Thune mocks Schumer’s shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’

Patel blames Trump's former labor secretary for 'original sin' on Epstein case

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday blamed past administrations for the “original sin” he argued hamstrung the bureau in its prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. Patel pointed a finger at Alex Acosta, a former U.S. attorney who first prosecuted Epstein’s case, who went on to serve as

Shapiro urges US to 'turn the tide' on political violence after Kirk killing

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) urged Americans to “turn the tide” on political violence following the assasination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week. “Leaders have a responsibility to speak and act with moral clarity – and as I have made clear each and every

Judge won’t intervene in deportations of migrants to Ghana

A federal judge said she will not intervene in the deportations of migrants to their home countries, where they may face torture and persecution, after they were first sent to Ghana by the U.S. government, saying her “hands are tied.” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan

Education Department updates backlog numbers for student loan repayment applications

The Education Department submitted an update on its processing for student loan income driven repayment (IDR) plan applications in a court filing on Monday as the Trump administration takes criticism on its pace. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that in August, 305,000

Republican pushes Patel for faster release of Epstein files

Cuomo: Democratic Party 'not meeting the moment'

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) took a swing at Democrats in a report published Tuesday by The New York Times. “The Democratic Party is not meeting the moment,” Cuomo said in an interview with the Times. “I think the Democratic Party has created the moment.” In June, New

Thune: Expiring ACA subsidies will be ‘addressed’ but not on stopgap funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Tuesday that Republican leaders are open to addressing the expiration of health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, but that those talks will happen later this year. He argued that the Sept. 30

Schwarzenegger urges California voters to reject redistricting ballot proposal

Arnold Schwarzenegger is blasting California's redistricting effort, saying Democratic leaders shouldn't "become Trump" in order to push back against the president. "Today they want to dismantle this independent commission. They want to get rid of it under the auspices of 'we

China’s massive military parades conceal its key weaknesses

China's non-commissioned officer corps has been called the “weak backbone” of China’s fighting forces.

Miran joins Fed as bank prepares to cut rates

President Trump’s top White House economist officially joined the Federal Reserve board of governors Tuesday as the central bank kicked off a critical meeting on interest rates. Stephen Miran was sworn in as a member of the Fed board, the central bank announced Tuesday, barely

Watch live: Senate Democrats hold press conference on extending ObamaCare subsidies

Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday morning will hold a news conference as the clock ticks for lawmakers to extend premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Democrats in both chambers of Congress have pushed their Republican counterparts to extend the enhanced tax

Barrett: Kirk assassination shows 'political discourse has soured beyond control'

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the nation is in a hazardous political environment after the fatal shooting of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. “I think it is a sign of a culture that has — where political discourse has soured beyond control and something

Trump Backs Pam Bondi With His Own Rabid Free Speech Threat

President Trump has thrown his full support behind his administration’s hypocritical, McCarthyite censorship campaign. “What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she’s gonna go after hate speech? … A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech,” a reporter asked Trump on

Presidential bid not in the cards, says GOP Sen. Dave McCormick

The Pennsylvania senator said he’s not eyeing a run for the White House in 2028 or 2032.

It’s time to lower the rhetoric, starting at the top

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a wave of political violence, Republicans and Democrats failed to come together to denounce the cycle of violence and instead, many high-profile conservative voices seized on his assassination as an excuse to spill more political poison.

Trump Team Orders Civil War National Park to Erase History of Slavery

The Trump administration’s censorship campaign has extended to the National Park Service. The White House has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits documenting American slavery, including a 1863 portrait of an ex-slave, often referred to as either Peter or Gordon, and the

OpenAI building age prediction technology, adding new parental controls

OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is working on age prediction technology and launching additional parental controls for ChatGPT amid growing concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on children. The AI firm is building a system to estimate whether a

Watch: Shapiro gives remarks on political violence in wake of Kirk shooting

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) spoke Tuesday morning about the rise of political violence during a summit in Pittsburgh. Calls against violence have rung out from both sides of the aisle in recent days following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last

Even the Right Thinks Pam Bondi Is a “Moron” After Hate Speech Remarks

Attorney General Pam Bondi is earning scorn—even in the MAGA media ecosystem—for her uninformed claim that the First Amendment has a hate speech exception. Bondi made the distinction in a Monday appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast , suggesting that hate speech—specifically

Fox hosts Gutfeld, Tarlov tangle over assassinated Minnesota lawmaker

Fox News hosts Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarlov argued Monday over the rise of political violence in the U.S. and calls to turn the temperature down from leaders on both sides of the aisle. “What is interesting here is, why is only this happening on the left and not the right?”

Chris Cuomo calls on Musk to change X algorithm after Kirk killing

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo called on billionaire Elon Musk and other tech leaders to tweak social media algorithms to help turn down the temperature of political discourse online. "Businesses make choices," Cuomo said on his nightly prime-time program Monday. "Elon, you can

New York judge drops terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

A New York state judge on Tuesday dismissed the terrorism charges Luigi Mangione faced for the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Judge Gregory Carro dismissed charges of murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism, and murder in the

Putin should look at Nepal and be afraid

Nepal looked stable, and few would have expected such an outburst.

Watch live: House Democrats give remarks amid shutdown battle

House Democratic leaders will give remarks Tuesday morning, with just two weeks left for lawmakers to avert a government shutdown. Republican lawmakers are pushing for a mostly "clean" stopgap funding bill to keep the lights on until Nov. 20, without major concessions on health

Walz seeking third term as Minnesota governor

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced on Tuesday that he will seek a third term as governor in the 2026 midterm elections. “I’ve always tried to do what’s right for Minnesota,” Walz says in his announcement video. “And I’ll never stop fighting to protect us from the chaos,

Senate Democrats to force votes on Trump tariffs on Canada, Brazil

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says he will force Republicans to vote on resolutions to revoke President Trump’s authority to invoke reciprocal tariffs on Canada and Brazil, two of the nation’s largest trading partners, amid rising prices and general public discontent over the

Navarro demands Musk remove anonymous users from 'cesspool' X

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro demanded that tech billionaire Elon Musk remove anonymous users from X, calling the social platform a "cesspool." “My friend @ElonMusk. How about you start fighting back by cleaning up the cesspool otherwise known as X,” Navarro said in a

Watch live: House Republicans speak as shutdown looms, furor grows over Kirk death

House Republicans will speak to reporters Tuesday morning following a closed-door meeting, with just two weeks left to keep the government's lights on. GOP leaders are aiming to advance a stopgap spending bill this week that would avert a shutdown and fund the government

Trump expresses confidence in Kash Patel as grilling begins on Capitol Hill

President Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Kash Patel while the FBI director faces a high-stake hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing. Trump, while leaving the White House for a trip to the United

FBI chief, under fire, tells senators to ‘bring it on’

“Libertarian” Rand Paul Says You Don’t Have a Right to Free Speech

The GOP has turned so hard on free speech that now even “libertarian” Rand Paul is calling for a “crackdown” on those using their First Amendment rights. “I was assaulted six, seven years ago, attacked from behind, had six ribs broken and part of my lung removed, and still

Bondi threatens charges over Office Depot employee who wouldn't print Charlie Kirk flyers

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday said the Justice Department was investigating an incident involving a Michigan Office Depot employee who refused to print flyers advertising a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Businesses cannot discriminate. If you wanna go in

Judge Throws Out Flimsy Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione

A New York state court on Tuesday dismissed all terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with Judge Gregory Carro ruling they were “legally insufficient.” To meet the definition of terrorism, Carro noted,

Rubio: Visa revocations 'underway' over Charlie Kirk assassination celebrations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that “visa revocations are under way” for foreign visitors celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk. “America will host foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens,” Rubio said in a post on the social media platform X. “Visa

So far, Trump’s 'War Department' name change is all talk

The War Department may be back, but the semi-accommodationist policies of the subsequent 72 years remain in place.

Durbin on Patel post on Kirk shooting: 'shut up and let the professionals do their job'

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized FBI Director Kash Patel for sharing news of an arrest in the shooting of Charlie Kirk only to quickly retract and announce the person had been released. “Director Patel again sparked mass

Bondi clarifies 'hate speech' comment after blowback

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday clarified remarks made on Katie Miller’s podcast where she suggested hate speech could be prosecuted under the law. “Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment. It’s a crime,” Bondi

Does Pam Bondi Actually Know What the Law Is?

Attorney General Pam Bondi accidentally revealed that she doesn’t have a clue how First Amendment law works in the United States—that, or she just doesn’t care. Speaking on The Katie Miller Podcast Monday, Bondi, who regularly pushes the legal limits to support President Donald

Trump Unveils Enormous Lawsuit Against “Degenerate” New York Times

Donald Trump has once again turned to the court system to do his dirty work. The commander in chief announced a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Monday night, claiming that the paper had deliberately lied about MAGA conservatives and the “nation as a

House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote

How the Shadow of Jeffrey Epstein Hangs Over Trump’s UK State Visit

Now and again there comes a political perfect storm, when a concatenation of different factors and events spells disaster. This week sees one here in England. It has ended one career, it could yet engulf a prime minister, and it might also enrage a president, with incalculable

Capitol agenda: GOP prepares a weekend jam for Democrats

Transcript: Even Fox News Now Admits Kash Patel Is a Fiasco for Trump

T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 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. In a surprise, Fox News

What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

In yet another troubling sign of these times, Peter Thiel can’t stop talking up the Antichrist. This month, the tech billionaire is delivering a four-part, closed-door lecture on the topic, which he is framing as “political theology,” in San Francisco. It’s part of what you

What’s Really Behind the Right-Wing Attack on Public School Teachers

In 1940, as Adolf Hitler gained more power and territory across a widening swath of Western Europe, the leaders of Norway’s democratically elected government fled Oslo and a Nazi puppet regime was installed. Among the first to protest the Nazi takeover of Norway were the

The Union Organizer Held in a Secret Detention Center He Helped Expose

On a Tuesday morning in March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled over Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, who was driving his partner to her job at a tulip farm in rural Skagit County, Washington. When a plainclothes ICE officer approached his vehicle, Zeferino

The EPA Employees Who Took a Stand Against Trump’s Devastation

Talk to any federal worker for long enough and you’ll eventually hear them say the word “mission.” Regardless of who’s in office, those on the ground floor of these agencies and departments always seem to maintain a crystal-clear vision of what their institution’s objectives

Robert Kennedy Jr. Is Right About Drug Commercials

As Health and Human Services secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. is a menace to us all and ought to be removed as soon as possible. But he’s right about one matter, and, in a break from his usual practice (omnidirectional quackery), he finds himself in total accord with the medical

A Transgender Soldier’s Brave Battle Against Trump

Nicolas Talbott stood at attention, fists tight to his trouser seams, avoiding the eyeballs of the first sergeant asking why he’d joined the Army. “I’m here because I’m transgender,” he sounded off. “And I want to prove that people like me can do this. And frankly, can do it