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Trump Throws 1 A.M. Temper Tantrum Over How Innocent He Is
President Trump went on a long Truth Social rant at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning after Michael Cohen—Trump’s former lawyer who went to jail for his role in a hush-money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels—said he was coerced into testifying against Trump on Michael
Live updates: Rubio, Blanche face Senate panels
On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before the House on Tuesday morning in budget hearings. Rubio as well as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will do the same in the upper chamber. The secretary of
Republican Rep. Caught Admitting Iran War Is Going to Screw Them Over
Republican Representative Ashley Hinson was caught on tape last week saying that President Trump’s Iran war will be a “political liability” if it continues any longer. Politico reports that Hinson, who will be the likely Republican nominee in Iowa’s Senate race after Tuesday’s
Bolton: Iran thinks Trump 'in a mood to give in'
Former national security adviser John Bolton suggested Monday that Iran is relying on fluctuating oil prices as leverage in its ceasefire negotiations with the U.S., hoping the domestic political pressure will push President Trump into concessions. “I think the regime in Iran
Watch live: Rubio testifies before Senate on State Department budget as Iran talks falter
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning on the State Department budget request, as negotiations to end the three-month war in Iran have hit a roadblock. The optimism that President Trump projected last week
Trump's court losses could kill his slush fund and possibly the Kennedy Center
Donald Trump took a double-barreled shellacking last week.
Smuggling tunnel found connecting San Diego and Tijuana
Mexican authorities say it was used as a storage, logistics, and trafficking center for weapons, explosives and illegal drugs
Koch-aligned PAC launches first big Senate ad buy — and includes Montana
The ads come a few weeks after Americans for Prosperity Action warned the GOP’s Senate majority is “at risk.”
Dr. Oz to helm White House press briefing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, will host the White House press briefing on Tuesday, becoming the latest Trump administration official to fill in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave. Oz follows
Watch live: The Hill's Decision Desk 2026 - Data Nerds track results in California, New Jersey, Iowa and more
The Hill presents two hours of live, real-time primary night coverage on Tuesday, diving deep into the 2026 primaries as the Data Nerds track results in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota from 10:00 p.m. EDT to 12:00 a.m. EDT. The Hill's coverage
The Movement: Mike Pence’s stand against ‘progressivism in disguise’ in Trump’s GOP
Former Vice President Mike Pence sees a new calling in restoring traditional conservatism in the heart of the Republican Party. It’s a tall task with a Republican Party that is defined by President Trump, whom he once helped elevate, and increasingly embracing populist
Put a revolution-era woman on the $250 bill
President Donald Trump wants to release a $250 bill with his picture on it to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary, but federal law prohibits printing money with a living person on the bill and Congress would have to pass new legislation to make it happen.
Capitol agenda: Trump officials try to calm ‘slush’ fund fury
President Donald Trump may need to explicitly renounce his controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” before Republicans move a stalled immigration enforcement bill.
Trump demands New York civil, criminal cases be thrown out
President Trump is demanding that his criminal conviction and civil fraud judgment in New York be tossed, months after his former lawyer claimed he felt “pressured and coerced” to testify against Trump during the investigations. Trump ranted in an overnight Truth Social post
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano begins 48th episode
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano experienced its latest eruption episode Monday.
We must not participate in the crime of enabling
In December 2024, while sitting at home outside Jerusalem, I received the most extraordinary email possible. The subject line was the name of my late grandfather, murdered in Auschwitz in May 1944. My initial thought: Spam. I took a quick look; there were three identifying
Cornyn: Paxton ‘absolutely’ endangers Texas Senate seat as GOP nominee
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his former opponent, will “absolutely” make it tougher for Republicans to defend the Texas Senate seat as the Republican nominee in the general election, standing by the criticisms he made during the primary.
California’s 3-horse race for governor comes down to the wire
In today's issue: ▪ Close finish looks likely in California ▪ Status of Iran talks uncertain ▪ Trump drops ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ▪ Airline industry pushes back on Mullin It’s primary day in California, and the primary field for governor appears to be down to a three-horse
Ukraine changed its tactics, and now Putin is slowly losing
The events of recent days in Ukraine and Russia have radically changed the picture of the war as well as attitudes toward the Russian aggressor. There was recently a telling sign of the shift: Russia, for the first time in almost 20 years, held its festive annual parade on Red
Transcript: Trump Rages over His Iran Blunders as GOP Frets: “Screwed”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 2 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. Donald Trump is furious over
Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter
Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, is complicating Trump’s negotiations with Tehran, leaving lawmakers hungry for more
Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo
President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing his claims about what happened that day have notched wins at the expense of GOP rivals with a different view. The latest round of
Transcript: How Democrats Can Win the Crime Debate
This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 1 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 morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic . Great guest
The Rise of Right-Wing “Biblical Economics”
Have you ever heard of “biblical economics”? At first blush, you might presume that the phrase must involve the application of love-thy-neighbor moral teachings to business practices and economic policy. There is indeed a long and varied tradition of applying various principles
Tense California governor's race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday
Voters in half a dozen states will vote in primaries on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Democrats crowded into the wide-open race, raising concerns that the splintered field could open the door for Republicans. But after
Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations through Congress after the Trump administration on Monday backed down from a proposal to establish a
Mullin faces backlash over 'naive or dumb' plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the “shockingly naive or dumb” plan would cause airline chaos for
Meet the Far-Right Nepo Baby Vying to Deregulate Texas’s Fossil Fuels
It would be hard to know from his campaign alone what office exactly Bo French is running for. He’s raged about the supposed “Islamification” of Texas and called for deporting 100 million people, including Native Americans. He’s pledged to take on both DEI and sharia law, which
Johnson navigates packed legislative agenda as Republicans return to Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an arduous stretch ahead as Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a tough legislative calendar that promises to splinter the GOP conference just five months from November’s midterms. Republican leaders are racing to adopt
How Democrats Can Win the Crime Debate
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 . In the 2022 and 2024 elections, Republicans successfully used the issues of crime and immigration to cast Democrats as
Graham Platner, Ken Paxton and the populists’ scandal dilemma
People may debate whether Graham Platner or Ken Paxton is more unfit to serve in the United States Senate. But the answers will mostly depend on one’s partisan preferences. For a few folks, their own particular detestation of certain vices might be material. You may think that
Commemorating Our History Under a Historically Ignorant President
Last week, Donald Trump’s rolling assault on the physical landscape of the capital set its sights on yet another historical landmark. The fountain in the World War II memorial, Trump declared , looked “in pretty bad shape on the bottom,” in need of a makeover “duplicating” that
Are We Wrong to Assume a Black Democrat Is Best for Black Voters?
Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the exact kind of Democrat I usually criticize. She’s been in Congress for more than 20 years , done nothing particularly remarkable or courageous during that time, did a disastrous job of running the Democratic National
Trump Rages over Fresh Iran Humiliation as GOP Angst Grows: “Screwed”
Donald Trump is hitting many new difficulties. On Monday, Iran abandoned talks with the U.S., angering Trump. Speaking to CNBC, he raged that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations die, threatened again to blow Iran “to kingdom come,” and seethed that NATO’s refusal to
View hosts criticize Platner amid sexting controversy
Multiple hosts on ABC’s “The View” slammed Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner for his litany of controversies, after reports surfaced over the weekend that he sent sexually explicit messages to women after he married his wife. Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as
Hegseth says 'see you at SCOTUS' after appeals court rules Trump admin illegally banned active transgender troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday indicated that he is willing to take a federal appeals court decision restricting his transgender military ban to the Supreme Court. Earlier in the day, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled that the Trump administration, under a
Senate Democrats unveil bill to block Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) on Monday introduced legislation to block the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) scrapped earlier in the day. The bill, dubbed the Drain the
DOJ’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ backtrack fails to calm Senate Republicans
“It’s pretty clear that the president has to say very explicitly that there’s not going to be a weaponization fund,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said.
Platner to meet Tuesday with Senate Democrats
Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner is meeting with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, according to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. A campaign official told NewsNation’s Jackie Koppell that the meeting is a “longstanding” one. It will take place after reports
Cheese bread sold at Costco, Walmart recalled over salmonella concerns
A Michigan-based company is recalling some of its popular frozen cheese breads over potential contamination with salmonella.
Report: Trump upbraids Netanyahu over Lebanon, asking, 'What the f--- are you doing?'
President Trump reportedly took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to task during a Monday phone call over the latter’s military campaign in Lebanon. Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call, that Trump called Netanyahu “crazy”
Sanders says Platner ‘getting through’ marriage problems
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday and told reporters that he’s not at all rethinking his endorsement of the progressive firebrand after media outlets reported he sent sexual messages to several women while he was
Powell's warning
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell warns of political pressure on Fed Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday warned of growing political pressure on the central bank, saying it
Optimism over US-Iran deal fades; Trump scrambles to secure Lebanon truce
The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has quickly faded, with Tehran on Monday suspending talks in protest of Israel’s punishing strikes on Lebanon. Trump sent varying messages as he scrambled
Mamdani signs order 'repealing bedtimes' so kids can watch Knicks in NBA Finals
New York City Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday signed an executive order "repealing bedtimes" to allow kids in the Big Apple to watch the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. “Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of
Trump cuts gas to electric swap from energy rebate program
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump restricts energy rebate program Americans will no longer be able to get cash back for making the switch to electric appliances under a Trump administration change. © AP Photo/Mike Stewart The Energy
Demings 'surprised at the timing' of Jill Biden interview about husband's health
Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) on Sunday said she was "surprised at the timing" of former first lady Jill Biden's interview about former President Biden's health almost one and a half years after they left the White House. Demings appeared on NBC News's "Meet the Press" and
The Memo: Do voters care about the Graham Platner sexting furor?
The compelling but controversial candidacy of Maine Democrat Graham Platner has taken yet another turn with little more than a week left before the Senate primary in the Pine Tree State. Platner is enmeshed in a sexting furor after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times