A Georgia prosecutor has officially dropped the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case against President Donald Trump and his allies for interfering in the 2020 election. The RICO charges—filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in 2023—were
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is investigating Amazon after one of its drones struck an internet cable in Texas last week. The drone, an MK30 delivery aircraft, struck a line in Waco, Texas, at roughly 12:45 p.m. local time last Tuesday, the FAA
House Democrats, led by Representative Jamie Raskin, are trying to force Republicans on the record against Ghislaine Maxwell. Raskin introduced a resolution Wednesday “expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any grant of commutation, clemency, or pardon to
Democrats think they’re bargaining with policy, but many Teamsters are at a different table.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in a new interview that oil is at the center of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign in Venezuela instead of the fight against narcotics. “[Oil] is at the heart of the matter,” Petro told CNN in the interview, published Wednesday.
President Trump’s criminal prosecution in Georgia suddenly moved to its end Wednesday, as the prosecutor who recently took over the case announced he will not move forward with it. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council who took
Just one hour after angrily ranting about how he is in perfect physical and mental health, President Donald Trump was posting about how his supporters should be called “Tpublicans.” “There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE
Even military veterans and people not in public office are receiving death threats for standing up to Donald Trump’s unlawful commands. Days after the president called for the “ death ” of several Democratic lawmakers who reminded America’s service members to follow the rule of
The Trump administration late Tuesday announced new lower Medicare prices for 15 drugs that were part of the latest round of the program's price negotiations, touting a total of $12 billion saved compared to last year’s spending. The medications include widely used cancer and
An obscure agency, deep in the seat of federal power, declared the end of public input into the most disputed, controversial and consequential federal rules.
Holidays can be hectic, and there is no shame in forgetting an ingredient or two for your Thanksgiving feast. Unfortunately, your options for open retailers ready to fulfill your needs may be limited.
Despite Gravy's tendency to hold up traffic, many people are hoping they'll see him again after Thanksgiving.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) counted himself among the Democratic officials “who are stepping up” as the party is currently devoid of a clear leader. In an interview on CNN’s “The Arena,” the California Democrat, who recently announced his bid for governor, compared the party
President Trump was sent into a Truth Social rage after The New York Times reported on what appears to be a serious drop in his energy compared to his first term, as he is attending fewer events and starting them much later. As the report highlighted, the Roll Call official
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) said Tuesday that President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s involvements in efforts to prosecute members of Congress who participated in the “illegal orders” video could force the case to be thrown out on the grounds of “undue command
A federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration must provide bond hearings to migrants being detained amid their deportation battle. The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine Sykes allows for a class-action lawsuit over the matter while
The Congressional Progressive Caucus said Wednesday that it opposes the addition of language to an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. The bloc of nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers voted Tuesday by a “super-majority margin” to approve the position
Money drives college football, making it a professional sport — the de facto minor league system for the National Football League.
New filings by the Justice Department say it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to rebuff a court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men to Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned. The disclosure is the latest detail to emerge in an
On Tuesday, Donald Trump had to defend the contents of a leaked call between his envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Yuri Ushakov, a senior foreign policy adviser to Vladimir Putin. The call took place on October 14, days before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was due to meet
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he received “no heads up from federal authorities" about a Tuesday raid at a home in St. Paul, Minn. Walz said Tuesday on the social media platform X that he is “monitoring the situation” and “working to understand what unfolded” in his state’s
Charlie Kirk was an early advocate for JD Vance's selection as vice president, and the two remained close until Kirk's death.
Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for families to come together, but with tensions boiling across red and blue states in a deeply divided country, the risk of this year's holiday meal turning into a political food fight could be higher than ever. So ITK decided to turn to
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) says “the Democratic Party has failed in my generation” and needs to have a “very tough conversation” about how to increase its appeal to voters. Booker, a potential candidate for president in 2028, argued in a long interview with The New York Times’
Former late-night host David Letterman is laughing off President Trump's attacks on fellow comedian Seth Meyers, which have included calling for his firing. "By the way, a shoutout to my friend Seth Meyers," Letterman said as part of a video posted to his YouTube page that
The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly swept up by Donald Trump’s sprawling deportation campaign. Bruna Caroline Ferreira was taken into custody in Massachusetts after she reportedly overstayed her visa by 26 years, a source told WMUR
We have over two decades of research attesting to the positive impact of expanding access to higher education.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) expressed concern Tuesday over reports that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff advised an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the best approach to sell President Trump on a deal to end the war with Ukraine. “This is a major problem. And
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a “totally unqualified” Cabinet member after he launched an investigation into the lawmaker for directing service members not to follow illegal orders in a video that featured five other members of
Obamacare may have no future at all if it’s up to Donald Trump. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One Tuesday, the president claimed he would rather shift the cost of the subsidized health care marketplace entirely onto the Americans who depend on it. “Are you planning
Nearly 85,000 sellers yanked their homes off the market in September — the highest level for that month in eight years.
The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was detained by immigration agents and is in the process of being removed from the country, the Trump administration confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers
Trump’s overwhelming apathy has created power vacuums across every part of our government, and his band of grifting loyalists are rushing in to steal what they can while the boss is clocked out.
The Interior Department on Tuesday shared plans to increase national park entry fees for non-residents. The new policy will be applied at 11 of the most visited national parks in the U.S., where non-residents without an annual pass will pay an additional $100 per person to
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is under fire after he reportedly instructed a Russian official on how to coach Russia's President Vladimir Putin to approach Trump as the U.S. seeks to broker an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine. Trump defended Witkoff, calling the
Believing that what's happening in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela's coast is solely about Nicolas Maduro is a grave mistake.
President Trump on Tuesday defended special envoy Steve Witkoff’s call with Russian aide Yuri Ushakov to coach the Kremlin foreign policy adviser on how to approach President Vladimir Putin on a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. “That’s a standard thing. He’s gotta sell
Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are polling neck-and-neck in a Tennessee special election to replace former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Wednesday showed Van Epps, former commissioner
President Trump blasted the New York Times over an article it published on Tuesday drawing attention to his age and suggesting he is losing stamina while in office. "The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again," Trump wrote on Truth Social of the article before
President Trump said late Tuesday he does not plan to replace FBI Director Kash Patel, who has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks. "No, he's doing a good job. Kash Patel? No, he's doing a great job, I think," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if he planned to
President Trump is on a warpath. In the week since six Democrats urged service members to refuse "illegal orders,” the president has called for their prosecutions, resignations, imprisonments and even their deaths. He has homed in on sedition, the rarely charged and serious
As the Democrats look ahead to 2026, the party’s new union threatens to distract from more important issues and put midterm hopes at risk.
Some payments from the U.S. Social Security Administration will arrive a little bit differently this December.
The new pesticide would be sprayed on crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat.
The findings come after Utah and Florida's ban on fluoride in public drinking water went into effect during the summer.
PANAMA CITY, Panama — Dario was wiring light fixtures at Florida State University when ICE came for him in July 2025. In an instant, a year and a half of steady work — and the life he had built chasing the American dream — was gone. Dario, who asked that his last name not be...
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 . Health care premiums are extremely high for many Americans after President Trump and congressional Republicans refused to extend
Eisenhower had put independence on the table; Muñoz quietly chose not to pursue it.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 26 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. Earlier this week, the
