President Trump sought to play cleanup amid backlash to an immigration raid at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, insisting in a post on social media that foreign experts would be welcomed to the U.S. for a "period of time" to train U.S. workers. "When Foreign Companies who
President Trump suggested Monday that his administration has reached a deal on TikTok amid trade talks between the U.S. and China. “The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL! It will be concluding shortly,” he wrote on
President Trump has called for a "big cut" to interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting this week, despite inflation rising and economists predicting only a quarter-point cut.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) late Sunday criticized President Trump's use of the word "scum" in his latest remarks criticizing left-wing groups and pushed back on the suggestion that political violence is a problem plaguing only one side. “No one party is immune from
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have formed an “alliance of autocrats” working to dismantle the U.S.-led world order.
Traditionally, Republicans are the first to argue that the federal government has no business meddling in energy markets. Trump has a different objective.
President Trump threatened to call a national emergency early Monday after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she expects local police to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts now that the president’s 30-day emergency authority has
The Justice Department is reportedly considering a rule that would bar transgender people from possessing guns, on the theory that they are “mentally ill” and therefore “unstable.” The proposal, which has no obvious statutory basis, is so constitutionally dubious that it has
If renewable energy is so great, why does California pay so much for its electricity? That's the question you need to ask — the one that exposes America's most inconvenient energy truth. Californians pay 35 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity, whereas Iowans, despite
The assassination is focusing the national dialogue on political polarization and safety for public figures.
Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed in the Aug. 27 shooting.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 15 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. Tyler Robinson, a
The Democrats have announced their table stakes with respect to a possible government shutdown. Work with us to extend Obamacare tax credits , they’ve told Republicans, or you won’t get our votes, and the government will be shuttered by the October 1 deadline. There are two
Ask a professional football punter: They don’t get no respect . Kick a ball downfield 45 yards so the punt can’t be returned—in other words, do your job well—and there’s a collective yawn from the stadium. But mess up and give the other team great field position, then everybody
In February, when Attorney General Pam Bondi took over the Justice Department, she immediately informed its 10,000-odd lawyers that they would have to “zealously” advocate for the United States. What she actually meant was that, under her watch, the department would have to
A number of senators are growing concerned that the apparent increase in political violence will be nearly impossible to reverse despite calls from every corner to turn down the national temperature after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kirk’s killing was the latest in a
The anti-Trump resistance won’t get very far unless it brings the fight to the red states, and states don’t come any redder than Wyoming. Fully 77 percent of Wyoming’s voters are registered Republicans, and in 2024 Donald Trump beat Democrat Kamala Harris there by 46 percentage
Since his second inauguration, Donald Trump has led a relentless assault on the rule of law, consolidating power in the executive branch and turning the United States into an apparent autocracy. Through all of it, we have heard from reasonable commentators that the country’s
Some Republicans now say privately that it’s inevitable that Congress will pass legislation directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump has repeatedly tried to
President Trump’s suggestions that the suspects in two high-profile killings face the death penalty add to his administration’s increasingly aggressive approach toward capital punishment. This week, Trump called for the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk and the man
Recent revelations about how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are interacting with and affecting children are colliding with longstanding concerns about tech companies’ approach to safety and revitalizing efforts to pass kids’ online safety legislation. Chatbots from both
In an appalling move, President Trump went on Fox News and openly suggested that far-right political violence is typically justified as a response to left-wing extremism. This functionally tells Trump supporters that it is now open season on the liberal left after the
Rep. Jen Kiggans has stepped into a political minefield in her quest to secure an extension of enhanced health care tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year.
Television Academy Chairman Cris Abrego criticized Congress for voting to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), in a speech paying tribute to the organization at the Emmy Awards on Sunday evening. “For more than 50 years, CPB has been the backbone of American
President Trump on Sunday warned that left leaning groups will be investigated after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, though he offered no details. “If you look at the problem, the problem is on the left. It’s not on the right, like some people like to
Vice President Vance will host the "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Monday, sitting in for his friend who was fatally shot on Wednesday. He announced the gig Sunday night on social platform X, along with a photo of his desk, a microphone and a china cup and saucer. The show starts at
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Sunday formally endorsed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, in the general election this November. She announced her endorsement in a New York Times op-ed Sunday evening, stressing the importance of working
President Trump said in a weekend interview that the White House ballroom will be a “little bigger” than initially planned. In a telephone interview Saturday with NBC News, Trump said the ballroom will have a capacity of 900 people, nearly 40 percent larger than the estimates
The White House is continuing its push to remove Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook, filing a response in federal appeals court ahead of a 3 p.m. deadline on Sunday. The brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, argues that it is
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk had “every right” to be speaking on the Utah Valley University campus when he was assassinated on Wednesday. “Charlie Kirk and I didn't agree on much politically. I'm a Democrat. He's clearly a
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) criticized technology companies as “conflict entrepreneurs” that have turned Americans against each other, suggesting the public needs to reclaim its agency. “I can't emphasize enough the damage that social media and the internet is doing to all of us,
A public memorial for Charlie Kirk will take place Sept. 21 in Glendale, Ariz., Turning Point USA announced Saturday. It will occur inside State Farm Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, which can hold more than 63,000 people. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot during an
An ObamaCare deadline has collided with a fight over government funding, as Democrats are signaling they want Republicans to extend the law's expiring premium subsidies before they support any bill to keep the government open. Without action, enhanced tax credits passed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is "ready" to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin face-to-face to negotiate an end to the war between their countries. "Sometimes we need it. Even if we don't love faces," Zelensky told CNN's Fareed Zakaria to laughter at the
Even if your device qualifies for the update, you may run into a few delays when iOS 26 becomes available.
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is provoking NATO with his recent actions. “We're seeing incursions, possibly in Poland and Romania. He is sticking his thumb in the eye of NATO,” Crawford told NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The
Lawmakers, Trump administration officials and other dignitaries honored the memory of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk at a public vigil on Sunday evening. The Kennedy Center hosted the event, which drew a capacity crowd, with dozens turned away. Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday pushed back on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) characterization of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as someone who did not embrace civic debate to the extent people have suggested since he was assassinated. Omar, who said she was
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, shortly after he arrived in Israel to discuss diplomacy in the region and the war in Gaza. Netanyahu touted the enduring alliance between their
Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) said Sunday the U.S. “is at a boiling point," a comment that came in the wake of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “We're certainly at a crossroads in this nation as a community and as a country, and the political violence we saw this
President Trump can use voluntary pilot programs, regulatory technology, and surety bonds to streamline the NEPA permitting process, reduce government bureaucracy, and unlock trillions in promised investment.
Last month, the Trump administration and Nvidia worked out what some have called an unusual and surprising deal for the latter to export its defeatured AI chips. That is, President Trump reversed a decision made by his own administration to decategorize Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) called on lawmakers to listen to younger Americans in the wake of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sunday. Curtis, who represents the state where the shooting took place on Wednesday, called for those processing Kirk's death to reach out to him
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk “an attack on a political movement” on Sunday. “I see this as an attack on a political movement,” Graham told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press." “I see this being different. Charlie Kirk is one
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) said Sunday he believes the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk “can be an occasion for soul-searching as a country.” “I think we all recognize that political divisions have been deepening in this country, that political violence is on the
The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University has sparked fresh conversations about the security of speakers on campuses and what can be done to improve it as conservatives vow the incident will not scare them from universities. Both campus and Kirk’s private
In both cases, Charlotte and Ukraine, preventable tragedies unfolded while those with the power to act chose finger-pointing over courage.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that "every American is harmed" by the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. Kirk, 31, was shot and killed at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The conservative activist and founder of Turning