A U.S. military strike killed two men accused of being "narco-terrorists" while aboard a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday. U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) stated in a post on the social platform X that the strike was carried out as part of "Operation Southern Spear"
Barney Frank and Rahm Emanuel have warned Democrats to avoid becoming victims of cultural issues and to focus on the cost of living, jobs and public safety in order to win elections.
President Donald Trump furiously accused The New York Times of supposedly “treasonous” reporting about his disastrous peace deal with Iran. In a series of posts on Truth Social Sunday, Trump ranted about the Times after it published an analysis of the president’s war in Iran:
What began as a restoration project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has resulted in multiple arrests. At least five people have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the pool as of Saturday night, a Trump administration official told CBS News . Five citations were
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign as leader of the Labour Party once a new leader is elected in the coming weeks. Speaking in front of his residence at 10 Downing Street, Starmer said he will direct the Labour Party’s national executive committee to
The Senate is expected to pass a major housing bill later this evening, while voters go to the polls in New York to pick candidates for the fall in primary races where progressives and Democratic Socialists are bettling. Join The Hill's Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson,
Our history has been marked by cycles in which concerns about the personal character of leaders were ascendant, followed by others in which a more tolerant cosmopolitan attitude has prevailed.
A new poll shows that most Americans are skeptical of President Trump's memorandum of understanding (MOU) toward a final deal between the U.S. and Iran. The latest CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found growing uncertainty about the deal's future with 57 percent of
Josh Turek holds a slim lead over GOP rival Ashley Hinson, as some Republicans have acknowledged concerns about Iowa.
Vice President Vance on Monday morning reported notable progress in talks with Iranian negotiators in Switzerland. The first day of talk, Sunday, “was a very, very good day. We made a lot of good progress. We did exactly what we wanted to do,” he said. It was unclear how long
American households still find themselves in a financial crunch when it comes to the cost of housing, healthy food, healthcare, and more. But there is at least one major household expense moving in the opposite direction: internet service. Broadband access is no small matter in
Tim Tebow is best known as a Heisman Trophy winner, college football national champion and sports broadcaster. But in recent months, the athlete turned activist has spent time with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as he stares down what he says is the toughest opponent he’s ever
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has submitted his resignation to the district and members of the Board of Education, district officials have confirmed to Nexstar's KTLA.
Video from the home shows the Tesla speeding across the lawn and colliding with the building.
The nation's fertility rate has dropped by more than 20% since 2007.
Vice President Vance hailed what he said was a major progress during direct negotiations between Trump administration officials and their Iranian counterparts at the Burgenstock ski resort in Switzerland on Sunday. “Yesterday was a very, very good day. We made a lot of good
The man was attending a Goose concert with his wife, authorities confirmed.
New research suggests GLP-1 drug tirzepatide may increase brown fat activity, helping the body burn more calories beyond reducing appetite.
A study finds combining apitegromab with tirzepatide may help preserve lean muscle while supporting weight loss in people with obesity.
The fate of legislation to revive the government’s warrantless spying powers remains murky after President Trump last week called for a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Jay Clayton, his pick to serve as director of national intelligence, to be postponed.
The alleged drone plot targeting last week’s UFC event at the White House is a reminder that the next security challenge may not arrive through a gate, a tunnel, or a parking lot entrance. It may come from a direction nobody was looking.
House GOP leaders are tentatively planning another senior-level reconciliation meeting for Wednesday.
New research suggests GLP-1 drugs may improve male fertility by boosting testosterone and sperm health in men with obesity.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 22 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. It’s now becoming clear that
Alan Greenspan, who served five terms as chair of the Federal Reserve, died on Monday at the age of 100. Greenspan’s wife, longtime NBC News journalist Andrea Mitchell, said in a statement to the network that her husband died from complications of Parkinson’s disease. “He was
The Global War on Terrorism Memorial echoes the Bush administration’s discredited justifications for the war.
In today’s issue: The deal to stop fighting between the United States and Iran was showing new signs of life Monday morning after a head-spinning weekend, with negotiators expressing optimism about a path toward reaching a permanent deal to end the conflict after their first
This White House is exactly as inept as advertised.
Add David Hearn to Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of enemies of the state. The Bethesda man was out for a bike ride in Washington, D.C., last Friday and decided to spin over to the Reflecting Pool see how its new, Trump-ordained “American flag blue” color struck him. He
President Trump’s relationship with key Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), is crumbling after repeated clashes over strategy on an array of issues. The two sides are splitting further apart as the midterm election nears and GOP lawmakers
For the past 18 months, nearly all of the efforts to demolish America’s anti-corruption architecture have come from one source: the White House. Under President Trump, it was the White House that announced both the elimination of task forces specifically tasked with tackling
While some are worse than others, the stories people tell about how data centers invade and disrupt their communities follow the same contours. The tech company and their swarm of contractors are in town before you know it, and they’re already scheming with local leaders. In no
Republicans are embracing allegations that data center opposition in the U.S. is being fueled by foreign actors, raising questions over how influence operators are contributing to one of the fiercest debates in the tech policy space. Reports, including from OpenAI, recently
The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or (MOU), to end an Iran War that—when it began—Congressional Democrats widely denounced as a reprehensible and illegal “ war of choice .” One might logically expect those same Democrats to welcome a
A grand state fair highlighting American culture is set to kick off on the National Mall this week ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary, but several states have publicly said they will not attend the event. At least seven states led by Democratic governors have opted not
Voters are increasingly upset over the cost of living, turning to candidates with scant political experience.
Donald Trump’s war with Iran is making it clear this presidency could have much worse long-term consequences than we expected. Yet Trump is spending his nights indulging his crazed obsessions. In one early morning tirade , he raged about “fools” who criticize his Iran fiasco,
President Trump on Sunday slammed the New York Times for reporting that not much has changed after four months of war between the U.S. and Iran. The president said their reporting was “TREASONOUS” and said the article in question would be added to his lawsuit against the
Ret. Gen. Jack Keane on Sunday said the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signals a “major shift” in the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy ideals in the Middle East. “It’s a recognition that there’s a major shift of the Administration‘s priorities away from
A new survey shows that more than a third of Americans say the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) is better for Tehran, as the Trump administration works toward negotiating a long-term peace deal to resolve conflict in the Middle East. The CBS News/YouGov poll results
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday tore into President Trump's tentative deal between the U.S. and Iran as he deemed the agreement to be a "plan to make a plan." Pence started an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal by commending Trump for "acting decisively" by
Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Sunday said her office would prosecute individuals caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the Trump administration spent millions on renovations. “Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or
President Trump on Sunday celebrated Father's Day with a social media post touting that the U.S. has the "BEST ECONOMY EVER." "Happy Father’s Day!" the president wrote on Truth Social. "Our Country is doing GREAT. Record Jobs Numbers and Stock Market, BEST ECONOMY EVER!
Democratic socialists are back in the spotlight after notching two high-profile mayoral primary victories in major cities this month. In Washington, D.C., this past week, progressive Democrat Janeese Lewis George outperformed moderate Kenyan McDuffie, all but assuring she’ll
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joked about President Trump backing both Republican runoff candidates to be her state’s governor. Mace — who made her own bid for South Carolina governor this year — on Saturday took to social media to respond to Trump's TruthSocial post backing both
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he doesn't think “that the president is always getting good advice” from his advisers. “Do you trust that the president is being given advice by people who think their loyalty is to the Constitution?” NBC News’s Garrett Haake
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) on Sunday acknowledged that there were concessions in the Iran deal as critics continue to raise concerns with the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last week. “There are a lot of concessions, but let's keep in mind that this is a work in
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Sunday said Senate Republicans must do the "hard work" to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a voter ID bill touted by President Trump as his legislative priority. Lee told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream that the
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he asked President Trump to proceed with U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton as his pick to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) after he said he would delay his nomination.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said that Tehran is receiving “all of the benefits” from the deal to end the war in Iran. “When you have Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and progressives, all coming out talking about capitulation, surrender, catastrophe, you know