Congress must stop writing blank checks for Guantanamo's cruelty
Every dollar Congress appropriates for Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda sets in motion systems that will be much harder to dismantle in the future.
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Enough excuses: The FAA must act now to prevent another midair tragedy
The FAA failed to act on prior safety recommendations, leading to a tragic helicopter collision with an American Airlines flight that killed 67 people, and the FAA must now commit to implementing all of the National Transportation Safety Board's recommendations to prevent
Missing GOP Representative Has Time to Thank Trump for Endorsement
Representative Tom Kean Jr. just earned the president’s endorsement—despite the fact that the New Jersey Republican hasn’t been seen in three months. Kean has been missing in action since March 5, has so far missed 104 House votes , and hasn’t been seen in Washington for more
Trump endorses missing lawmaker Tom Kean Jr.: 'He will never let you down!'
President Trump on Monday endorsed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), who has been missing from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail for months. Ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary in the Garden State’s 7th Congressional District — in which Kean is running unopposed — the president called
SEC defends Musk Twitter settlement, saying it reflected 'compromises'
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday defended its decision to settle with billionaire Elon Musk over the delayed disclosure of his stake in Twitter, now known as X, after the judge raised questions about the settlement. The SEC said in May that it had reached
MAGA Freaks Out After Trump Ally Registers as Foreign Agent
MAGA isn’t happy with Michael Flynn after discovering he’s a registered foreign agent. Far-right blogger Scott McMahan posted a Foreign Agents Registration Act form Monday that was dated October 2025, and stated that Donald Trump’s former national security adviser was now
Mullin said he can still 'initiate' plan to pull CBP from airports but sees'no need' in Newark
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he still has a “plan to initiate” the removal of customs officers from international airports, even as he said there is currently “no need” to do so in Newark. Mullin’s remarks, made at a Monday press conference in Dallas,
Trump is tanking decades-old policy toward Taiwan — but it's not too late for change
President Trump seems determined to break U.S.-China and U.S.-Taiwan relations in as many historic ways as possible, but he persists in retaining the one policy most likely to result in cross-strait, regional and potentially global war. Within days of his first election in
Jon Stewart mocks Trump for no Iran deal: We thought 'you were some kind of dealmaker in chief'
Jon Stewart is mocking President Trump for failing to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, saying Americans "were under the mistaken notion" that he was "some kind of dealmaker in chief." "Looks like we're going to finally put an end to the U.S.-Iran kerfuffle," Stewart said
O'Reilly: Newark ICE protests likely won't have 'any effect' on DHS
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Monday that the protests at an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J., likely will not have “any effect” on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “It's different in the sense that it's better organized than Minneapolis,
Goodell asked to testify about NFL broadcast deals before House panel
Lawmakers want to hear from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about the league's media rights dealings, a subject that has faced increasing scrutiny from fans and members of Congress as the cost of viewing games continues to skyrocket. In a letter to Goodell sent this week, Rep.
Black Florida voters should close this door that gerrymandering opened
She used a Republican attack on Black voting power as her personal staircase to a safer seat.
Trump Taps Housing Chief Behind Revenge Quests as Top Intel Official
President Trump has appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation last week. Trump announced the move in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, and said Pulte would keep his existing jobs as chairman of Fannie Mae and
Trump amends tariffs on imported steel, aluminum, copper
President Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some aluminum, copper and steel imports. In a proclamation, the president lowered tariffs on some aluminum and steel derivative products, including agricultural equipment and certain heating, air conditioning and ventilation
Trump names William Pulte as acting intelligence head
President Trump named William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In tapping Pulte, Trump turns to an ally who has been behind referring several of his foes for prosecution
Graham Platner's controversies grow; Jill Biden's book backlash: Join the live discussion
Join The Hill's Amie Parnes, Ian Swanson and special guest, Democratic strategist Steve Schale, for The Fight for 2028. The discussion will include the growing controversy surrounding Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner and the backlash to former first lady Jill
Pay attention, Congress: A better model for remote work is here
For a Congress fixated on productivity and deficits, the real story is that remote work has quietly become critical economic infrastructure.
Trump Throws 1 A.M. Temper Tantrum Over How Innocent He Is
President Trump went on a long Truth Social rant at 1 a.m. Tuesday morning after Michael Cohen—Trump’s former lawyer, who went to jail for his role in a hush-money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels—said he was coerced into testifying against Trump on Michael Smerconish’s
Live updates: Trump taps Pulte for acting DNI job; Rubio, Blanche face Senate panels
President Trump on Tuesday morning announced he would appoint Bill Pulte to replace outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte moves from his role as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting
Republican Rep. Caught Admitting Iran War Is Going to Screw Them Over
Republican Representative Ashley Hinson was caught on tape last week saying that President Trump’s Iran war will be a “political liability” if it continues any longer. Politico reports that Hinson, who will be the likely Republican nominee in Iowa’s Senate race after Tuesday’s
Bolton: Iran thinks Trump 'in a mood to give in'
Former national security adviser John Bolton suggested Monday that Iran is relying on fluctuating oil prices as leverage in its ceasefire negotiations with the U.S., hoping the domestic political pressure will push President Trump into concessions. “I think the regime in Iran
Watch live: Rubio testifies before Senate on State Department budget as Iran talks falter
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning on the State Department budget request, as negotiations to end the three-month war in Iran have hit a roadblock. The optimism that President Trump projected last week
Trump's court losses could kill his slush fund and possibly the Kennedy Center
Donald Trump took a double-barreled shellacking last week.
Smuggling tunnel found connecting San Diego and Tijuana
Mexican authorities say it was used as a storage, logistics, and trafficking center for weapons, explosives and illegal drugs
Koch-aligned PAC launches first big Senate ad buy — and includes Montana
The ads come a few weeks after Americans for Prosperity Action warned the GOP’s Senate majority is “at risk.”
Dr. Oz to helm White House press briefing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, will host the White House press briefing on Tuesday, becoming the latest Trump administration official to fill in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave. Oz follows
Watch live: The Hill's Decision Desk 2026 - Data Nerds track results in California, New Jersey, Iowa and more
The Hill presents two hours of live, real-time primary night coverage on Tuesday, diving deep into the 2026 primaries as the Data Nerds track results in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota from 10:00 p.m. EDT to 12:00 a.m. EDT. The Hill's coverage
The Movement: Mike Pence’s stand against ‘progressivism in disguise’ in Trump’s GOP
Former Vice President Mike Pence sees a new calling in restoring traditional conservatism in the heart of the Republican Party. It’s a tall task with a Republican Party that is defined by President Trump, whom he once helped elevate, and increasingly embracing populist
Put a revolution-era woman on the $250 bill
President Donald Trump wants to release a $250 bill with his picture on it to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary, but federal law prohibits printing money with a living person on the bill and Congress would have to pass new legislation to make it happen.
Capitol agenda: Trump officials try to calm ‘slush’ fund fury
President Donald Trump may need to explicitly renounce his controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” before Republicans move a stalled immigration enforcement bill.
Trump demands New York civil, criminal cases be thrown out
President Trump is demanding that his criminal conviction and civil fraud judgment in New York be tossed, months after his former lawyer claimed he felt “pressured and coerced” to testify against Trump during the investigations. Trump ranted in an overnight Truth Social post
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano begins 48th episode
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano experienced its latest eruption episode Monday.
We must not participate in the crime of enabling
In December 2024, while sitting at home outside Jerusalem, I received the most extraordinary email possible. The subject line was the name of my late grandfather, murdered in Auschwitz in May 1944. My initial thought: Spam. I took a quick look; there were three identifying
Cornyn: Paxton ‘absolutely’ endangers Texas Senate seat as GOP nominee
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his former opponent, will “absolutely” make it tougher for Republicans to defend the Texas Senate seat as the Republican nominee in the general election, standing by the criticisms he made during the primary.
California’s 3-horse race for governor comes down to the wire
In today's issue: ▪ Close finish looks likely in California ▪ Status of Iran talks uncertain ▪ Trump drops ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ▪ Airline industry pushes back on Mullin It’s primary day in California, and the primary field for governor appears to be down to a three-horse
Ukraine changed its tactics, and now Putin is slowly losing
The events of recent days in Ukraine and Russia have radically changed the picture of the war as well as attitudes toward the Russian aggressor. There was recently a telling sign of the shift: Russia, for the first time in almost 20 years, held its festive annual parade on Red
Transcript: Trump Rages Over His Iran Blunders as GOP Frets: “Screwed”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 2 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 furious over
Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter
Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, is complicating Trump’s negotiations with Tehran, leaving lawmakers hungry for more
Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo
President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing his claims about what happened that day have notched wins at the expense of GOP rivals with a different view. The latest round of
Transcript: How Democrats Can Win the Crime Debate
This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 1 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 Right Now on The New Republic . Great guest
The Rise of Right-Wing “Biblical Economics”
Have you ever heard of “biblical economics”? At first blush, you might presume that the phrase must involve the application of love-thy-neighbor moral teachings to business practices and economic policy. There is indeed a long and varied tradition of applying various principles
Tense California governor's race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday
Voters in half a dozen states will vote in primaries on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Democrats crowded into the wide-open race, raising concerns that the splintered field could open the door for Republicans. But after
Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations through Congress after the Trump administration on Monday backed down from a proposal to establish a
Mullin faces backlash over 'naive or dumb' plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the “shockingly naive or dumb” plan would cause airline chaos for
Meet the Far-Right Nepo Baby Vying to Deregulate Texas’s Fossil Fuels
It would be hard to know from his campaign alone what office exactly Bo French is running for. He’s raged about the supposed “Islamification” of Texas and called for deporting 100 million people, including Native Americans. He’s pledged to take on both DEI and sharia law, which
Johnson navigates packed legislative agenda as Republicans return to Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an arduous stretch ahead as Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a tough legislative calendar that promises to splinter the GOP conference just five months from November’s midterms. Republican leaders are racing to adopt
How Democrats Can Win the Crime Debate
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 . In the 2022 and 2024 elections, Republicans successfully used the issues of crime and immigration to cast Democrats as
Graham Platner, Ken Paxton and the populists’ scandal dilemma
People may debate whether Graham Platner or Ken Paxton is more unfit to serve in the United States Senate. But the answers will mostly depend on one’s partisan preferences. For a few folks, their own particular detestation of certain vices might be material. You may think that
Are We Wrong to Assume a Black Democrat Is Best for Black Voters?
Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the exact kind of Democrat I usually criticize. She’s been in Congress for more than 20 years , done nothing particularly remarkable or courageous during that time, did a disastrous job of running the Democratic National
