Germany’s defense minister on Monday rebuffed calls from U.S. President Trump to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, telling reporters “this is not our war.” Trump has called on allies, including those in NATO, for military support to keep the vital shipping route
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is relying on outdated metrics to convince the American public that the war in Iran is over, while ignoring the fact that the enemy is still a threat and the conflict is far from over.
President Trump on Monday is scheduled to take questions from reporters before a lunch with Kennedy Center board members that is expected to focus on its controversial closure this summer. The event comes after Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday that Matt Floca,
(KTLA) - We knew it was coming. Conan O’Brien made a jab at the recent controversy involving “Marty Supreme” star and Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet during his opening monologue at the 2026 Oscars. “Security is extremely tight tonight,” O’Brien began during his monologue.
President Trump said Sunday he might push back his trip to China scheduled for later this month, as he pushes for other countries to help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. During a wide-ranging interview with the Financial
Despite appointing hundreds of judges, Donald Trump suddenly feels that the nation’s judiciary is out to get him. The president blatantly attacked the third branch of government over the weekend, venting over the span of several lengthy Truth Social posts about the various
I’m getting increasingly worried about Donald Trump’s plans to interfere with, rig or subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections.
China has not offered a comment on President Trump's request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but closed due to the war with Iran. About 20 percent of the global supply of oil goes through the Strait, and the problems have triggered a huge
Donald Trump is accusing media outlets of committing treason over their Iran war coverage. On Truth Social Sunday, Trump made a long-winded post accusing Iran of using AI to create fake videos of attacks on U.S. ships and American publications of “false reporting,” calling out
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that the United States is “fine” with allowing Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz—due to the surging oil prices thanks to Trump’s war. “The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that
An Afghan man who worked with the United States military for more than a decade was dragged away from his two children at the preschool drop-off line. A day later, he was dead. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal was detained by federal immigration agents in Richardson, Texas, Friday
Their enactment into law rebuilds public trust by realigning an important safety net with its intended mission.
President Trump said Sunday he is in talks with "about seven" countries on policing the Strait of Hormuz, as its closure amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts global energy markets. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said his administration
The Trump administration has been plagued by a series of sex scandals involving powerful people, including extramarital affairs, sexual harassment, and misuse of government resources, which have led to resignations and investigations.
President Trump will speak to reporters Monday morning, hours after saying he is not ready to declare victory against Iran, even though the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. He's pressing for global help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, as the 17-day
President Trump said on Sunday the NATO alliance faces a “very bad” future if countries do not answer his call to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. “It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,”
Just two weeks into the war that he started, Donald Trump has resorted to begging other countries for assistance in securing the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump claimed that other regions of the world—such as China—depend more on
President Donald Trump really doesn’t want to talk about sending more U.S. servicemembers to die in the Middle East, after he’d already claimed the war was won. The Pentagon is moving 5,000 additional Marines and several warships to the Middle East, amid Iran’s continued
Trump’s expansion of immigration detention violates basic human rights and turns release and legal review into a pay-to-play system for due process.
President Trump and Vice President Vance are scheduled to participate in a White House signing ceremony on Monday afternoon, their first joint appearance since the start of the Iran war. The event comes after Trump late Sunday said he was not ready to declare victory in the
Simply put, Americans appear uneasy about the conflict even as they agree with its purpose.
The real danger is not one controversial nominee. It is a system that keeps producing them.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling the SAVE America Act, the voting reform legislation that Senate Republicans will bring to the floor this week, “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation I’ve come across in the many years I’ve been a legislator.”
President Trump said late Sunday that he is not ready to declare victory against Iran despite saying the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. “No, I’m not going to do that. There’s no reason to,” Trump told The Hill while speaking with reporters on Air
In Venezuela, Iran, Panama and yes, Greenland — Trump has laid waste to all of China's scheming.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 16 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. Republican senators are
The internet incentivizes the very worst kind of behavior, as this shameful pile-on demonstrates.
Plus: President Trump seeks help on Strait of Hormuz, and DC braces for severe storms Monday.
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . President Trump is taking all the steps that autocrats and dictators typically do: getting charges filed against his political enemies, invading other nations,
An effort to regulate the big business of college sports is receiving a second burst of energy on Capitol Hill thanks to President Trump’s insistence that more be done to curb what many regard as an intercollegiate athletics ecosystem run amok. The president’s desire to see
President Trump’s allies are planning to take over the Senate floor this week in a bid to pass the SAVE America Act, setting up a major test for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) who is under pressure from Trump and the MAGA base to extend the debate over voting reform
This is a lightly edited transcript of the March 11 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon . You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon, host of t he New Republic show Right Now . I’m joined by Thomas Zimmer. He’s
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is headed to the Senate floor for a procedural vote this week, setting up a potential showdown between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). For weeks, Trump has pushed for the passage of the
The part of A Room of One’s Own that everybody knows isn’t buried. It’s there on the first page—“a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction”—and there again on the last, with more caveats but more ambition: If we get our money and our room, and we
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and MAGA Republicans in and out of Congress are putting on a full court press to get Senate Majority Leader John Thune to blow up the Senate’s filibuster rule to jam through their SAVE America Act, which they regularly talk about as a “voter ID bill,”
The U.S. war with Iran is spilling out across the Middle East, putting AI infrastructure at risk and increasingly raising questions about large-scale investments by American tech firms in the region. Industry leaders have committed billions of dollars to delivering chips and
It’s been a few years since the Supreme Court heard a major Fourth Amendment case. That will change next month when the justices hear oral arguments in Chatrie v. United States on the government’s use of geofencing warrants to obtain a person’s cell phone data. Their ruling
For a decade and a half now, my work has fallen into two categories: collecting evidence on the threat posed by fossil fuels, and deploying written and spoken words to urge action against it. Recently, generative AI systems have entered both of these spheres at a pace I
Something is happening this Thursday that, during normal times, Americans wouldn’t need to pay a lick of attention to. Freedom House, the esteemed Washington, D.C.-based research institute that has existed since 1941, is scheduled to release its annual report on the state of
Republicans are reportedly “ incensed ” at Donald Trump for pushing them to pass voter suppression measures when they don’t have the votes for it. Yet he’s raging at them over this almost daily, openly declaring that making voting harder is the only way to salvage the midterms.
Javier Bardem is sharing a simple message from the Oscars stage: "No to war and free Palestine." The "No Country for Old Men" actor presented the International Feature Film category at Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Before reading his prepared remarks, Bardem delivered
President Trump on Sunday said he was “thrilled” to see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr reviewing license renewal applications for broadcast corporations after accusing the media of perpetuating lies about Iran. “I am so thrilled to see Brendan
Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the Oscars stage with a dig at President Trump and Melania Trump, and a free speech-related knock at CBS. The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" personality, who hosted the Academy Awards four times, took to the stage on Sunday in Los Angeles to present Oscars in
President Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S. “Cuba also wants to make a deal. And I think we will pretty soon make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” Trump said while traveling to Washington on Air Force One. “We have a lot...
Amid the one-liners, Conan O'Brien is striking a serious tone during his Academy Awards monologue, saying the annual Hollywood awards show brings some optimism in these "chaotic times." "Tonight is an international event," O'Brien said, following some rapid-fire jokes, as he
A group of 10 airline CEOs sent a Sunday letter to lawmakers urging them to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers during the government shutdown. The letter outlined an urgent need for TSA officers, U.S. customs clearance officers at airports and air traffic
Israel on Sunday said the suspect alleged to have conducted the recent Michigan synagogue attack was related to a Hezbollah commander. The suspect, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, died by suicide on Thursday after driving into Temple Israel in a suburb outside of Detroit. He was a
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said it’s planning to continue strikes on Iran for at least three more weeks. “We have thousands of targets ahead,” IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin told CNN. “We are ready, in coordination with our U.S. allies, with plans through
President Trump is downplaying concerns about rising gas and oil prices that have been badly exacerbated by the war in Iran. Both the president and members of his Cabinet have described rising prices as a “small price to pay” to achieve their goals in Iran. Trump also argued
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration has “got what we need” when it comes to funding for the conflict in Iran. “Well, tell me how much is this war going to cost? Because I know the Pentagon briefed it's going to be about $11.3