The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that six men from around the Pittsburgh-area have been charged after it says they attacked a Jewish student from the University of Pittsburgh in 2024. The six were charged by a federal grand jury with violating the Matthew
U.S. private sector employment went up by 62,000 jobs in March, according to a report from the payroll management company ADP. In the report, ADP said that both increases in pay and hiring stayed level last month, with smaller employers behind recent increases in jobs.
The autistic community has made tremendous progress in the last decade, but so much progress has unfortunately been reversed thanks to people like Kennedy. I can only hope that we can rebuild our progress as fast as Kennedy reversed it.
While the United States inflicts death on Iranian civilians and devastates Cubans with its oil blockade, President Trump is busy trying to classify antifa—a leaderless group that has become an umbrella term for any kind of anti-fascist resistance—as a counterterrorism threat.
A federal judge is allowing a civil suit brought against President Trump for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021 to proceed in court, a victory for Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers who brought the litigation. The late Tuesday ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Amit
President Trump on Tuesday said his Miami presidential library will “most likely” have a hotel attached. “It’s gonna be most likely a hotel, you know? This concept could be office, but it’s most likely gonna be a hotel with a beautiful building underneath and a 747 Air Force
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended NATO on Wednesday after President Trump suggested that the U.S. would reconsider its membership to the longstanding alliance once the conflict with Iran concludes. "NATO is the single most effective military alliance the world has
The Grammy Award-winning rapper made her Broadway debut last week as nightclub impresario Harold Zidler in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
President Trump received a mostly positive reception during an appearance at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday evening, as he and first lady Melania Trump attended the opening of the musical “Chicago.” As the first couple entered, those in the crowd who booed were drowned out by
They were people who exercised state authority against speech they disliked, and who had sworn not to do exactly that.
President Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" after nearly five weeks of airstrikes on the Middle Eastern country but warned that it could come back for some "spot hits." Trump made the remarks in a phone interview with Reuters when asked if
A “trigger happy” Pete Hegseth has used the conflict in Iran to boost his own position in the Trump administration, CNN reported Tuesday. After the Signalgate scandal , Hegseth found himself in the doghouse of Donald Trump’s Cabinet, spiraling about leaks and scrambling to
Donald Trump's ability to evoke awe in his supporters, through his bombastic rhetoric and gold-adorned Oval Office, has proven to be a powerful tool in winning elections, as explained by a 2003 paper on the psychology of awe.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday is weighing President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The president was in the courtroom before departing after about two hours, meaning he is believed to be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments. At
JetBlue is raising its checked baggage fees, citing increased operational costs.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired NASA astronaut, said Wednesday that the Artemis II mission to the moon is uncharted territory for American space explorers. “They're going to go 4,000 miles on the far side of the moon, which is something we've never done before, even
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Katie Zacharia on Tuesday said she was leaving her role as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and deputy assistant of public affairs after being assigned the role in mid-February. “I joined @DHSgov with a genuine passion for supporting
Memorization of great literature gave my students more than utilitarian outcomes. It gave them pieces of their cultural inheritance.
King Charles III will address a joint session of Congress when he visits the U.S. later this month to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday. “It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite His
President Trump’s net approval dropped to a new low in this week’s YouGov/The Economist poll, fueled by declining support from the president’s core backers. The latest survey shows Trump’s net approval sinking to -23 points — with 35 percent of Americans approving and 58
A Trump administration official continues to insist that he once teleported to a Waffle House, despite being mocked. As CNN reported in late March, Phillips has spoken on multiple podcasts about his teleportation activities, which include having gone to a church and to the
A new CNN/SSRS poll found just 31 percent of respondents approved of President Trump’s handling of the economy, a new low relative to the outlet's previous surveys. The survey, released Wednesday, found that the president’s approval rating on the economy is 8 percent lower than
The U.S. is sending thousands of additional U.S. service members to the Middle East aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, even as President Trump on Wednesday claimed Iran has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire. The George H.W. Bush deployed Tuesday en route to the
There will be zero consequences for the Army pilots that decided to fly their helicopters around Kid Rock’s house during a No Kings protest on Saturday. Two Apache attack helicopters first flew over a protest in Nashville, Tennessee. They then hovered outside the MAGA
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) accused the FBI on Tuesday of abusing its power to target political opponents amid reports that the agency is considering releasing decade-old files related to an investigation into a suspected Chinese spy. Swalwell suggested FBI Director Kash
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said the United Kingdom will form a "closer partnership" with Europe as ties with the U.S. have strained over the course of its conflict with Iran. The prime minister said at a press conference that his government will support
President Trump has been dealt his fourth legal loss in less than 24 hours, as the federal judiciary rebukes his various abuses of presidential powers. On Tuesday evening, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump’s claim of presidential immunity regarding his actions on
A spokesperson for Turning Point USA says he is encouraged by pushback against conspiracy theories about the assassination of the group's founder Charlie Kirk last year that have gained traction. "My biggest beef is with this Daily Mail headline," Andrew Kolvet, a close friend
Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting is already being challenged by states, while election experts say it’s dead on arrival. Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring the Department of Homeland Security to partner with the Social Security
The Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee fired its top librarian for refusing to move LBGTQ books out of the children's section. The board voted 8-3 Monday to fire library system director Luanne James after she said she would not move more than 100 LGBTQ books from
The partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security is now more than six weeks long.
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said if President Trump were to pull out of Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, it would be a “significant” victory for Tehran. “This tells the ayatollah and Revolutionary Guard in Tehran that they can do that
Donald Trump’s presidential library will probably have very little to do with books and reading. Trump shared a mock-up of the facility to his Truth Social account Sunday night, teasing a new glass skyscraper on the Miami skyline labeled “Donald J. Trump Presidential Library.”
Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were booed at the prestigious national theater the president has spent months running into the ground. While attending the opening night of Chicago at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Trump appeared to receive
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 1 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’s unpopularity
President Trump is increasingly using U.S. power and influence in an attempt to gain control of foreign oil and minerals. Over the weekend, Trump said that, regarding the conflict in Iran, his “preference would be to take the oil.” While the seizure of oil may not be the
The House effort to end the Iran war is gaining steam. A month ago, the lower chamber defeated a bipartisan resolution forcing President Trump to terminate military operations against Tehran until the administration can win congressional approval. Since then, however, top
The Pentagon last week ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, and thousands of them have since arrived . One of the missions this elite unit could undertake would be to attempt to retrieve 440 kilograms (a thousand pounds) of highly enriched uranium stored deep
As his party’s prospects in the November midterms sink in concert with his approval ratings, President Trump has been fuming at Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, a suite of restrictions on voting in federal elections that could effectively
Louis Theroux’s job used to be a lot easier. The British-American documentarian made a career with offbeat TV series, specials, and features that embedded him deep inside various subcultures. On the BBC’s Weird Weekends , which ran from 1998 to 2000, he met porn stars, Las
The Supreme Court will scrutinize President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship on Wednesday, with justices taking the bench to hear arguments over the long-standing American principle. The conventional understanding of birthright citizenship has for
It’s been a good month for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S.-Israeli war against its ally Iran. Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the conflict has put a choke hold on the movement of one-fifth of the world’s oil, putting a premium on
America’s first Gilded Age is often remembered as a time of industrial growth and excessive corporate power, when economic power and basic resources became concentrated in too few hands for a healthy democratic society to tolerate. The very name conjures up images of railroads
Senate Republican sources expect President Trump to get behind a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, ending a tense standoff with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that threatens to
The Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be developing its case against former CIA Director John Brennan, sparking speculation he could be the next perceived foe of President Trump to face charges. The House Intelligence Committee voted last week to turn over to DOJ two
Democrats have for years defined themselves as the opposition to President Trump, taking a pugnacious approach to his administration and policies. But now some in the party are trying to recalibrate that strategy. Rather than making anti-Trump rhetoric the defining aspect of
The other day your faithful podcast host argued that Donald Trump’s presidency is in free fall in terms of public opinion. Now the signs are even clearer: His approval ratings have dropped below 40 percent in The New York Times ’ polling averages and in two other sets of
Anxiety over state gambling revenues and suspected insider trading have lawmakers threatening to clamp down on Kalshi, Polymarket and other platforms.
President Trump is set to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, according to his public schedule, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court. Before his schedule was released, the president told