Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Transportation Committee, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of his term. Graves, 62, wrote in a morning post on the social platform X that the decision to end his 26-year
The streaming giant on Thursday updated its pricing for all available subscription tiers.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Vice President Vance could be “more damaging" than President Trump in his latest attack on Vance. “When I say he's the most conceited politician that I've ever heard, that's something, given his boss and his self-absorption,” Beshear said in
Ending the ban on ordinary Iranians would show that Washington recognizes Iranians are America’s allies. That such a move would come during an armed conflict and from an administration with restrictive immigration policies would only add to its meaning.
Former U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said Friday that there is “no doubt” that the U.S. Navy could run the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for the transport of oil. “There‘s no doubt that the United States Navy could run those straits,” Braithwaite, also the former
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, appeared to be served legal documents during a live TV interview on Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. In a video of the incident shared on Thursday, a woman is seen approaching the businessman while he is on air and
Randall Johnson, a Norfolk International Airport employee and assistant women's basketball coach at Virginia Union University, was awarded $5,000 by his employer, Unifi Aviation, for his heroic actions on a Delta flight from Houston. Johnson intervened when a passenger became
The House Ethics Committee found Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 charges Friday morning following an intense seven-hour public hearing a day earlier. The Florida Democrat was accused of stealing $5 million in pandemic relief money and using it to
In every age, there are moments large and small that somehow manage to capture the regnant ideology in all its proud and decadent vulgarity. You know these moments when you see them because your first reaction is not intellectual but physical—you feel that involuntary revulsion
Forty years ago, Iran stood almost alone — perhaps even more than it does today.
Venture capitalist David Sacks announced he is stepping down from his role as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar since he has "used up" the 130 day-limit. Sacks told Bloomberg in an interview Thursday that his work with the Trump administration will transition to
U.S. forces have blown through more than 850 Tomahawk missiles in the ongoing war in Iran, according to a new report by The Washington Post . The usage rate has led some Pentagon officials to raise concerns about America’s capabilities in the Middle East and future conflicts.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) ripped the Trump administration on Thursday for not providing “satisfactory answers” on its ongoing military operation against Iran, as attacks continue across the region and President Trump claims progress in negotiations. Crow criticized the
The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced that its Adjudicatory Subcommittee found that the panel had proven 25 of 27 counts of ethics violations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on allegations that she used millions in improperly paid federal
Pete Hegseth blocked the promotion of two women and two Black Army officers, showing yet again that he will stop at nothing in his war on diversity in the U.S. military. The officers were originally on a one-star promotion list of about three dozen officers consisting mostly of
House Democrats appear ready to back a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Border Patrol. That legislation passed unanimously in the upper chamber in the early hours of
The speaker is confronting an internal backlash on the Senate-passed bill.
The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of laying off employees ahead of a two-year closure. “We will begin executing the difficult staffing decisions that support the broader operational changes required to meet the realities of this time at the Center,” Matt Floca, the
On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on one of the most consequential immigration cases in decades. At issue is whether President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship can stand. The stakes could not be higher. If the court sides with Trump,
A group of lawmakers on Thursday evening traded their suits for skates at the 16th annual Congressional Hockey Challenge but returned to the Capitol without a trophy after losing in the first-ever overtime game. Team Lobbyists, who took the win last year, beat Team Lawmakers
The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Quite the opposite, it appears to lock Israel into expensive and internally dislocating perpetual conflict.
Vice President Vance on Friday morning will host the first meeting of President Trump's new White House Task Force on Eliminating Fraud. The panel, which Trump unveiled at his State of the Union address, will advise on and "coordinate government-wide efforts to combat
Mortgage rates are climbing amid the ongoing conflict in Iran, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hitting 6.38 percent, according to a Thursday report from Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rate was up to 5.75 percent on Thursday. These rates have steadily
Senate Democrats approved a deal early Friday morning that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ensuring that Transportation Security Administration workers would get their long-awaited paychecks but forfeiting proposed reforms to immigration enforcement.
The diabetes drug you've heard of for 60 years just revealed a secret — it's been working on your brain all along.
Trump may have started the war, but Tehran will decide when it ends.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday cautioned President Trump against escalating the Middle East conflict by sending U.S. troops to Iran, warning that a ground invasion would harm the U.S. in the long term. “I want President Trump to have every diplomatic tool at his
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to back the idea of sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to polling places. “Why is there an objection to sending ICE to polling stations?” Blanche said Thursday during a conversation at the Conservative
Scapegoating billionaires is a political sideshow.
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The Senate's overnight agreement — to fund the entire department except ICE and parts of CBP — faces a treacherous path ahead.
For long-time residents of Florida, who enjoy the state’s low taxes, safe streets and sensible pro-business policies, the recent special election was their worst nightmare come true.
The ball is in the House's court on ending the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the Senate in the wee hours of Friday morning agreed to a proposal that funds all but two immigration agencies. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a tricky task ahead
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that attacks against Iran will “escalate and expand,” a day after President Trump extended a pause on U.S. strikes against the Middle East nation's energy infrastructure. Katz, in a statement obtained by The Associated Press,
Focusing solely on Hormuz risks missing the bigger picture.
The data could help you avoid the heartbreak that inevitably comes with the ultimate betrayal.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Senate passes TSA funding ▪ Trump extends Iran strikes pause ▪ Maduro makes court appearance ▪ More DEI probes at schools The pressure is on the House to sign off on badly
On March 27, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14253, “ Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History .” The order provided a template for egregious assaults by the White House on the humanities, arts, higher education generally, and particularly on history. Trump
This week, the Trump administration announced that, after having lost every single court case over its attempt to halt East Coast offshore wind projects, it will now simply pay one of the companies roughly $1 billion to abandon ship. Crucially, however, it is not just paying
This is a lightly edited transcript of the March 26 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m Perry Bacon, host of Right Now at The New Republic . I’m
The spendthrift ways of President Donald Trump are not confined to asking Congress for more than $200 billion to keep fighting a war in Iran that he can’t figure out how to end, or to pondering Ted Cruz’s plan to reduce capital gains taxation by somewhere between $169 billion
Texas has found itself at the center of the political storm tied to the partial government shutdown, as the state’s airports are suffering some of the most severe travel disruptions in the country and its senators work to find a solution in Washington. As the shutdown nears
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Europe on Friday for talks with foreign ministers of the Group of 7 nations, its members seething with the U.S. and Israel over its war against Iran but facing little choice but to cooperate and limit the fallout. The meeting comes at
Something strange is happening in the global economy. The Strait of Hormuz—the single most important body of water on earth for global energy markets, and markets for lots of other commodities too—has been closed for nearly a month as the U.S. and Israel continue their illegal
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . Frustration with the political establishment isn’t only about economic issues and won’t be solved simply by focusing on gross
Florida has been widely seen as a red state, particularly since the emergence of Donald Trump in 2016 as a presidential winner. Trump won Florida in 2016, in 2020 and in 2024, and over that time period saw the Sunshine State become a center of the MAGA-universe. But a series
When countries get embroiled in a war, they usually cast a wide net for people to join the military and work to keep the ones who are already in. The United States appears to be sending troops from several Marine Expeditionary Units , the 82nd Airborne , 101st Airborne, 75th
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 27 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 is very
