Vice President Vance fired back at former Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday after the former Senate republican leader warned the Trump administration not to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin in the emerging Ukraine peace deal. “This is a ridiculous attack on the
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Trump will likely announce his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve before Christmas. “I think there’s a very good chance that the president will make an announcement before Christmas,” Bessent said on CNBC.
Jackson was admitted to the hospital for observation on Nov. 12.
The Justice Department is still signing criminal indictments with Lindsey Halligan’s name—almost a day after a judge ruled that she was unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. attorney. Federal prosecutors were initially instructed to sign court filings in the name of Halligan’s
Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino made several wild attempts to dodge questions while testifying about his excessive use of force against protesters in Chicago. In a 223-page injunction ruling last week, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis slammed Bovino over his “evasive”
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) on Monday agreed to pay more than $5 million in back taxes to settle a Department of Justice lawsuit stemming from nearly two decades ago. The Justice Department filed suit against Justice early on Monday, saying that the West Virginia Republican has
Republican Senator Jim Justice and his wife didn’t pay his taxes, and now have to pay the IRS $5 million . On Monday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Justice and his wife, Cathy, seeking $5,164,739.75 in unpaid federal income taxes as of August. The debt goes
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the recent video in which six Democratic lawmakers called on U.S. troops to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration was a “politically-motivated influence operation” that injected doubt into the armed forces. “The despicable
States must invest not just in literacy laws, but in the networks and training that bring those policies to life.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday said that House Republicans have been sidelined by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), accusing the Republican leader of only obeying the Trump administration. In a post on the social media platform X, Greene wrote that she and
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that further talks will be required among representatives from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia to work out final details of a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine. "Over the past week, the United States has made
Lizzo said she processed her pain through her body and began doing Pilates and “used it as physical therapy.”
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), defending himself for instructing U.S. service members not to follow unlawful orders, said Monday that the Pentagon's "misconduct" investigation into him is “absurd." In an interview on MS NOW’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the retired Navy captain
The GOP is finally being honest about why it’s itching for military intervention in Venezuela. Shocker—it wasn’t about the drugs, it was always about the oil. “I would love to see a change in government,” Fox News host Larry Kudlow said to Republican Representative Maria
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) rebuked the Defense Department’s threats to court martial or arrest Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Monday, after the senator was among the Democrats who appeared in a video President Trump has suggested was an act of sedition. “Amateur hour once again at
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday afternoon will participate in the annual turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House, continuing a 78-year tradition. Two turkeys are eligible for a pardon ahead of Thanksgiving: Gobble and Waddle, both raised in North
A federal judge on Monday dismissed charges against former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor in both cases, had been unlawfully appointed to her position, and therefore the indictments she
The Trump administration ordered immigration officers to review all refugees admitted into the country under the Biden administration, threatening to revoke protections for those who have fled danger and persecution. An internal memo reviewed by The Hill directs officers at
Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is scrambling to recover her gubernatorial campaign’s messaging after President Donald Trump had a cozy meeting with her political foil, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Stefanik’s already botched bid to become governor of New
The BBC may well argue that Trump inspired, energized and then celebrated a violent attempt to thwart an election.
Donald Trump is on a legal losing streak. The president’s defamation lawsuit against The Guardian fell apart Monday when a Florida judge granted motions to dismiss , crushing his latest attempt to peel money out of a media institution. The case was brought in 2023 by Trump
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) warned Monday there will be "consequences" if the military punishes his fellow Arizona Democrat, Sen. Mark Kelly, after the Pentagon said it was investigating Kelly in connection with a video in which he and other Democratic lawmakers urged service
If Democrats want to win in 2026, they should stop treating flexibility as a perk and start treating it as campaign infrastructure.
Authorities continue to search for a missing Southwest Virginia football coach who was last seen Thursday.
Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia's more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends
It’s now in America’s interest to rescue Lai.
Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, a U.S. official confirmed Tuesday to NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer. Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had a conversation with Tucker Carlson about the former Fox News host’s interview with antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes, saying it was a “big mistake.” “I spoke briefly with Tucker about that, and I think it's a responsibility. He has a lot of
Republicans have successfully blocked Democrats' efforts to reauthorize the Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies, and are now looking to introduce their own health care reforms, such as large HSAs, health insurance deregulation, and allowing ObamaCare to become a high-risk
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said Lindsey Halligan should have never served in an assistant U.S. attorney position, a day after her appointment was ruled unlawful by a federal judge. In an interview on CNN’s "OutFront,” host Erin Burnett asked Cobb “what happens” to
As former Public Trustees for Social Security and Medicare, we are very concerned with the failure for more than ten years to fill the two public trustee positions for Social Security and Medicare, and the lack of progress regarding the need for Social Security and Medicare
Misoprostol-only abortion is an inferior protocol that fails in nearly one-fourth of cases.
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Andy Webb says Martin Bashir manipulated Charles Spencer as part of a scheme to gain access to Princess Diana.
If you purchased a nasal spray from Walgreens, you might want to check the bottle.
Solomon Ray was entirely created by artificial intelligence.
President Trump is constantly ignoring democratic norms and the rule of law here at home, from sending the National Guard to U.S cities to having prosecutors file charges against his political enemies. But right now, some of his most alarming, unhinged moves have a target
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by former President Obama, Republicans have hammered the law as a government takeover of the
Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to address President Trump’s renewed push for a settlement with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under pressure to quickly formulate a deal that protects Ukraine without antagonizing Trump. Over a weekend of furious
This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 24 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of The New Republic show, Right Now . I’m
It is typical for certain congressional hearings to garner the reputation of being media circuses. Often held in Washington by the various subcommittees of Congress, the congressional hearing is a tool for Congress to conduct fact-finding missions and investigate problems in
Senate Democrats said they were forced to file a public records request after the Trump administration rebuffed their questions about the White House’s acceptance of a Qatari jet. The request, spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), seeks information from the Justice
President Trump's heated rhetorical attacks on Democratic lawmakers, whom he called out as “traitors” who deserve to be jailed, have left his Republican allies in Washington dumbfounded and skeptical about any bipartisan dealmaking at the end of 2025. Republican lawmakers and
We know too much about Olivia Nuzzi’s personal life. There’s her initial firing by New York magazine over an undisclosed affair with then–presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. around the time she published a profile of him; the public falling out with her fiancé,
Any praise—even if it is equivocal—of Marjorie Taylor Greene requires a lengthy disclaimer, so let’s get this out of the way. She’s a bigot , a political extremist , and a conspiracy theorist . Even by the standards of Republicans who have entered politics after the rise of
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has long been an exquisite paranoiac. In November 2017, she posted a video to Facebook . “There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out,” she said on the now-deleted video, adding, “I
Can one eulogize a federal agency that never existed? The question has the quality of a Zen riddle. But Reuters informs us that the phantasm known as the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, n’existe plus. “That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management, or
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read the transcript here . The Trump administration and the broader conservative movement is using anti-Black ideas and tropes to further their agenda, says
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his defense secretary to launch an investigation of one of those Democrats, senator and former Navy Capt. Mark Kelly. But things kept spiraling
President Trump on Monday praised quarterback Shedeur Sanders of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. “Shedeur Sanders was GREAT. Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday. Trump’s