More Democrats are pushing for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following another fatal shooting by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. “Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that the actions of Alex Pretti before he was fatally shot Saturday by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis did not constitute domestic terrorism. “I don’t think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday
Not since Woodrow Wilson conceived of a League of Nations in the wake of World War I has a single figure imagined himself capable of reordering the world.
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is issuing an apology for his anti-Semitic remarks and past embrace of the Nazi swastika, saying mental health challenges caused him to lose "touch with reality." Taking out a full page ad in The Wall Street Journal on Monday, Ye
The European Union (EU) said Monday it is launching a new probe into Elon Musk’s X over the deployment of the AI chatbot Grok following a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is investigating whether the
The remains of the last hostage held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were recovered and transferred to Israel on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement, clearing the way for the next phase of President Trump’s 20-point peace plan in the war-torn enclave. The return
A massive winter snowstorm has roiled scheduled flights in the Southeast, resulting in more than 12,000 flight delays and over 4,000 cancellations. As of Monday morning, there have been a total of 12,006 delays and 4,602 cancellations, according to FlightAware. Passengers have
More than 800,000 Americans across the Southeast were experiencing power outages Monday morning due to the weekend winter storm, Fern. A total of 808,997 people are without power as of Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.com. Tennessee was hit the hardest by the storm,
Federal agents have terrorized, shot, and killed Minnesotans under the guise of advancing the Trump administration’s immigration goals—but the real victims, according to officials, are ICE and Border Patrol. Reacting to video footage of ICE’s lethal attack on ICU nurse Alex
Let’s make this the year we stop them in their tracks.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis on Saturday forced the postponement of the Minnesota Timberwolves game that evening, and inspired a pair of NBA icons to weigh in on the latest clash between residents there and federal
Senate Democrats are threatening to withhold funding to the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the latest civilian killing in Minneapolis. Federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, on Saturday morning, the second time this
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche went on Fox News Monday morning to attempt to walk back the baseless and absurd claims from many top officials in the Trump administration that Alex Pretti was committing an act of “domestic terrorism” before he was killed by federal agents
Moved across state lines recently? You aren't alone.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara expressed concern Sunday over the tactics of federal immigration personnel in his city, a day after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen. “The problem is not that enforcement is happening. It’s clearly the manner in which these
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Sunday railed against the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis while attending a demonstration against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Pretti was shot with a phone in his
President Trump started 2026 with new fights on many fronts, including one that may even excite the left-wing flank in Washington — a battle with the consumer lending industry. On Truth Social last week, the president declared Americans will no longer be “ripped off” by the
Glenn Close says she can no longer "sit on the sidelines" after a second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, calling out the "inhumanity" and "sickening hypocrisy" of the Trump administration. "Since what happened, again, in Minneapolis, I just feel compelled to
Columbia University announced Sunday that Jennifer Mnookin would serve as its next president starting July 1. Mnookin currently serves as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a school with more than 50,000 students and more than 25,000 faculty and staff.
Top Republicans in Congress are being silenced by President Trump's threats and intimidation tactics, leaving Americans to question if they are being ruled by a mad king.
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Sunday that President Trump should consider pulling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel from Minnesota, a day after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis. “If I were President Trump, I would almost
President Trump announced he is sending White House border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota on Monday evening in the wake of the second fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis. “I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has no plans to go ahead with a free trade deal with China in the wake of a tariff threat from President Trump. “We have no intention of doing that with China or any other nonmarket economy,” Carney said Sunday, according to The Associated
President Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl last year. It seems, at least for now, that he won't be the first sitting president to attend two in a row.
Donald Trump is doubling down in Minnesota following the murder of nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on Saturday by sending his immigration czar to the state. In a Truth Social post Monday morning, Trump announced that he is sending Tom Homan to the state “tonight,”
Even the Department of Homeland Security’s own officials are growing frustrated with the slanderous, blatant lies that their leaders have told regarding the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis over the weekend. Fox News’s Bill Melugin spoke with more than a
As a retired police lieutenant with more than 20 years of experience, it is hard to imagine a worse scenario for our profession at this moment.
After a Border Patrol agent shot and killed nurse Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis over the weekend, some Republicans are beginning to speak out against the Trump administration’s actions. “ICE agents do not have carte blanche in carrying out their duties,” Alaska Senator Lisa
A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) during a Friday night party in Park City, Utah. Christian Joel Young, 28, was charged with aggravated burglary and assaulting an elected official, according to the Associated Press (AP). The outlet, citing
Another deadly shooting by federal immigration enforcement officials in Minneapolis has shaken the country, and it may push Washington to shut down part of the government later this week. The killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol agent on Saturday
Europe is not going to take his pressure campaign lying down.
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling for an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis on Saturday. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) wrote Sunday on the social platform X that the probe of
It’s time to confront some fundamental questions. What kind of country are we, and what do we want to be? Do we really believe that diversity “poisons our blood” rather than gives us strength?
In a recent interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R), Tucker Carlson allowed a plainly false claim about constitutional law to pass without challenge. Fishback asserted that, under Florida law, public-university students could be disciplined or expelled
One must question what standards, if any, are being applied to the cushiest, best-paying jobs in media.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Passengers aboard an already-delayed American Airlines flight were stuck for nearly three hours at a Pennsylvania airport, until after 3 a.m., because of an equipment malfunction and an apparent lack of airline staff to help the passengers off the
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal
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T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 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. Any day now, the Supreme
President Trump’s Board of Peace and plans for Gaza and Israel-Palestine won’t bring peace or garner him his coveted Nobel Peace Prize. But freeing one Palestinian from Israeli prison could possibly achieve these goals. Marwan Barghouti has sat in an Israeli prison since 2004,
President Trump’s aggressive moves in the foreign policy arena are hanging over Team USA's trip to Europe for next month's Winter Olympics, raising questions about how American athletes will be received in Milano Cortina while representing their country on the world’s stage.
All eyes are on the Senate this week as it moves to avert a partial government shutdown. The upper chamber will consider a package of six spending bills passed by the House ahead of a Jan. 30 funding deadline. The package would fund the departments of Defense, Homeland
I don’t like hockey. I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 1990s, when the Pittsburgh Penguins were building their dynasty. It was arguably one of the greatest places and times to be alive as a hockey fan in the United States. The thing that hockey fans tell you if you tell
Senate Republicans are divided over Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) tactics, which now threaten to trigger a partial government shutdown after the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a protester. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called the shooting and other events in
Every day in New York City, familiar scenes unfold on repeat: A man yells and gestures erratically on a subway platform. A mother calls 911 because her son hasn’t slept in days and is pacing the apartment, terrified. An unhoused woman collapses outside a bodega in summer heat.
Leaders We Deserve, the political group co-founded by former Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, announced on Monday that it’s backing Democratic candidate Patrick Roath, who’s challenging incumbent Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in Massachusetts’ 8th