.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning to voice their opposition to the GOP-led Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. The election reform bill, backed by President Trump,
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) largely declined to explain his past trips overseas, saying such information was “classified” as he faced scrutiny from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) over a series of remarks implying he had been on military missions. Mullin, who is facing the
The White House this week unveiled a fresh counteroffer in a bid to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which remains shut down as airport security lines grow and tensions escalate in the Middle East. In a letter outlining the status of negotiations with
MS Now, the progressive cable news channel formerly known as MSNBC, is making significant changes to its lineup of daytime and weekend programming ahead of this fall's midterm election cycle. "Morning Joe," the outlet's long-running weekday talk program, will scale back its
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that President Trump has confidence in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard following the resignation of top intelligence official Joe Kent’s, who cited the U.S. operation in Iran. “He does, yes,” Leavitt
A judicial appointee of former President Ronald Reagan on Tuesday ordered Voice of America (VOA) to rehire its employees and resume international broadcasting. The ruling from District Judge Royce C. Lamberth comes more than a year after President Trump significantly downsized
Not only is this pay-to-play arrangement with the federal government unprecedented; it also smacks of possible corruption.
The Trump administration is temporarily loosening shipping laws as part of an effort to lower gasoline and other commodity prices amid the conflict with Iran, though the effort may only have a small impact. The administration is issuing a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act,
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel vowed “impregnable resistance” in response to renewed threats this week from President Trump to take over the island. “The US publicly threatens #Cuba, almost daily, with overthrowing the constitutional order by force,” Díaz-Canel wrote on the
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sold a “fucked up” house to Chelsea Handler, the comedian said on her Dear Chelsea podcast. Handler purchased the $5.9 million Los Angeles home five years ago but said she has yet to move in due to the various toxicities
Former national security adviser John Bolton pushed back at President Trump’s claim that “nobody” expected Iran to target neighboring countries in retaliation for the U.S-Israeli war against Tehran, saying he briefed Trump on multiple such scenarios in the president's first
The State Department on Tuesday ordered all of its U.S. embassies and consular posts across the globe to "immediately" evaluate their security operations, following retaliatory attacks on embassies in the Middle East amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, multiple outlets
The pro-Israel lobbying organization AIPAC gloated on social media Tuesday night, after its spending efforts paid off in the Illinois congressional primaries. While AIPAC lamented that its preferred candidate in the 9th congressional district, Laura Fine, finished third, the
The primaries in deep blue Illinois on Tuesday were a test of who has power and influence in the Democratic Party. In three primaries for open U.S. House seats in the Chicago area and the seat of the retiring Senator Richard Durbin, it was the party’s progressive wing versus
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday accused Joe Kent of spreading “virulent" antisemitism after he resigned from his post as director of the National Counterterrorism Center due to concerns over the U.S. military operation in Iran. Kent, a former Green Beret and CIA
Oregon's Secretary of State and a member of Congress from Oregon are raising the alarm about the SAVE America Act, which would require Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, and could potentially block millions of eligible voters from the ballot box.
Authorities in Arizona have filed criminal charges against the prediction market provider Kalshi, becoming the first state in the U.S. to do so and setting up a legal battle that would get to the core of growing questions about the company's business. The 20-count criminal
Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Age continues to steer the U.S. economy toward stagflation. The producer price index, or PPI, in February reached 3.4 percent year-over-year, the biggest jump in producer prices in a year, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) confronted Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) about his past comments calling him a snake, saying “tell it to my face.” Paul said Mullin has “anger issues” and said the public must be wondering
Since he started his war on Iran, President Trump has gone from not needing help to begging for it regarding the Strait of Hormuz passageway. Now on Wednesday he’s threatening—in a typo-laden post—to abandon the key trading route entirely. “I wonder what would happen if we
Defense Department officials will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday morning over the U.S. military's posture in Europe. The hearing comes after President Trump pressed European allies to join his Gaza Board of Peace — garnering some rejections — and
Despite strong public support for Voter ID, the SAVE Act is stalled in the Senate due to pressure from the media and elites, creating a "political vise" that constrains Republicans and allows Democrats to advance their agenda.
One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Tuesday at a New Mexico Air Force base, military officials said. Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico was put on lockdown at about 5:30 p.m. after reports of an active shooter, according to a statement from
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) attributed a top intelligence official’s decision to step down this week to a divide within the Republican Party over the Trump administration’s strikes on Iran. Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a former top aide
Sadly, those involved in shaping the current legislation seem to be more interested in protecting special interests than advancing the bill’s primary objectives.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning, nearly two weeks after President Trump nominated him to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin is expected to face tough
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday morning will face the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for a hearing on worldwide threats, a day after her top counterterrorism aide resigned over the Iran conflict. Gabbard will likely be questioned over
You want to know how Donald Trump’s disastrous war in Iran is going? One of the president’s own supporters just called him a “worthless pile of shit.” During a segment about the response to rising gas prices on NBC’s Meet the Press NOW Tuesday, politics reporter Jonathan Allen
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) late Tuesday said President Trump has “no reason” to invade Tehran but urged the president to “take” Kharg Island to cripple the Iranian regime’s economy. “No, we're not going to evade Iran," Graham told Fox News's Sean Hannity. "There's no reason
It’s no surprise the Trump administration tried its best to keep its latest Utah detention center plan a secret; six in 10 Americans say ICE has gone too far.
The White House was completely blindsided by ex–National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s political resignation. The top counterterrorism official alerted the White House Monday that he would be leaving his post over the war with Iran, claiming that Tehran “posed no
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Tuesday warned President Trump that if the U.S. were to leave NATO, it would split and "destroy" the Republican Party. "If he broke up NATO on his own, it would be a civil war in the Republican caucus, or the conference," Bacon told CNN's Kaitlan
Former CIA Director John Brennan said the recent resignation of a top intelligence official indicates President Trump’s "Make America Great Again" base might be split on the U.S. military operation in Iran. Joe Kent, the top aide of Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
The arrival of President Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio changes everything.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday’s overnight strikes in Tehran also took out Iran’s intelligence minister. Iran has yet to confirm Esmail Khatib’s death, which would mark the third killing of a high-ranked official in the Middle East nation in the latest
The U.S. military dropped multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetrator bombs on “hardened” Iranian anti-ship missile sites on Tuesday along the country’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) finds himself Wednesday morning on the opposite side of a Senate hearing as he lays out for lawmakers why he is best suited to become the Trump administration's next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A day after her
The progressive champion is picking sides in a closely contested Democratic race.
Exploring airport security privatization should be on every airport’s to-do list.
President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court. Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far have largely declined to stop the president’s projects, from rebuilding the
The resignation of former top aide Joe Kent has raised questions around Tulsi Gabbard's tenure as director of national intelligence.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the SAVE America Act if they don’t “get on board” with the voting reform bill, which is now on the Senate floor. Thune says the legislation, which would
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 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 is very
Mullin’s nomination is an opportunity for the administration to start anew, and focus on keeping vulnerable communities safe instead of political theatrics.
Plus: Mullin appears for confirmation hearing, SAVE America Act debate starts, Pritzker's big night
Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing problem. While nearly all four-year institutions and the vast majority of community colleges offer mental health services, it hasn’t
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is set to appear on the other side of the dais on Wednesday, fielding questions from his colleagues as he faces the confirmation process to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mullin will sit before the Senate Homeland Security and