Republicans have repeatedly failed to successfully field an alternative to ObamaCare, but their new "Great Healthcare Plan" released in January offers some promising ideas, such as price transparency and redirecting subsidies to health savings accounts, while also including
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz revealed President Donald Trump brought up the military operation in Venezuela when discussing the situation in Minnesota. Speaking to MS NOW Wednesday night, Walz described his conversation with Trump earlier this week, which the president had
President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, on Thursday publicly acknowledged internal changes made to federal immigration operations in Minnesota following the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal officers, saying President Trump wants to “fix”
The Argentina loan is proof positive that this pivot is both effective and advantageous to the U.S.
For some reason, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at the FBI’s raid at an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday. Gabbard was photographed at the raid while boxes of documents (and ballots) seized by the bureau were being loaded onto trucks.
The Education Department said Wednesday that San José State University violated Title IX by allowing a transgender woman on its women’s volleyball team. The department began its investigation last February, concluding the policies allowing the transgender athlete into
A nonpartisan election handicapper shifted its rating of Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-Ga.) reelection bid from a “toss-up” to “leans Democratic” in a new analysis on Thursday. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the Center for Politics at the University of
A narrow majority of Virginia voters support mid-cycle redistricting, new polling shows, as Democrats in the state work to put forward an amendment this spring. The Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University found 51 percent of Virginia voters backed a
MAGA is using a new clip of an earlier interaction between Alex Pretti and federal agents in Minnesota to justify him being shot 10 times while defenseless. In the video that emerged Wednesday evening, Pretti is seen yelling at agents in an SUV before kicking the vehicle’s
A man is in custody after driving his car Wednesday night into the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in New York. New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday at a press conference that officers observed a vehicle strike the rear
Trump’s anti-climate policies have already been damaging to the Arctic and global climate protection. Now his deeply misguided plans for Greenland and the rest of the Arctic, if allowed to occur, would increase the chances of disastrous, runaway climate change, threatening the
An FBI operation to capture former Olympian turned suspected cocaine trafficker Ryan Wedding in Mexico has shaken relations between the U.S. and its southern neighbor. Last week, the U.S. deployed the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team to Mexico to capture Wedding, who once was
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and President Trump are moving toward a deal to separate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding from five other House-passed appropriations bills in hopes of avoiding a partial government shutdown this weekend, according to a
The big unknown is how long markets will stay calm in the face of growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Border czar Tom Homan will speak with reporters Thursday morning in Minneapolis, as the city reels following two fatal shootings involving federal immigration authorities. President Trump sent Homan to Minnesota earlier this week to oversee the administration's ramped up
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan held a press conference Thursday morning as he assumes command of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The Senate is also scrambling as a Jan. 30 partial shutdown deadline quickly approaches and Democrats dig their heels in on
Protecting youths online will be the defining internet policy battle of 2026.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has informed her that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ceased enhanced operations in Maine, something Collins had repeatedly discussed with Noem in recent days. “I can report
New video revealed Wednesday appears to show Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was shot and killed over the weekend by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, in an altercation with federal authorities over a week before his death. The footage, taken on Jan. 13, shows an
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Thursday officially threw her hat in the ring to run for governor of Minnesota. "Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot," she wrote on the social platform X. "And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other. I believe
This month marks one year since President Trump began rolling out some of the most sweeping immigration restrictions in modern U.S. history, particularly targeting immigrants from developing countries. The administration has implemented more than 500 policy changes which, taken
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 29 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. Sargent: Two Republican
Ford and GM recently got the green light to launch banks. Here's what that could mean for car buyers.
Kyiv will not give Moscow in negotiations what the Russians cannot take on the battlefield. Nor should they be persuaded or coerced into doing so.
Facilities that previously offered rides are shifting elephant tourism toward ethical, observation-based experiences.
A "superfood" sold nationwide is under recall over the risk of salmonella contamination.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ White House, Senate leaders eye last-minute deal ▪ FBI carries out search warrant at election office ▪ Fears renewed around political violence ▪ Next “No Kings” protest planned Democrats and
President Trump and major tech companies are attempting to change the narrative around data centers, as rising electricity costs linked to AI infrastructure faces growing local opposition and increasingly becomes a political liability. Both the White House and tech industry
The Trump administration is stepping back into the Native American mascot debate, citing a school with a Title VI violation for changing its logo in accordance with state rules. Research has shown that Indigenous mascots have negative effects on Native students, and in the
Two series in 2016, two paths for serial television. The first is Stranger Things. Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in the summer of 2016. That’s a long time in human years, but even longer in TV years. The show was only the seventh non-MCU original drama the platform had
Public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis is scrambling the politics of immigration. The Trump administration’s initial reaction to the Pretti killing, in particular, sparked something akin to a national crisis, with massive uproar, hastily
Senate leaders are running into a key stumbling block days before a possible shutdown: They can’t agree on who to negotiate with. Less than 48 hours stand between members and a partial government shutdown after Democrats announced they would not move forward with the six-bill
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) is leading a wide-open Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, new polling shows. A Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey released Thursday found McMorrow with 22 percent support, ahead of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and
Last weekend’s summary execution of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Protection agents in Minnesota highlighted to millions of Americans the nature of the Trump administration. First, they killed a disarmed man in cold blood after these poorly trained thugs with a badge
For the past year, New York City residents have been breathing a bit easier. That’s thanks to the state’s congestion pricing program, one of the landmark transportation success stories of 2025. A year after the program kicked off , traffic volumes have fallen, pedestrians are
Taylor, an Iowa-based artist, had been sharing political posts and information on social media long before January 7, when they posted about ICE agents shooting Renee Good in Minneapolis. They mainly use their social media accounts to sell mugs and support their small business,
Near the village of Combe Hay, a few miles south of Bath (and close to where I live), there is a sloping field that has been preserved as a wildflower meadow. At the moment, it’s as bleak as the winter weather, but in a few weeks’ time there will be a scattering of primroses
The battle over President Trump’s deportation surge has captivated Congress and the country, pushing immigration to the forefront of Washington’s agenda and putting intense new scrutiny on the size and scope of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It’s also a fight that’s
Congress lurched a day closer to a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) laid out a list of major reforms that Democrats want to make to the Department of Homeland Security, proposals that will likely encounter resistance
GOP Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski have now called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. This angered Donald Trump, who lashed out at them as “losers” and “terrible Senators” and belittled them in other ways. But Noem’s tenure does look shaky.
As Homeland Security chair, the Kentucky Republican has significant power to shape Congress’ response to the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) labeled White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “hateful bigot” for his role in shaping immigration policy and called into question Miller’s future in the Trump administration. Amid mounting scrutiny of Homeland Security
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) suggested on Wednesday that President Trump’s “reprehensible rhetoric” on immigration has contributed to an environment in which “right-wing grifters” feel free to “terrorize our community.” Omar spoke at a press conference one day after she was
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Wednesday that the city has resorted to piling snow at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium amid growing frustration over the slow response to the storm. “Ice and snow are not melting—so crews are hauling them to the RFK site,” Bowser wrote in
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Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) condemned President Trump’s comments that he will personally oversee the investigation into the 37-year-old's killing. Trump told reporters at the White House