A federal judge refused Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s executive order to illegally limit mail-in voting, clearing the way to disenfranchise millions of voters for the upcoming midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump-appointee based in
The U.S.-Israel relationship remains one of the most consequential in history, and its slow depletion — evidenced by poor public opinion — should trouble leaders in both countries.
The U.S. military launched another defensive strike against Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian one-way attack drones and striking a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a U.S. official told The Hill. Hours later, Iran said it
Iran reupped its backing for Oman on Thursday, after President Trump warned the Arab nation to “behave” or face consequences. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that Iran would support the Gulf nation, which is separated from Iran by the
Again and again, diplomatic engagement has coincided with — and appears in some cases to have facilitated — sudden military escalation.
The redistricting math is getting complicated for both parties ahead of the midterm elections, where the House majority is on the line. This week has brought good and bad news for both parties: South Carolina's legislature rejected a GOP map and a federal court blocked
Temu has been fined €200 million (about $232 million) by the European Commission after it found that consumers are "very likely to encounter illegal items" on the popular Chinese e-commerce platform. According to the commission, Temu breached Digital Service Act (DSA) rules by
The anti‑weaponization fund is now in place, and many of the same voices that dismissed earlier complaints about abuse suddenly feign grave concern about process.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump’s next possible targets for retribution ▪ U.S.-Iran deal in limbo ▪ “60 Minutes” correspondent not renewed ▪ Another Hamas leader killed President Trump’s 2026 revenge tour within the GOP is largely complete after helping oust Texas Sen. John Cornyn
Conventionally speaking, Iran is not winning. Nonetheless, Iran –– as it has for decades –– defines winning differently.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 28 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 just uttered an
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other Senate Republicans are under new pressure to deliver on President Trump’s agenda after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) suffered a blowout loss in the Texas GOP primary. Republican strategists say Cornyn’s lopsided loss is a major
Summer is just getting started, and people are already dying. Western Europe is sweltering through a climate-fueled “ heat dome ” that has trapped hot air from London to Spain, where temperatures have broken new records and surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Seven people are
In volume six of In Search of Lost Time , Proust, with trademark acuity, notices that when our loved ones die, they don’t die for us immediately, if ever, but rather transform into a kind of aura —something like a ghost—and it is through this aura that they remain alive for us
Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are neck-and-neck in a new poll on a hypothetical Republican presidential primary as chatter builds about who could lead the GOP in 2028. An Emerson College Polling survey found Vance with 36 percent support among
Ken Paxton’s victory in Texas is putting the spotlight on Hispanic voters, who could play a key role in November as Democrats set out to flip the state’s Senate seat. Democrats increasingly see Texas as a key pickup opportunity of the 2026 cycle after the state’s
Populist and union-friendly Republicans are flexing their muscles on Capitol Hill, notching wins in the House despite furious pushback from traditional free-market conservatives and opposition from GOP leaders. Two key developments came in the House last week in the form of a
An Ebola outbreak in the Congo is fast outpacing containment efforts in the region as questions and concerns mount in the U.S. over the Trump administration’s preparedness and response. Health experts are warning that the outbreak, driven by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola,
State Attorney General Ken Paxton's win in the Texas Senate primary exhilarated President Trump and the MAGA base on Tuesday night. But the victory also electrified Democrats, who say the seat is not just competitive but winnable with their candidate state Rep. James Talarico.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is leading in new polling on a hypothetical Democratic presidential primary as the party seeks a new path after 2024 losses. An Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday found Buttigieg at the top of the pack with 18
“I should be securely in the middle class,” Kris Massey, a 57-year-old nurse practitioner who lives near Nashville, told CNN. “I should be fine, and I’m not. I can’t be the only one feeling like this.” As that CNN article shows, a lot of people in America are struggling to get
“I don’t care about the midterms,” Donald Trump admitted during a monologue about his Iran war. In addition to candidly declaring that he doesn’t care that his policies are badly imperiling his GOP colleagues, Trump also suggested that the GOP nomination of MAGA whackjob Ken
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Google employee with insider trading on Polymarket. In a seven-page complaint filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York (SNDY), the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that 36-year-old Michele Spagnuolo, a software
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple reports. CNN was the first to report Wednesday night that the DOJ’s probe focuses on whether Carroll
A group of former federal judges on Wednesday asked a federal court to reopen President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), arguing that the administration circumvented the court by negotiating a settlement with the president and creating a $1.776
The U.S. military intercepted and shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones and struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Wednesday. Bandar Abbas is
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday allowed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain free as he takes his case against the Trump administration to the Supreme Court. Judges Stephanos Bibas, Arianna Freeman and Thomas Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit, appointees of
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Warren proposes taxing AI companies so ‘winnings’ ‘benefit all Americans’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code to tax
Democratic Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.) fired back at Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday, after the latter slammed the senator for attending a protest outside of a migrant detention facility in the Garden State. During Wednesday’s cabinet meeting at the White House, Mullin
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story An inside look at the US’s Ebola screenings The Hill’s Laura Kelly traveled to Uganda to document the on-the-ground situation surrounding the Ebola outbreak in the country. While federal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged President Trump and members of Congress to supply Kyiv with Patriot missile interceptors to help end its conflict with Russia. “Frankly, while we have achieved significant success in defending against all types of
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story At least $73M going toward DC NPS projects At least $60 million from a National Park Service (NPS) entrance fee fund is going toward Washington, D.C.-based projects as President Trump seeks to “beautify” the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump’s new warning for Oman President Trump has suggested the U.S. would attack Oman if it and Iran sought to control the Strait of Hormuz, saying
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo "knew the
At least $60 million in U.S. National Park Service (NPS) funds are going toward Washington, D.C.-based projects as President Trump seeks to “beautify” the city ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, contracts reveal. Projects that aim to improve city fountains and memorials
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is headed to Asia this week, where he will attend the continent’s biggest defense forum as questions swirl about the U.S.’s support for Taiwan. Hegseth, who is departing for this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Wednesday, will huddle
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What’s next for physical AI in the US First there was image classification, then generative AI models like ChatGPT, followed by agentic AI systems that can operate with limited human involvement. Rev Lebaredian, Nvidia’s vice
The U.S. said Wednesday that it was “disappointed” in a decision by the Dutch government to block New York-based Kyndryl’s planned acquisition of a cloud services provider over concerns about national security. “We were disappointed by the Dutch government’s decision regarding
A former Biden White House adviser said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) was right to distance himself from his past culture war comments, saying “peak woke got weird.” “I think it’s great that Talarico is calling some of his high-net-woke comments cringe,” Yemisi Egbewole
A new phishing tool is allowing cyber attackers to get access to Microsoft 365 users' accounts without even needing to know your password, the FBI said in a warning issued to the public on Thursday.
Maryland election officials are mailing replacement ballots to voters after a vendor error led to some voters receiving a mail-in ballot for the wrong political party's primary in June. However, in criticizing the mix-up, President Donald Trump distorted the facts to claim that
President Trump spoke at length about Iran during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday — but the upshot was anything but clear. At times, Trump appeared to harden the U.S. lines around some key issues. At other moments, he seems to soften his position just a notch. But the central
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after Paxton’s primary defeat of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday. In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Thune said maintaining the Republican
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg said on Wednesday that President Trump was in the heads of Iranian theocratic rulers, arguing that the fractured state of Tehran’s inner circle was the Trump administration’s biggest obstacle to finalizing a peace deal. “I think the president’s in
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered SpaceX to investigate the cause of its Starship booster losing control and crashing into the Gulf of Mexico during a test flight last week, the agency announced Wednesday. Following an assessment of the Starship Flight 12
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Donald Trump Jr. traded barbs Wednesday after the former questioned President Trump’s allegiances to the NBA Finals-bound New York Knicks. When a reporter asked Hochul about the president’s Knicks fandom, she responded that she would “ask him
The Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a quarantine and treatment facility being constructed in Kenya, an administration official said Wednesday. Sources said public health service officers are preparing to be quickly deployed to the region to
Former first lady Jill Biden says in a new interview she believed that her husband was “having a stroke” during his famously poor performance in the 2024 CNN debate against President Trump. The former first lady was asked by CBS News’s Rita Braver in a new interview clip
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Wednesday predicted that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will beat state Rep. James Talarico (D-Texas) in the race to replace Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) but that the contest will be an uphill battle for the GOP nominee. “I
Iranian officials on Tuesday expanded a directive restricting the use of content from international news outlets based in Tehran. These outlets must state that their content cannot also be used by Israeli media and Farsi-language TV stations located outside of Iran, according