California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during its June primary, the highest total in recent election cycles, as a surge in late-postmarked ballots sparked concerns about changes to U.S. Postal Service processing. According to data from the California Secretary of
President Trump on Friday evening will deliver remarks at the do-over White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, three months after the first event was disrupted by a gunman looking to target Trump and his administration officials. The president's speech, according
Republicans are urging the president to sidestep negotiations with Tehran and instead pound Iran even harder. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker told The Hill Thursday that he encouraged the president to continue hitting the country through multiple
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is investigating two stabbings as possible hate crimes, police said Thursday. An Asian man and a Jewish man were injured in separate attacks, which occurred midday Thursday in the Upper West Side. Both men were transported to Mount
The Education Department said Thursday that it is rescinding a long-standing policy allowing statistical disparities to serve as evidence of discrimination in schools during civil rights investigations. The policy, which took place immediately, eliminated guidance dating back
President Trump’s new tariffs were hit with a legal challenge Friday from two small businesses who are represented by part of the legal team that toppled Trump’s earlier tariffs at the Supreme Court. The new surcharge, between 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods imported from
Alaska’s effort to appease President Trump’s claims that noncitizens are voting has ended up punishing U.S. citizens. The Alaska Beacon reported Thursday that the state removed 3,048 people from its active voter list, including many citizens who were accidentally flagged by the
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann called House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) recommendation of criminal charges for former special counsel Jack Smith “preposterous.” In an interview on MS NOW with Jen Psaki, Weissmann added, “You cannot read this
Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest. The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan,
President Trump on Friday pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately take up a House-passed budget resolution to advance critical funding for the Iran war despite Thune’s statement on Thursday saying the measure doesn’t have the votes to pass in the
Senate Republicans don’t currently expect the resolution to come up in the next two weeks.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on the idea that he supports the "far right," quipping in a recent interview that he backs "normal people" and slamming the media for its coverage of conservatives. In an interview published Thursday by The Economist,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) tally of 2026 measles cases has officially surpassed the annual total of last year, with more then 2,300 cases reported from across most of the country. As of July 23, the CDC has confirmed 2,318 new measles cases in 2026,
After selling a barely disguised version of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro from its website
President Donald Trump is suddenly reneging on the terms of the Gordie Howe Bridge project after he claimed Ottawa “disinvited” U.S. officials from the Michigan–Ontario crossing’s grand opening. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe
South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee's recommendation will now go to
President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union for fining Google over allegedly violating its digital competition law, stating the "illegal and highly discriminatory practice" will be probed in a trade investigation. "The European Union is at it again and, as usual,
President Trump said Friday it was “fine” that Canada excluded the U.S. from its ceremony marking the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the Trump administration threatened a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports. “Canada disinvited the United States
I know the phrase "kill switch" immediately raises eyebrows. It sounds dystopian. It sounds like government overreach. But I think that framing misses the more important question. Why are lawmakers from both parties suddenly agreeing that something like this might be necessary?
Alaska sent more than 3,000 letters to voters in the state asking them to verify their citizenship, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, after a data mix-up between state agencies possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said
President Trump will speak from the White House Friday afternoon as the administration marks a major milestone in expanding domestic nuclear energy. The announcement comes just more than a year after Trump signed four executive orders seeking to quadruple the nation’s nuclear
Cyclospora isn't the only public health crisis the U.S. is contending with in 2026. Measles, one of the world's most contagious viruses, has now spread to 43 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
The web and Google once had a deal: Google collects data and indexes webpages and in exchange sends oceans of traffic to websites. The deal wasn't perfect and certainly made Google more money than it made the websites, but it worked for a long time. Now, however, the deal seems
"At the time, we didn’t know they were targeting her specifically, we thought maybe they were just asking Latina women to talk about their visa status," a witness said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump in Washington next week as the widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran fuels growing concerns about the conflict's endgame. Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday and meet with Trump at the White House,
Measles cases in the U.S. have surpassed last year’s totals to reach a new 35-year high, and we’re only in July. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that there have been 2,318 measles cases in 2026 so far, more than the 2,289 cases reported in 2025
A Romanian fighter jet shot down a drone that entered the country’s airspace Friday, marking the first time the NATO state has done so. The drone was detected through a radar surveillance system while it was traveling 20 km east of Sulina, a town bordering the Black Sea, which
🚀 Plus: Elon Musk says he ‘got carried away’ during stint in politics {beacon} Happy Friday! This is the stretch when Senate staffers longingly stare out their windows at the empty House that has already left for recess. (Editor's note: LeBron James to Philly! How great
President Trump on Friday said he takes at face value testimony from the leaders of China and Russia that they are not providing weapons to Iran or otherwise "participating" in its war with the United States and Israel. The president’s defense, issued in a statement on his
A Michigan Democrat is drawing attention with her refusal to back Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed over his campaigning with political commentator Hasan Piker and disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), in an interview Wednesday
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) is returning to politics by announcing a new organization aimed at recruiting and electing independent candidates to Congress. Manchin, 78, launched the Independent Leadership Council (ILC), which is focused on building support and
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of “breaking the law” on Thursday, arguing the Trump administration is attempting to portray the Iran conflict as two separate wars in order to avoid seeking congressional authorization. Massie made the claim in
LeBron James is reportedly set to finish his storied career as a Philadelphia 76er, and Pennsylvania's governor celebrated the news with an official proclamation. "By the power vested in the me as the Governor of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a die-hard Sixers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is literally running away from accusations of voter fraud. A bombshell report earlier this month exposed Paxton for allegedly voting in six elections while registered at an address where he does not live. On Friday, while entering the Ronald
CBS News chief Bari Weiss has been so busy skewing the storied network’s coverage that she’s gotten basic facts wrong—including elementary details about America’s leaders and where they’re from. Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega spilled the tea at the National
Many of the states most worried about immigration are also those worried about population loss and workforce shortages.
A senior Pentagon official has been suspended after he was secretly filmed calling President Donald Trump a “textbook narcissist” and criticizing changes at the Department of Defense. Right-wing activist James O’Keefe—founder of the far-right Project Veritas, known for its
Republicans are trying to take JD Vance down, leaving the vice president worried about his political future. The Washington Post reports that Vance is getting hit with attacks online from within the GOP, with sources close to him claiming it’s a planned “op” to hurt his
Tesla's electronic door handles that have been linked to several deaths could lead to tougher safety rules for the entire auto industry. In a notice published today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that complaints about Tesla's mechanical door release
The administration has quietly changed the legal and political theory of the U.S.-Canada trade war.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is fed up with the chaos boiling in his own caucus. The Louisiana lawmaker invited a handful of Republicans into his “ceremonial room” last week to salvage a bipartisan veterans bill, a party priority that had been threatened by a few unruly
The Trump administration unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects in an effort the White House has described as "comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project." At roughly the same
Top Democratic National Committee officials met this week to determine the order of the party’s 2028 primaries, and on Friday voted to keep South Carolina as the first state on the calendar. Michigan, Nevada, and New Hampshire are also slated to hold early primaries, although
Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist: Our focus will be strictly on Democrats, liberal and progressive groups, and the fight to take back power and save democracy. Every
Healey has moved from defense minister seeking an increase in his agency's budget to leading the ministry that traditionally pushes for reductions in defense spending.
Tech mogul Elon Musk reflected on his brief venture into politics in a new interview released Thursday, suggesting he "got carried away." "I think I got a little too involved in politics," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told The Economist. "I got carried away frankly." Musk took an
The new estimate from Fidelity Investments is up 7.5% from a year ago.
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after publicly reversing her long-held and outspoken opposition to backing Ukraine in its war with Russia, expressing support for the country in a visit to Kyiv. Loomer, who is a loyal
Based on Danish data, the study found those on GLP-1s had 17% less long-term absences.
Whatever one’s preferred approach, both prohibition and reform depend on the availability of effective treatment and recovery services.