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Watch live: Zeldin testifies before Senate on EPA budget request
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking to cut funding for the agency by 52 percent, seeking just $4.2
77 percent say Trump policies increased cost of living: Survey
A majority of Americans blame President Trump for heightened consumer costs, according to new polling. A new CNN survey released on Tuesday found that 77 percent of U.S. adults believe the president’s policies have increased the cost of living in their communities. Eight
Cruz backing KOSA, giving social media legislation a boost
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is officially throwing his support behind the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), giving the social media accountability bill a key post in the upper chamber. Cruz made a surprise appearance at a kids digital safety rally near the
Appeals court temporarily blocks Trump $83M payment in E. Jean Carroll case
A federal appeals court this week agreed President Trump can continue holding off paying writer E. Jean Carroll her $83.3 million defamation judgment until the Supreme Court decides if it will get involved. Trump is heading to the justices after the full U.S. Court of Appeals
Trump shared fake Sen. Kennedy quote about Obama
President Trump on Monday shared a quote falsely attributed to Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), in which he accused former President Obama of earning $120 million from a health care scheme. The Truth Social post included a screenshot of a statement from one user that read, “U.S.
59 percent say economy is getting worse: Survey
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say the economy is getting worse, according to a new survey from The Economist/YouGov. The survey, conducted from Saturday through Monday, found that 59 percent of 1,549 respondents said the economy is getting worse. Just 15 percent said it was getting
How voters can fight gerrymandering in an era of remapping wars
If the data is tainted, even the best algorithms will be ineffective.
Supreme Court weighs Virginia map, rules on Alabama's: Join the live discussion
If you want to ask Ella and Zach a question, click the “view chat” icon in the top right corner of the video, put in your first and last name, and type in your questions. Virginia Democrats are embracing unlikely arguments as they plead with the Supreme Court to revive their
Watch live: House Democrats speak with eyes on redistricting, affordability
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the redistricting battle heats up ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats have leaned into the mid-decade drawing of new maps as the party hopes to flip the House in November. The Supreme Court's
Trump invites Nvidia CEO on China trip after coverage of snub
President Trump invited Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to join him on his high-profile trip to Washington on Tuesday, according to a source familiar. Huang was seen boarding Air Force One during a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, en route to Beijing on Tuesday evening. He was
Watch live: House Republicans give remarks amid budget reconciliation battle
House Republican leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as pressure mounts for them to pass legislation to fund immigration enforcement — which they aim to do through the budget reconciliation process. President Trump set a June 1 deadline for lawmakers to deliver
The border is everywhere
No one paid attention to the gunshots that echoed through the convention center. They were real enough, and so were the screams that accompanied them, in the sense that they were recordings of real people who, like guest stars on Law and Order, reenacted scenarios that had
“FIRE THE BUM”: Trump Torches Mitch McConnell Aide for Wild Reason
President Donald Trump demanded a congressional aide be fired Wednesday for making Senator Mitch McConnell look “completely out of it” during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. The staffer approached McConnell after the Kentucky Republican attempted to preemptively
On abortion, the justices face a mess of their own creation
But there is another issue lurking in the case with potentially even larger implications: The pronouncement that a fetus possesses legal rights.
Shelley Moore Capito easily wins West Virginia GOP Senate primary
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was projected to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ, setting the stage for her reelection this fall. The first-term senator easily defeated a crowded primary field, getting 66.5 percent
Trump tariff challenger gets 6-figure refund after Supreme Court ruling
The wine importer who helped defeat President Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court has received a six-figure refund, his lawyers said Wednesday, as companies start getting their money back. The Treasury Department this week began sending funds back to importers, who’ve been
Watch live: Burgum testifies before House on Interior Department budget
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will testify Wednesday morning before the House Natural Resources Committee on President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request for the department. The Trump administration is seeking $15.9 billion for the Interior Department. This marks a 12.9
JD Vance Understands Something Important About Rural Voters
Last week, J.D. Vance gave a speech at a factory in Des Moines, Iowa, that ostensibly was in support of GOP Rep. Zach Nunn’s reelection campaign, but rightly has been evaluated as a trial balloon for his all-but-declared 2028 presidential run. And its message should worry
AI policy would be 'impossible to enforce against China': Gordon Chang
Lawyer and China hawk Gordon Chang said late Tuesday that the U.S. would have trouble enforcing any AI regulations on Chinese companies. “Cooperation and coordination with not just China, but all other nations in the world, that sounds like a good thing,” he told NewsNation’s
Chinese Embassy posts 'red lines' that should not be challenged in Trump, Xi talks
The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. on Tuesday laid out four hot-button issues that should not be raised in President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. “The four red lines in #China-#US relations must not be challenged,” the embassy wrote in a post on the
O'Reilly: Trump is 'gambling' he can turn economy around
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday said President Trump is “gambling” that he can turn the economy around by enlisting China to help end the war in Iran. O’Reilly, who spoke with Trump on Sunday, said the leader is going to ask for help negotiating an end to the
Democrat Immediately Promises to Drop Out After Winning Weird Primary
The state Democratic Party favorite won Nebraska’s senatorial primary Tuesday evening—though she has no plans to make it to the general election. Cindy Burbank actually campaigned on exiting the race. The retired pharmacy technician easily won over the state’s liberal voters
Breaking the silver ceiling: Democrats' aging leaders should be mentors, not contenders
Voters are increasingly supporting younger candidates over older incumbents; the only question is whether the party’s older voices want to be seen as a constructive part of the party’s evolution or as the biggest obstacles to its growth.
Trump arrives in China for high-stakes visit
President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday evening local time ahead of his high-stakes summit with China's president, Xi Jinping. Trump was seen exiting Air Force One followed by his son Eric Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO
Trump demands GOP staffer be fired for making McConnell look 'out of it'
President Trump on Wednesday demanded that a GOP staffer be fired for making Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) look “out of it” while leading a recent Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. “The guy that came up to Mitch McConnell today when McConnell thought the hearing was
Cuba’s liberation day is closer than you think
In other words, regime change is not a remote possibility but is increasingly becoming a promise.
Live updates: Trump lands in Beijing for summit with Xi against backdrop of Iran war
President Trump arrives in China on Wednesday morning for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping. The meeting marks the first state visit to China since Trump’s last trip in 2017. The two leaders last met in October in South Korea. Here's what to watch. The president
The latest ruling on the Ten Commandments in Texas threatens religious freedom
This law is the kind of manipulative state fake-piety that promotes contempt for the real thing.
Supreme Court decision guide
Supreme Court decision season is here. President Trump’s firings of officials long considered independent. His birthright citizenship restrictions. Transgender athlete bans. Guns. Campaign finance rules. It’s a packed docket. At least one of the 35 remaining argued cases is
Capitol agenda: House eyes summer for another party-line bill
House Republicans discussed passing a third reconciliation bill before August, but plenty of obstacles stand in their path.
America can't afford year-round E15 fuel — Congress must reject it
Year-round E15 is not a climate solution. It is not an affordability solution. And it is not a serious long-term energy strategy.
The Trump phone starts shipping this week, CEO claims
The Trump phone may finally be here: Trump Mobile's CEO told USA Today that the phone will begin shipping to buyers this week. The announcement comes as reports have gone viral this week alleging that preorders for the phone have been canceled. Trump Mobile CEO Pat O'Brien
Trump says he'll ask Xi to 'open up' China to top business leaders joining him on trip
President Trump on Tuesday said he’ll ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to “open up” the country to top business executives who are traveling with him during the state visit to Beijing. “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to “open up” China so
Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore: The rise of citizen journalism
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Peter Finch delivered that line repeatedly as Howard Beale in the 1976 film "Network." Five decades later it lands harder than ever. For years I watched legacy media spoon-feed partisan scripts while real stories
Warsh faces dicey path to interest rate cuts
In today's issue: ▪ Warsh to be confirmed ▪ Makary out as FDA head ▪ Trump to arrive in China ▪ Housing bill hurdles Kevin Warsh is poised to take leadership of the Federal Reserve at the end of the week, but that may not lead to the imminent interest rate cuts that President
Greenpeace's attempt to swindle US courts just got harpooned
Greenpeace lost its case, but we need to make the losses stick and continue.
Transcript: Trump Erupts in Fury as Inflation Jump Visibly Rattles Him
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 7 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 just got hit
Widow’s Bay Is a Menacing and Hilarious Mash-up
In spring 2025, OpenAI rolled out an update of ChatGPT that featured a new image generator. The update proved wildly popular in large part due to how easy this new tool made it for users to produce polished custom images of whatever they could dream to prompt. What wild
Trump’s gas tax holiday proposal has uphill climb in Congress
President Trump’s idea to pause the federal gas tax as the Iran war drives up fuel prices faces an uphill climb in Congress. While rank-and-file GOP lawmakers are eager to get Trump’s backing on any plan to address cost-of-living concerns in a midterm election year, top
Trump, Senate ramp up pressure on the House to pass housing bill
President Trump and Senate Republicans are intensifying pressure on the House to pass a housing bill that has stalled for months amid opposition from hard-line conservatives. The legislation, known as the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act,” has emerged as a key part of
Trump faces pressure to win China’s release of Jimmy Lai, other political prisoners
President Trump is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to release media mogul Jimmy Lai and other political prisoners during his high-stakes summit in Beijing this week. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have banded
Top Democrats press Trump to approve arms sale to Taiwan ahead of Xi meeting
The top House Democrats on key national security committee pressed President Trump to approve the delayed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan ahead of his visit to China and meeting with the country’s President Xi Jinping. “Delays of Congressionally approved arms sales to Taiwan
The Farmers Caught in the Middle of Trump’s Tariffs and the Iran War
Brett Neibling leaned against the door of his small office space, facing the array of computers and instruments that controlled several mechanical functions on his farm. The room was little more than an air-conditioned box, with scattered stools and a whiteboard on one wall.
Senate GOP balks at $1B in security for White House ballroom, despite Secret Service pitch
A proposal to provide $1 billion in federal funds to provide security for a new White House ballroom is in danger of being stripped from a budget reconciliation package after Republicans responded skeptically to the idea. “I don’t have the details I need to support it. It was
Here’s How Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change
Democrats—who mostly aren’t talking about climate change—are continuing to debate whether they should talk about climate change. The case against climate-centric messaging usually leans on years of fairly consistent polling. Relatively large segments of the population remain
Cassidy faces tough Senate primary challenge in Louisiana
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), long targeted by President Trump, is in the fight of his political life. Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and state Treasurer John Fleming (R) have their sights set on toppling Cassidy, who voted to convict the president during his second
California Shows Why Nonpartisan Primaries Stink
California’s Republican Party is so weak that no Republican has won statewide office there in 20 years. Yet there’s some danger this fall that the Golden State—where nearly twice as many voters register Democratic as Republican—will elect a Republican governor. It’s even
Bob Dylan’s Argument With God
Ron Rosenbaum’s latest book, Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed, is not a biography. It is instead a “ kind of biography”—which is a distinction with a difference. It is, in keeping with Rosenbaum’s long record of fine-tuned literary analysis mixed with historical and, yes,
Trump’s Rage Boils Over at Journos as Inflation Data Takes Brutal Turn
Donald Trump just got hit by crushing new inflation data : Consumer prices rose at their fastest rate in several years. Importantly, Trump’s war with Iran is a big driver of it, and he can’t find a way out. Meanwhile, a new CNN poll shows his standing on the economy sliding to
