Activists and commentators on the right are facing a reckoning over how to handle conspiracy theorists as podcaster Candace Owens and others purportedly digging into the assassination of Charlie Kirk have directed their fire at their friends and former colleagues at Turning
Rather than assuming that anyone called to testify against a defendant in open court can do so truthfully and effectively, courts should adopt a more nuanced and contextual approach.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Monday that President Trump should not have weighed in on the deaths of acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, who were found with stab wounds over the weekend at their home in Los Angeles. Kennedy joined a
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 16 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. As you may have seen,
The Army, built for sustained heavy occupation, cannot deploy a brigade in under a month. The Marines, in contrast, are designed to deploy within 24 hours.
Researchers found melanoma-linked DNA damage extended to areas of the body usually sheltered from sun.
Banks, fintechs and emerging digital asset firms are all working to build systems that are faster, more accessible and more interconnected. However, these industry changes bring their own set of risks and challenges for policymakers to address. How can innovation and oversight
As people cut more saturated fat, the nation grew heavier and sicker — not healthier.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump draws rare GOP pushback ▪ Obstacle ahead for health care vote ▪ US, Zelensky talk security guarantees ▪ Why Trump is handling Venezuela differently The rifts within President Trump’s
President Trump has picked a fight with allied MAGA conservatives on Capitol Hill by issuing an executive order to chill state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), a proposal similar to one that conservative critics of Big Tech defeated on Capitol Hill earlier this
President Trump’s approach to foreign policy in Venezuela is presenting a stark contrast with his approach to other countries as he seeks to escalate tensions with the South American country. While Trump has presented himself as a peacemaker around the world, he has increased
For decades, Republicans have worked to “defund” Planned Parenthood, whose clinics provide a range of reproductive health services, including—most offensively to its detractors—abortion care. In July, the GOP majority in Congress largely accomplished that goal, at least
A bipartisan group of senators is making a renewed push toward finding a health care solution as the hour-glass winds down to the end-of-month deadline to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Roughly 20 senators met Monday night at the invitation of Sen.
A photograph of the artist Ruth Asawa and four of her six children, taken at her home by Imogen Cunningham in 1957, shows a scene of working life. In the foreground are Asawa’s hanging multilobed sculptures; Asawa, wearing old tennis shoes and stretched-out socks, her face
A history-making menorah — which made its debut under former President Biden — is not on display as part of the Trump White House's annual holiday decor this year. The candelabra — created by the Executive Residence Carpentry Shop using historic wood from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
As we head into 2026, it seems almost certain that the midterm elections will be decided by one issue: the cost of living. Voters are angry about rising prices, and in every major election over the past year—from Donald Trump’s besting of Kamala Harris, to Zohran Mamdani’s win
It’s been fewer than 100 days since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It will take years to know the implications of one of the most historically significant events of 2025, but the early returns are not encouraging. Two data points from this week: 1) Kirk’s widow, Erika, had
President Trump offered a disgusting response to the horrific death of Rob Reiner and his wife, narcissistically insisting they’d died of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” while delusionally claiming world-historical successes for himself. What surprised us was MAGA’s retort to
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised. “I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on
The Pentagon is escalating its preliminary review into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his participation in a video where he and other Democrats told U.S. service members to disobey “illegal orders.” A Pentagon official told The Hill on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete
The U.S. military continued its campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats, blowing up three vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday and killing eight “narcoterrorists” in total. All three vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations and were targeted in
President Trump on Monday filed suit against the BBC, calling the way it edited a clip of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to supporters before the U.S. Capitol attack was “false, deceptive, and defamatory.” The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, says that the
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) put a ring on it. Greene, who is departing Congress next month, confirmed her engagement Monday to Brian Glenn, the chief White House correspondent for conservative outlet Real America’s Voice. Glenn posted a photo of Greene wearing an
Vulnerable members have agitated for a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. But that appears unlikely to happen.
Police in Providence, R.I., and the FBI released new photos and video of a person of interest in Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University, as the manhunt for the gunman passes 48 hours. In one video, the individual, donning a dark green and gray jacket, dark shoes, dark
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said any voter, regardless of party affiliation, is welcome to support her campaign to be one of the Lone Star State’s senators. “I’m a Texan, and so at the end of the day, I think people are trying to say it has to be one [party] or the other,
President Trump caused a political storm Monday by saying the deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife were related to politics, calling them “reportedly” the result of “Trump derangement syndrome.” The remark, made in a Truth Social post, drew notable shock and quick
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle as it looks to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before lawmakers leave town for the holidays at the end of the week. Senators voted 76-20 to put the annual defense policy bill a step closer to final
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Wright optimistic that power prices will stop rising soon Energy Secretary Chris Wright expressed optimism that electricity prices will soon stop rising. © Associated Press “Very soon, you’ll see a stop of the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A deadly weekend attack in Syria Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday vowed that the U.S. will “avenge … with overwhelming force” the two Iowa
A new Gallup poll found that the percentage of respondents using artificial intelligence (AI) at work ticked up during the third quarter of this year. The survey, released Sunday, found that 45 percent of U.S. employees reported using AI to complete tasks at work last quarter,
The United States, Ukraine and major European countries have reached consensus on 90 percent of terms for a deal to end Ukraine's war with Russia, two senior U.S. officials said Monday, but they added questions of territorial control have yet to be resolved. The comments came
Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Sunday said he hasn’t taken a 2028 presidential run “off the table,” but suggested the public shouldn’t hold their breath for it, either. “I haven't taken anything off the table ... but I wouldn't put a lot of money on that,” Murphy
President Trump blamed Brown University for the delay in locating the suspect in the fatal mass shooting on the school’s campus in Rhode Island on Saturday. “You’d really have to ask the school a little bit more about that because this was a school problem,” Trump said when
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday vowed that the U.S. will "avenge ... with overwhelming force” the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an ambush in Syria. Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown,
It sounds like President Donald Trump’s administration is looking for a repeat of America’s disastrous invasion of Iraq—no, seriously. Trump announced Monday that he planned to sign an order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, practically paving the way for an
The editor-at-large of Christianity Today magazine on Monday sharply condemned Donald Trump’s deranged post about the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. Russell Moore, formerly the magazine’s editor in chief, called out Trump’s post blaming Reiner for the murders
President Trump said Monday his administration is “considering” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, days after The Washington Post reported he is expected to sign an executive order telling agencies to pursue reclassification soon. Such a move would continue
Jared Kushner, private equity firm manager and son-in-law to President Trump, has ended his efforts to redevelop a Serbian historical monument into a luxury hotel complex after weeks of protest and controversy . “Because meaningful projects should unite rather than divide, and
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CBS News just wouldn’t stop posting content of Bari Weiss’s weird photo op with Erika Kirk amid a weekend full of high-profile stories of bloodshed around the world. Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, her late husband’s conservative youth organization, appeared on a CBS
An agreement between moderate Republicans and GOP leadership in the House to allow a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is on the rocks as the two sides squabble over the contents of the amendment. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and other GOP
President Trump on Monday lashed out at Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) over Tina Peters, his latest remarks focusing on the case of the state election official who was convicted of multiple felonies after breaching voting equipment in the 2020 election. Trump held an event in
An NBC News Decision Desk survey released Sunday found that over eight in 10 respondents are satisfied with their health insurance coverage, just weeks before Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are set to expire. The poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, found that 34 percent of
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to designate fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction,” dramatically escalating his fight against the drug. Trump hosted an event in the Oval Office to award the Mexican Border Defense Medal to members of the military who
President Trump dug in on his comments criticizing director Rob Reiner following his death over the weekend, telling reporters in the Oval Office he thought Reiner was “very bad for our country.” “I wasn’t a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is