Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday signaled progress in talks with Iran, saying Iranian officials are saying the right things in private despite their defiant public stance. “You have people over there that are saying some of the right things privately,” Rubio, who also
United States District Judge Katherine Menendez has dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to Minnesota law that allows in-state tuition for undocumented students. The federal government sued Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and other state officials over a law that allows
Most Americans say the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again, (MAHA)," according to a Monday poll. In the Politico poll, 52 percent of respondents said the administration “has not done enough to Make America Healthy Again,” while 26 percent
It seems that life is cheap and killing is good politics in the Trump administration.
Well, that was quick. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directly contradicted Donald Trump’s claims about negotiations with Iran. Less than an hour after Trump declared Monday that the U.S. was in talks with a “A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME,” Rubio presented an entirely
Oil prices have jumped up again as the war in Iran rages on and President Trump threatens escalations. On Monday morning, international benchmark Brent Crude was trading at about $114 per barrel, up significantly from last week, when prices were floating closer to $100 or $105
Former federal prosecutor Chris Christie (R ) on Sunday said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is “obliterating” the Justice Department’s reputation after the official touted the mass firing of employees tied to President Trump’s past indictments. “We didn’t obliterate the
A woman who alleged that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old has had new details about her story verified, following work from the South Carolina–based newspaper The Post and Courier and Substack journalist Ellie Leonard. The anonymous victim was
President Trump on Monday ripped birthright citizenship ahead of Supreme Court arguments regarding his efforts to thwart the 14th Amendment later this week. “Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and
More than 70 people were arrested at a “No Kings” protest near a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Saturday, The Associated Press reported. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told the AP that 74 people were arrested after they did not comply with an order to
Recently-appointed College Republicans of America political director Kai Schwemmer—an open supporter of white supremacist commentator Nick Fuentes—can envision a world in which slavery is legal. The Guardian discovered a paywalled video from July 2025 of Schwemmer debating on
There are no good reasons — legal, educational, economic or moral — to overturn Plyler.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who is eyeing a potential presidential run in 2028, said Sunday the Democratic Party “has failed this moment” by not embracing a political vision that transcends traditional party lines and the left-versus-right divide. Booker made his comment during
Republicans are eyeing massive cuts to health care spending in order to scrounge up $200 billion for Donald Trump’s reckless war in Iran. Top Republicans are looking for ways to offset the massive price tag the Pentagon has requested in order to pass the additional funding for
The Dow and Nasdaq indexes both closed Friday in correction territory—a market dip of 10 percent from the last peak—and the S&P 500 wasn’t far behind . We’re now likely headed into a bear market, which is a dip of 20 percent. Probably we’d be there already if the market didn’t
The Trump administration used untested weapons in a strike in Iran that hit a school and sports hall on February 28. The New York Times reports that the United States launched a newly designed ballistic missile at a school in the city of Lamerd on the first day of the war—the
The smartphone is now the closest relationship many people have.
Iran said that any U.S. ground troops who enter the country would be “set on fire,” as U.S.-Israeli military operations against the Middle Eastern country stretch into a second month. Iranian state media reported that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran was
President Trump's planned trip to China has been indefinitely postponed due to the economic fallout and geopolitical chaos caused by his decision to start a war with Iran, which has strained the U.S. relationship with China and caused confusion among Chinese leaders and the
President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure on Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. Tensions in the Middle East are flaring, as the buildup of U.S. troops near Iran has raised speculation of a possible ground
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Monday afternoon, one day after President Trump suggested his priority in Iran is taking control of the country’s oil industry. “To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid
Pakistan on Sunday said it would host talks aimed at ending the U.S.-Iran war, after diplomats from Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad. “Pakistan will be honored to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in coming days in a comprehensive
Donald Trump has finally come clean about his objective for Iran—and threatened to launch a series of war crimes if he doesn’t get what he wants. “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in
On March 19, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed into law a bill to stop ICE officers and other law enforcement officials from wearing masks to conceal their identities from the public. As one of the law’s sponsors put it, that “masking up creates intimidation and fear. If
Ultimately, whatever one thinks of Trump’s foreign policy generally, or this war specifically, the stakes could not be higher.
President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure on Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in
President Trump on Sunday acknowledged that Tulsi Gabbard has a “softer” stance than he does on Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, adding that he still has confidence in his director of national intelligence. “I would say that I am very strong on the fact that I don’t want Iran
An American invasion of Iran would be a strategic catastrophe, a moral failure and a self-inflicted wound from which the United States might never fully recover.
President Trump said late Sunday that the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under his controversial new White House ballroom. “Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 30 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. Stephen Miller suddenly
Donald Trump—juggling a war that shows more signs every week of dragging on far longer than he imagined, a nation of enraged air travelers , and a day of protests against him that was the largest of its kind in American history—is still making time to attack American democracy.
This is a lightly edited transcript of the March 27 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 afternoon. This is Perry Bacon—I’m the host of Right Now , a show from The New Republic .
When Pete Hegseth talks to God, he asks the Almighty to help him kill people—as violently and ruthlessly as possible. In a potential violation of the separation of church and state, Hegseth has ordered monthly prayer meetings at the Pentagon, and in his first such gathering
Congestion pricing inspires a lot of hatred. The concept is simple: Charge drivers a toll to enter an area—usually downtown—in order to raise money for public transit, while reducing traffic and pollution. And it has worked now in several cities, reducing pollution and commute
Early on in Transcription, Ben Lerner’s new novel, the narrator finds himself without a cell phone. (Or more precisely, without a working cell phone: He knocked his into a sink full of water just before leaving his hotel.) As he walks through the streets of Providence, Rhode
The Democrats are in danger of giving away one of the most important perches in American politics, particularly with a radical Republican like Donald Trump in the White House, and one that they should easily own: the California governorship. The party’s lack of strong internal
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 . Even with Democrats doing very well in recent elections and poised to flip the U.S. House and perhaps even the Senate in November,
A striking Wall Street Journal report recently revealed that Donald Trump now sees his mass deportations as a major political problem for him. What’s more, Trump is siding internally with advisers who worry that they’ve become a liability in the midterms. In this, Trump is
President Trump on Sunday argued the U.S. has already forced regime change in Iran, pointing to the death of multiple Iranian leaders since joint U.S.-Israeli forces launched attacks a month ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he wasn't sure if the U.S.
President Trump on Sunday suggested his priority in Iran is taking control of the country's oil industry as he weighs next steps one month into the war he launched with Israel. “To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in
President Trump said Sunday night that he’s OK with a Russian oil tanker delivering its payload to Cuba, effectively relaxing a blockade that has plunged the island into an energy crisis. Reporters aboard Air Force One asked Trump about a New York Times report that the United
Iran on Sunday said it would begin treating American college campuses in the Middle East as “legitimate targets” for its military after it said U.S.-Israeli strikes earlier this week hit Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran University of Science and Technology. “The
North Korea on Sunday conducted a missile test for an upgraded solid-fuel engine it says can reach the U.S. mainland, according to state media. The country reported the engine’s maximum thrust is 2,500 kilonewtons, noting an increase from a 1,970-kilonewtons test in September,
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said Sunday that the U.S. military has been working on plans for a ground raid in Iran for years, as President Trump is reportedly considering sending troops into the war. “Margaret, for many
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Sunday warned against putting American boots on the ground on Iran’s mainland and Kharg Island, noting it could lead to future requests that suggest the possibility of a longer war. President Trump hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a ground
Competitive races for governor and Senate in Ohio could give Democrats rare openings in the red state once seen as a critical bellwether. Two major election handicappers shifted the governor's race more toward Democrats this month, citing surveys that have shown a formidible
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), who is Iranian American, said President Trump needs to find an off-ramp for the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran soon. “We're already in this war, so what can be done? And I've been thinking a lot about that. Ultimately, I do think we need an
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Sunday his party needs new leadership in the Senate after the GOP-controlled upper chamber passed a partial funding package for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the dead of night. Burchett called the package a “huge mistake” and said
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), both staunch supporters of Israel, joined world leaders on Sunday in criticizing the Israeli police for prohibiting the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that Congress has grown too accustomed to shutting down the government as leverage to pass legislation, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains unfunded. “We have gotten too used to using shutdowns as a mechanism of getting what