The New York Times is being sued by an employee who is alleging the company discriminated against them based on gender and race. The suit stems from a complaint from a white male employee who alleges he was not given a promotion because of his race and gender, the newspaper
FBI Director Kash Patel said in an interview released Tuesday that his bureau was “kept out” in the first four days of the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. “The first 48 hours of anyone’s disappearance are the most critical,” Patel told Sean Hannity on his
President Trump on Wednesday defended the hefty price tag for his new ballroom on the East Wing of the White House, saying the space will be double the size and “far higher quality” than initially planned. Trump has long held that the White House needs the 90,000-square-foot
Only by looking to the red planet can we make the most of our human spaceflight program.
With the U.S. and Iran reportedly closing in on a peace deal, President Trump on Wednesday morning warned the Islamic Republic to come to terms. "If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," he posted
UnitedHealthcare plans to eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of services by the end of 2026.
Sheinbaum has sought to sell the idea that the cases against current and former officials of Morena are merely political in nature.
Generation X harbors the most economic anxiety, with 73% fearing for their finances over death.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries , Maryland Governor Wes Moore , and a long list of other powerful figures in the party spent last winter and spring begging Maryland’s state legislature to further gerrymander the state to make up for Republican moves in Texas and other
President Trump will host Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a working visit at the White House on Thursday, according to a White House official. The official told The Hill that Trump and Lula will discuss economic and security matters. Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin told
Health care costs are the top concern among voters who identify with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, according to a new poll — far more than vaccines, pesticides or additives in food. The survey, released Wednesday by KFF, shows how affordability concerns dominate
The media is evaluating party strength through the same lens used to evaluate campaigns: money raised, money spent, and quarterly comparisons. But parties are not campaigns.
The Supreme Court’s emergency docket is roaring back. After a lull in activity, requests for quick action on redistricting, abortion and Big Tech have landed on the justices’ desks. It’s dominating the agenda as decision season fast approaches for the Supreme Court’s normal
The U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the two-month conflict in the Middle East, a source familiar with the talks told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Wednesday. The memo would also establish a framework for future talks on Tehran’s
The pattern is familiar to anyone who has lived in California since the 1990s.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 6 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’s allies are
The federal government has the power to do something about this.
In today’s issue: ▪ Anti-redistricting Republicans ousted ▪ Project Freedom paused ▪ Lutnick testifying on Epstein ▪ Abortion back in political spotlight President Trump demonstrated the extent of his power in the Republican Party on Tuesday night as five out of seven Indiana
The White House and the Pentagon are taking significantly different approaches to how — and whether — the federal government uses Anthropic’s artificial intelligence systems. As the White House warms up to the frontier AI company and the Pentagon digs its heels in against the
A year ago, Senator Jon Ossoff seemed like he might be a one-hit wonder—elected in that short period from November 2020 to January 2021 when Georgia turned blue, then defeated in his reelection bid and quickly forgotten. Or if he won reelection, always outshined by his home
On Monday, President Trump gathered more than 100 small-business leaders in the East Wing of the White House to take a victory lap. His return to the White House had resulted in “record business,” he said. The tax and regulatory cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the
Over the last few days, the courts have contributed yet again to the ongoing American whiplash about abortion access. On Friday, a ruling from the super-conservative Fifth Circuit appeals court essentially overrode Food and Drug Administration guidelines for mifepristone, one
The war in Iran has settled into a peculiar limbo — and it’s not clear in which direction it will break. Almost every facet of the conflict is fluid, the main players vacillating between different poles. President Trump continues to trade in rhetoric seeking Iran’s capitulation
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) notched a series of wins last week by muscling several key bills through the House, but the road ahead is littered with challenges as he must unify a fractured GOP when those priorities come back up in the weeks ahead. Johnson defied the skeptics by
An Eastern Cape giant cycad in the Palm House at Kew Gardens in London is over 240 years old. It has lived most of its two centuries, since it was first transported by ship from South Africa, in a container, making it, according to the Kew Gardens website, “the oldest pot plant
The decision to advance a narrowly focused budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement operations later this month has sparked a battle among Senate Republicans over whether to pass a third reconciliation bill before the election to enact other elements of
A federal court has thrust the issue of abortion back into the national spotlight, just months before the midterm elections. Voter anger about abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 helped propel Democrats to a series of midterm victories that
President Donald Trump is obsessed these days with reshaping Washington, D.C., in his own image. He demolished the White House’s East Wing and plans to build a grandiose ballroom atop it. He wants to build a massive triumphal arch on the road between Arlington National Cemetery
Donald Trump hasn’t thought this one through. Politico reports that Republicans are grappling with rising “anxiety” about the midterms. A key reason: Trump’s obsession with his ballroom and other pet projects is muddying the GOP economic message. That’s bad enough. Worse,
Candidates running to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pounced on former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) during the Golden State’s gubernatorial debate on Tuesday. The focus on Becerra underscores his surge to frontrunner status in the crowded
Indiana voters cast their ballots in a slate of state Senate primaries that surged into the national spotlight amid President Trump’s push for red states to redistrict ahead of the midterms. Five of seven incumbents targeted with Trump-backed challengers lost their primaries
Democrat Chedrick Greene is projected to win the special state Senate race in Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ, preserving his party’s narrow majority in the chamber. With Greene’s projected victory in the 35th District, Democrats’ advantage expands from 19-18 to 20-18,
Just one of the seven Indiana GOP state senators who faced primary challengers backed by President Trump over their opposition to redistricting is projected to win their Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. One race has yet to be called Tuesday evening. Republican
Democrat Rep. Frank Mrvan (Ind.) is set to face off this fall against Republican Porter County Commissioner Barb Regnitz in what’s expected to be one of the few competitive House races in Indiana this cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mrvan first won his northwestern
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and former state Rep. Derek Merrin are projected to win their respective primaries on Tuesday, setting up a rematch in November after the longest-serving woman in Congress narrowly defeated Merrin in 2024. Kaptur — who has represented Ohio’s 9th
The Department of Education on Tuesday announced that it is investigating the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over its alleged reassigning, and not removal, of teachers accused of sexual misconduct. The department released a statement accusing LAUSD of "protecting
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Republican Eric Conroy are projected to win their respective primaries on Tuesday, setting up a competitive general election matchup in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Landsman, who has represented Ohio’s 1st Congressional District since
Incumbent Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) fended off primary challengers to win the Democratic primary for his Indianapolis-area House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, which Carson has represented for nine terms, is one of
Sen. Jon Husted (R) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) are projected to win their primaries for Senate in Ohio on Tuesday, teeing up a November showdown in one of the most competitive midterm races in the country. Husted was unopposed in the GOP contest, and Brown easily
Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health director, are set for a showdown in the November general election for governor of Ohio, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. The rivals are running in the red state’s open race to replace
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) predicted Tuesday that his party will maintain control of the Senate in November, but he was not as certain about the House. “Republicans will stay in the majority,” the South Carolina Republican told Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino at
President Trump announced a pause on the U.S. operation Project Freedom on Tuesday evening based on a request from Pakistan and other countries but added that the U.S. Navy blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place. “Based on the request of Pakistan and
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved marketing for four flavored vapes made by the company Glas Inc. in what the agency says is an effort to tamp down on underage use of these products. The FDA said the products will be age-restricted through the use of
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark on Tuesday said the U.S. and Iran, which have maintained a fragile ceasefire for weeks, are caught in a "game of chicken" over the Strait of Hormuz. Clark told MS NOW host Ana Cabrera that the U.S. is "trying to get the strait
Eric Trump, President Trump’s son, unveiled the new logo for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), which will soon be renamed after his father. The younger Trump posted a photo of the logo to the social platform X. It features a golden eagle, donning a crest shield with stars
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday argued the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, adding that the Trump administration is only complying with “elements” of it to maintain good relations with Congress. “The War Powers Act is unconstitutional, 100 percent,” Rubio told
President Trump and his administration officials are sending signals to the MAGA base that they want to calm the waters when it comes to rhetoric on Iran as the war grows unpopular with Republicans and the general public ahead of the midterms. With the war wreaking havoc on
The State Department on Tuesday officially terminated the employment of approximately 200 foreign service members as part of a reduction in force (RIF), part of more than 1,300 layoffs at the agency over the past year. State framed the layoffs as part of what the Trump