Paramedics showed up to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Washington, D.C., home near the Senate Hart Building earlier this month to respond to a report of an unconscious person who appeared to have suffered a “cardiac arrest,” according to audio of an EMS dispatch call from June
Fewer than half of Democrats are proud to be American citizens, according to a new poll ahead of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary. In the NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll, 45 percent of Democrats said they are generally “very proud” or “proud” of being American. Fifty-five percent of
Stephen A. Smith is warning that the success of democratic socialist candidates in their primaries could endanger Democrats' chances in the November election. The sports and political commentator told CNN’s Laura Coates on Wednesday evening that this trend “could ultimately
Democratic candidate Josh Turek leads GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson (Iowa) by 4 points in the Hawkeye State Senate race, according to a recent poll. The survey, released by Fox News, found that 50 percent of 1,003 registered voters in the state backed Turek, a member of the Iowa House
Progressive Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) on Wednesday called on the Democratic Party's establishment "old guard" to step aside as he celebrated former attorney Melat Kiros's primary win against 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). "Yesterday was a big night for
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said the insurgent left candidates in the Democratic party are “very smart” not to campaign on bucking President Trump. “They campaign as anti-establishment. Very smartly, if you look at their campaigning, they’re not really even
More and more, families are shaking their heads in disbelief when their water service bills arrive.
The president’s worldview is getting increasingly bizarre. Donald Trump posted an AI-generated clip to his Truth Social late Wednesday, sharing a depiction of himself as a white coat–wearing doctor supposedly “curing” celebrities of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” “Have you or
White House officials deleted photographs of crowds at the beginning of Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, after the president raged at the dismal turnout. “We’re told that the aerial image of the crowds from his rally last week enraged him so much that officials ended
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is warning that Democrats are “taking out their own” by supporting democratic socialist candidates in primary races across the country. Boebert accused the party of “wanting true socialism, which inevitably will be communism” during an interview
Millions of mourners are expected to turn out for the week-long funeral ceremonies recognizing Iran’s former Allied Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei helmed the Islamic Republic for 37 years before being killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 at the beginning of
New polling in six key Senate races shows where things stand in the battle for control of the upper chamber of Congress. Plus, a look at Michigan and Minnesota's Democratic Senate primaries after recent House wins by progressive candidates. Join The Hill’s Senior Vice President
Housing costs too much. Healthcare costs too much. Childcare costs too much. But for most workers, the most immediate problem is simpler: their paychecks are too low.
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A federal judge has halted the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) proposed changes to its mail-in ballot delivery procedures, dealing another blow to President Trump’s effort to restrict the practice he has long criticized. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed last week that
President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that while oil costs are dropping, gas prices are not following suit fast enough ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. "Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, but not as fast as
According to a journal report, the unnamed boy died several weeks after the bat landed on his face while on vacation in Ontario.
Ten of the 12 Fourth of July staples tracked by the American Farm Bureau Federation cost more than they did a year ago.
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that the ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) movement views President Trump as a “bulwark” against the leftist sect of the Democratic Party. “The MAGA Trump people feel that what the president is fighting against is infinitely
The Senate voted for and against ending the war with Iran on two consecutive days, with President Trump lashing out at four GOP senators who had voted for a resolution barring any future U.S. military activities against Iran, and the administration arguing that the resolution
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Iran's joint military command on Thursday warned of a "forceful response" if all the oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz do not follow the approved routes. "Any failure to comply, deviation from the designated route, or disregard for the navigation protocols of the
Trump officials misled people who wanted to donate to a bipartisan initiative to mark America’s 250th anniversary, redirecting them to donate to the administration’s own group instead, according to a congressional investigation released Thursday. A report released by House
Manny Rutinel’s victory this week in Colorado’s primaries has set up a once-unthinkable scenario: This November, in one of the most crucial swing races in the country, a former vegan activist will face off against a cattle rancher in a district dominated by meat processing
As the 60-day deal with Iran reaches the two-week point, President Trump is pushing for oil prices to drop faster. "Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, but not as fast as they should be," he posted to Truth Social on
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that she’s endorsing former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, a fellow progressive, one month out from the Democratic contest in the Michigan Senate race. “We are proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed to be
When a federal agency approves a product, can a corporation use that approval to block people from seeking justice? Monsanto argued yes. The Supreme Court agreed.
Her endorsement could provide El-Sayed with a critical boost just over a month before the state’s Aug. 4 primary.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Wednesday reportedly fired two members of his clemency board after they publicly opposed his commutation of the prison sentence of former state elections clerk Tina Peters, the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will host a ceremony Thursday morning alongside National Guard troops as part of the America 250 celebrations. The event will highlight the Trump administration's D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, an initiative aimed at increasing security and
The U.S. job market slowed down in June, falling far short of expectations, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. American employers added just 57,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate ticked slightly down to 4.2 percent. Economists
Sometimes the choice is between an imperfect deal and no deal at all.
Russia launched a barrage of drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight Thursday, killing more than a dozen civilians. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people were killed and injured more than 90 others in the latest round of attacks, according to
The American experiment has proven, among other things, that ownership creates opportunity.
Republican lawmakers are brushing off President Trump’s strident criticism of mail-in ballots, saying it won’t deter GOP voters from using the voting method. The Supreme Court ruled this week that mail-in ballots may count if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive
Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are confronting the reality that ticking items off their pre-midterm to-do list is looking increasingly unattainable.
As America has become increasingly polarized politically, the ABA has simply followed one of the two poles.
In today's issue: ▪ Heat wave collides with July 4 weekend ▪ U.S. won’t renew Canada, Mexico trade deal ▪ John Brennan sues DOJ over probe ▪ Lawmakers want Syria off terrorism list A record-breaking heat wave is enveloping much of the country as people across the United States
The lesson should be clear: A peace deal with Iran is not possible as long as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its radical clerics remain in power.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 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. This week, The New York Times
OpenAI has floated giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake as a way of easing tensions with the Trump administration and blunting mounting public backlash against AI, according to the Financial Times. CEO Sam Altman argued that giving the public a financial
The Democratic establishment is coming under renewed attack from progressive candidates and voters who are expressing deep unhappiness with the current party leadership. It's a "throw the bums out" mentality that first surfaced toward the end of the Biden presidency, as
The roundabout known as Memorial Circle, at the west end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, is among the more forgettable patches of public grass in Washington, D.C.—one that drivers whizz past on their way into Virginia or over the Potomac River toward the Lincoln Memorial.
Restricting legal immigration has been an all-consuming priority for President Donald Trump in both of his administrations. During his first term in office, Trump unsuccessfully attempted to rescind legal protections for migrants from several countries fleeing from violence,
The Palestinian farmers and their children came on foot up the terraced hillside near the town of Halhul in the high country of the West Bank, carrying shears to prune their grapevines. With them came Israeli activists from Bnei Avraham (The Children of Abraham), a religious
Being president of the United States is by far the most lucrative business venture of Donald Trump’s checkered business career. The June 30 release of his financial disclosure report makes this official. Trump has turned the American presidency into an extractive industry. In
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett
Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with the infighting that has brought work in the House to a halt and caused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to send lawmakers home early for the second week in a row. Republican rebels are fuming over a voter ID bill and what they
President Trump says he sees an opportunity in Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion on birthright citizenship, even though the Supreme Court justice joined the court's majority in dealing a major blow to his immigration agenda. Kavanaugh voted to block the president’s executive order on
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are asking the Trump administration to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST), arguing that the country has made massive strides since the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024, according to a letter