Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says President Donald Trump is lying about who committed the cyberattack on his state—and purposefully hiding how many states were affected. Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that Iran was likely responsible for a cyberattack against Minnesota’s
President Trump won’t let go of his corrupt IRS settlement. At a Cabinet meeting hosted Friday at Camp David in Maryland, Trump was asked by a reporter whether the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by his settlement with the IRS, which set aside $1.776 billion for anyone who
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) declined to say Thursday whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for continued Democratic leadership in the Senate. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Van Hollen said he was “focused on the 2026 elections.” A
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., on Friday. Marine officials confirmed to The Hill that it was an F-35 “aircraft mishap” in the vicinity of MCAS Miramar. The pilot ejected, was recovered and is en
Last month, an ICE agent gunned down a 25-year-old immigrant father outside his house in Biddeford, Maine. The shooting was a horror. His three-year-old daughter was seen crying after the killing. The victim has been widely described as a good man. The shooting spawned
Romo, 46, was arrested last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
Johns Hopkins officials say they are deeply concerned about the university employee was arrested during a personal trip
National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases founder Morgan Wright said Thursday that there is “at least moderate confidence” that Iran is behind recent cybersecurity attacks on water facilities across Minnesota. “You know, there was an alert that was put out four days before
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stopped its decades-old free public tours, but it backtracked hours later to specify the pause would only last a few days, according to reports. Brooks Boeke, the director of the volunteer program, told volunteers Thursday the
President Trump said Friday that he doesn’t blame Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for blocking the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general because he’s doing it as retaliation for Trump supporting his GOP primary opponent. “This is being done by a senator, and I don't really
No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house. As AI gives them a better understanding of what they see, the privacy and security risks these
🤝 Plus: Senators near bipartisan deal to avert Sept. shutdown (!) {beacon} Happy Friday! I’m in the mood to try some new summer recipes, maybe that involve corn, peaches, burrata or watermelon. What should I make?! You always have the best suggestions. In today's issue:
President Trump said Friday that Israel is pleased with the Board of Peace’s agreement with Hamas to disarm the militant group in Gaza, despite its apparent skepticism of the framework. “We do have an understanding with Israel,” Trump told reporters at his Cabinet meeting at
The race to replace GOP Rep. Don Bacon in the Omaha district Kamala Harris won in 2024 is a major test for Republicans.
A new report from the U.S. House Judiciary Committee warns that South Korea's aggressive regulatory and political pursuit of the American company Coupang undermines the principles of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
President Donald Trump baselessly claimed Friday that Minnesota had committed a cyberattack against itself. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump dismissed officials’ concerns that a cyberattack on municipal water systems in Minnesota was the work of Iranian
The Trump administration is not making its case against Anthropic. A federal judge flamed the government during a hearing Thursday, noting that Justice Department attorneys had failed to provide evidence “justifying” the Defense Department’s decision to class the AI company as
Republicans want to continue to relitigate COVID, and their determination to prosecute Fauci led them to missing out on what could have been a rare opportunity to honestly examine what went right, what went wrong, and what we should do differently the next time the world faces
The State Department has set a $20,000 bond for some tourists and business visitors who seek a visa to enter the U.S. The finalized plan , published by the State Department on Friday, requires visitors from a select list of countries to put up a bond of $10,000, $15,000, or
Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, the former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said Thursday the calculus for the Iranian government was changing. In an interview on “On Balance” with host Leland Vittert, Harward said, “I think you're seeing the calculus
Republican insurgent James Fishback is running for Florida governor with a populist platform focused on economic nationalism and cultural issues, despite trailing candidate Byron Donalds in recent polls.
Communists in our midst: That is the subject of today’s radar.
As a multi-billion dollar criminal scam industry grows, experts urge the federal government to prioritize international enforcement, institutional information sharing, and corporate accountability.
The Board of Peace, set up last year to facilitate peace and reconstruction in Gaza, has outlined the 15-point road map President Trump announced Thursday to disarm Hamas and demilitarize the territory. Trump unveiled the disarmament deal late Thursday, saying it would be
The federal government is proposing potentially steep cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the dwindling Colorado River. The river provides water to states throughout the West, including drinking water and
Senator Mitch McConnell has yet to show his face in the halls of Congress, and the deadline for Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to call a special election is fast approaching. The 84-year-old Republican senator has not made a public appearance in weeks, ever since he was rushed
Nexstar Media Group is slated to host a live debate on Aug. 4 featuring the GOP Senate candidates running for the South Carolina seat vacated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R). The debate, which will air on all of Nexstar's stations in the state, will take place Tuesday from
New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running "an illegal gambling operation." In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state's gaming commission, as
The goal should be to keep inflation near the Fed’s 2 percent target and to pursue policies that support growth of household income.
The state of New York sued Kalshi on Friday, accusing the prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation. The lawsuit alleges the company is operating a gambling business in "flagrant disregard" of Empire State laws, failing to get a license from the state gaming
The White House’s “Ice Maiden” has gotten involved to salvage Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act. Chief of staff Susie Wiles made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday to implore top Senate Republicans to pass the wildly unpopular voter restriction bill ahead of the midterm
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has stopped offering free tours, after a tour guide claimed President Donald Trump had killed the nation’s prestigious national theater. In a Thursday memo review by The New York Times , Brooks Broeke, the director of the
What is a synagogue when it's not serving as a place of worship, a house of study, or a community center? One answer comes from American supporters of the Israeli government’s expansionist policies. For them, a synagogue is a legitimate shell, a shield and an implicit shill
At least one Republican governor is pushing back against President Trump’s plan to take over elections, saying they should continue to be run by states. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt told the Associated Press in an interview published Friday, “I don’t think that we should
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) on Friday issued an apology for trying to utilize Capitol Police to shield him from a reporter's questions on Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) health a day earlier. Ricketts, in a post online, said he “reacted poorly” and he appreciated TMZ DC’s
President Trump and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller are warning that Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis could be a reality for Americans if Democrats win in future elections. Some 60,000 migrants have entered Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain on the North
Iran and Russia, neither of which have formal alliances, continue both to receive support from their partners and, despite suffering major economic damage, to provide military aid to those in need.
The Todd Blanche nomination mess in the Senate is truly one of those pass-the-popcorn moments for Democrats and liberals. One can sense that John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, the two outgoing Republican senators who have suddenly developed the backbone to maybe vote against the
A high-profile election analyst said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) may give Democrats a real shot at finally winning a statewide race in Texas given the electoral weakness of his opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). “Since 1994, I’ve gotten call after call
President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Texas Senator John Cornyn for holding up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation. Cornyn has refused to support Blanche’s nomination over Trump’s cushy settlement deal with the IRS, which granted protections for the
The results of the autopsy are expected to be sealed until they are presented to a grand jury.
Despite everything on his plate as the president of the United States, Donald Trump has decided to carve time out of his schedule to fundraise for his personal projects. Trump checks in with his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke—whom he’s warmly nicknamed his “princess of
FBI Director Kash Patel wants to know where you are. Patel’s FBI has taken a new and dangerous step in its quest to root out alleged voter fraud—tracking down the IP addresses of people who register to vote online. According to a new report from Axios , the FBI recently
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
When the phrase "OpenAI hacked Hugging Face" has more or less entered mainstream culture, you know we have an AI problem. This week, we learned more about exactly how OpenAI's agent broke out of a sandbox and autonomously traversed the web, including a bunch of other supposedly
There is little public or government outcry about what is happening.
Political analyst Nate Silver said Thursday that President Trump’s approval rating is at a new second-term low this month, as the deeply unpopular Iran war persists and gas prices skyrocket. “Timing lines up remarkably well with gas prices and the resumption of hostilities in
Hamas on Friday confirmed that the group reached a disarmament agreement with negotiators to address one of the main sticking points for a broader peace deal in Gaza. Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim announced on the social platform X that the militant group “agreed to the
Paul Hayden Miller argues that the United States must revitalize its industrial base and strengthen public-private partnerships to address critical vulnerabilities in its defense supply chain exposed by tensions with Iran.
President Trump will convene his Cabinet on Friday morning from Camp David in Maryland. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt teased that the meeting, the 13th one since Trump returned to the Oval Office, would be "a lot of fun and something different for the Cabinet to