Joy Behar, a co-host of “The View” who has been a staunch critic of President Trump, on Tuesday said she doesn’t think Vice President Vance is a “bad guy” and said a face off between him and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in 2028 would be “interesting.” “Truthfully, as I said
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders issued a declaration of support for President Trump’s agreement to end the Iran war amid the allied nations' summit in France this week. The alliance, which includes France, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States and
For the Deep South, Phillip Ensler is a highly unusual candidate.
Socialism, in practice, does not work without force and brutality, even if you give it nice adjectives like "democratic." My family learned this the hard way.
The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb’s housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional. The city council in Evanston, Ill., earmarked $10 million in revenue
White House officials are trying to claim that a leaked draft of the peace agreement between Iran and the U.S. isn’t real. CNN reported Wednesday that the deal consists of a 14-point memorandum of understanding, which it obtained from a U.S. official. The points include the
President Trump will hold a press conference Wednesday before departing France, where he has been attending the G7 summit this week. Trump will face questions about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the Iran war, a 14-point plan that is facing intense pushback from
President Trump has said the text of his agreement to end the Iran war won’t be released until it’s signed in person by Washington and Tehran on Friday. But outlets including Bloomberg and CNN say they have obtained the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU). White House
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney commended the framework agreement recently struck between the U.S. and Iran, which sets the stage to end the months-long conflict between these two nations. In a conversation with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during the G7 Summit in France on
Vice President Vance said Tuesday that the Trump administration has not yet released the text of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran because of ongoing diplomatic sensitivities involving Iran and the countries helping mediate the talks. Speaking
The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding has been signed, but the text remains invisible to the public, leading to competing interpretations of its meaning from Washington, Tehran, Jerusalem, and Beirut.
President Trump is threatening to “drop bombs on their head” if Iran doesn’t abide by the guidelines established in their memorandum of understanding, which has still not been publicly released. The president made the hawkish comments while touting the agreement at the G7
Vice President Vance late Tuesday said the alleged plot to attack lawmakers at the White House UFC match was “not that advanced” noting that the suspects “weren’t in town” during the event, which drew thousands of spectators. “There was a lot of security there. And it turns
All the relevant authorities dealing with security issues have reinforced the new strategy against drug cartels.
President Trump on Wednesday cautioned that the preliminary deal with Iran isn't yet final, and the U.S. could "resume strikes" if needed. “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their
President Trump said on Wednesday that people can decide to invest in Iran while dismissing reports that the preliminary deal between Washington and Tehran includes a $300 billion fund for Iran as “false.” “We’re not investing. We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump told
If the GOP keeps treating rural Americans with such blatant disregard, they’ll reap the political whirlwind in November.
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A group of Democratic lawmakers are pressing the three largest U.S. credit bureaus over allegations that the agencies have let incorrect reports from federal student loan servicers go unchecked. In a letter shared exclusively with The Hill ahead of its release on Wednesday
President Trump emphasized on Wednesday that memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran is not final and threatened to resume strikes on Iran “if they don’t behave.” “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go
President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. The move
The warrant requirement is still in the Constitution, and Congress still has the authority to restore it.
President Trump notched key wins and at least one big loss Tuesday in primaries, while the most progressive candidate in the D.C. mayor’s race is poised to avoid a runoff, setting up an adversarial two years ahead. One Trump-endorsed candidate won a runoff in Georgia for the
The recent sequence of events surrounding Brendan Sorsby demonstrates that rock bottom in sports gambling does indeed have a basement when it impacts who gets to play in big revenue-generating college sports.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 17 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. JD Vance is having a moment.
For years, the conservative partisan playbook to win working-class votes was to ignore economic inequality and demagogue the culture war. The journalist Thomas Frank published a best-selling book about this in 2004. “The trick never ages; the illusion never wears off,” Frank
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is headed for a rocky Senate confirmation process to take on the role permanently as several Republican senators raise concerns about his credibility and independence from President Trump. Blanche faced withering criticism from Senate
Four years on from the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade , we are still making sense of that loss. Amy Littlefield, the abortion rights correspondent at The Nation, has for more than a decade reported on the people and players responsible. In her new book, Killers of
Republicans in Congress are quietly trying to take back influence from the Trump administration when it comes to the U.S. role in NATO, as lawmakers seek to assert further control through legislation. The Senate Armed Services Committee is moving to curb President Trump’s
Republicans are embracing Graham Platner, the controversial Democrat aiming to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), as a new boogeyman in their fight to hold on to the Senate this fall. Platner, a progressive combat veteran and oyster farmer whose insurgent Senate bid has taken
An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) could have put California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on defense. Instead, it is giving Newsom, seen as a leading Democratic White House contender in 2028, a new political opening. Newsom is embracing the DOJ investigation, using
What if you had the chance to kill Adolf Hitler as a baby—would you take it? For The New Republic’s editor, Michael Tomasky, the famous thought experiment offered the starting point for his debut novel, Killing Baby Hitler, an eccentric journey through history,
Why have kids, anyway? It’s a question that’s been on my mind as I get ready for yet another bout of fertility treatment. I’ve managed to log an impressive if doomed record of “trying”: two artificial inseminations, three rounds of IVF, 11 embryos, one pregnancy, one
Great Britain’s new social media ban for kids under 16 is threatening to escalate longtime tensions with the Trump administration over internet and social media policy. Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed this week his nation is moving forward with the ban, less than a week
If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus. Yet in the days before SpaceX’s initial public offering vaulted Musk into the 13-digit wealth club, the
Sources tell Axios that U.S. intelligence agencies seriously doubt that Iran will make the concessions on its nuclear program that Donald Trump expects it to once talks on it progress in earnest. The leaks are damning: They badly discredit Trump’s ceasefire with Iran. They also
The city’s congressional primaries present big risks for the ascendant group — and also big rewards.
Georgia Republicans dealt a blow to President Trump on Tuesday, bucking his preferred pick, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), for healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson in the Peach State’s gubernatorial primary. Jackson defeated Jones by single digits in the Republican
Sir Ian McKellen on Sunday said he would yell out "Mar-a-Lago," referring to President Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., resort, while portraying "X-Men" villain Magneto when shooting scenes of destruction for the upcoming Marvel film "Avengers: Doomsday." The British actor spoke with
Democrat Robert White is projected to win the party’s primary for Washington, D.C.’s, nonvoting delegate to Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D) decision to retire after 18 terms teed up a competitive race for the position that gives
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Idaho cannot enforce a new law that makes it a crime for transgender individuals to use a bathroom that does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford of the District of Idaho granted a
Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Tedford (R) are projected to advance to a runoff in the GOP primary for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projected. Neither candidate was projected to clear the 50-percent
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) is projected to win the Republican runoff for Senate in Alabama, notching another win for President Trump this primary cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Moore is Trump’s pick to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who won his own primary to
The Republican primary for governor of Oklahoma is heading to a runoff between Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and President Trump-backed rival Mike Mazzei, according to Decision Desk HQ. Sparse polling ahead of the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt (R)
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former Wisconsin judge who helped an undocumented man evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman declined to reconsider former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), backed by both President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R), is projected to lose the Republican runoff for Georgia governor to healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson, according to Decision Desk HQ. Jones's loss deals a major blow to the
The only convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein is serving 20 years in prison.
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) is projected to win the Republican primary for Senate in Oklahoma, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hern effectively cleared the field when he entered the race in March, shortly after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin vacated his Senate seat
Democrats and Republicans remain divided over whether advanced AI models should be vetted before being released to the public.
Rep. Mike Collins (R) is projected to defeat former college football coach Derek Dooley in the Senate Republican runoff to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) in Georgia this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Collins's victory is a major win for President Trump, who issued a