Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they're released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) says it will work with
In a new television ad, California Democrat Katie Porter pokes fun at her viral interaction with a staffer, asking people to "please get out of my shot."
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Monday that President Trump can neither afford to resume the conflict with Iran or afford not to, as recent polling suggests Americans are growing increasingly unsatisfied with the handling of the war and the economy. “Well, it’s both,”
Two cases of a rare virus have been confirmed on board a cruise ship where a total of three people have died, according to the World Health Organization. One adult woman has died and one adult man is hospitalized in a South African intensive care unit as a result of a
Still fresh off its recent $375 million jury verdict against Meta, New Mexico attorney general Raul Torrez's office began arguing for even greater asks in the second phase of a landmark trial. On Monday, an attorney for the state, David Ackerman, pressed the court for a $3.7
A majority of Democrats in the House and Senate submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to protect access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Forty-seven Democratic senators and 212 House members urged the high court to overturn the Fifth Circuit Court
The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais has been met with outrage from the left, but is a necessary change due to the increasing difficulty of racial gerrymandering in the face of growing multiracial populations and mobile citizens.
The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through
Democrats are having an outsider moment with Graham Platner, who is set to be the party's candidate for the Maine Senate battle and has sparked questions about whether a similar kind of contender could be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028. Plus: former Vice President
President Trump on Tuesday morning will sign a proclamation from the Oval Office related to the Presidential Fitness Test. Trump signed an executive order last July to bring back the test, which was replaced in 2013 with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which emphasized
Reducing the power of voters of color hurts Democrats and helps Republicans.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said hundreds of commercial ships are lining up to leave the Strait of Hormuz as the United States has erected a “red, white and blue dome” over the corridor, which has been largely closed off by Iran since the start of the war. President Trump
About a week into the Musk v. Altman trial, we've heard from some of the most powerful people in tech - including OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Elon Musk's fixer Jared Birchall, and Musk himself. But one of the most prominent characters is hovering around the margins: Demis
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Monday that a U.S.-flagged vessel has exited the Persian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection. The Alliance Fairfax, operated by the company’s Farrell Lines subsidiary, had been stranded in the Gulf
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is not over after both sides traded fire on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz as "Project Freedom" went into effect. "No, the ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct
Republicans are now trying to get $1 billion in taxpayer funding for President Trump’s ballroom. Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, included a request for the funds in a reconciliation package released Monday night. The $1 billion would go to the
A federal magistrate judge on Monday said he was “very troubled” by the treatment of the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner shooting last month. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui raised concerns with the suspect, Cole Allen, being placed on
The Hill presents two-and-a-half hours of live, real-time primary night coverage on Tuesday evening, diving deep into the 2026 Indiana and Ohio primaries. Coverage will be anchored by Cory Smith from "Sunrise on The Hill" and The Hill's political editor and host of NewsNation's
Companies that value flexibility are setting themselves up to win in 2026 and beyond.
Two people were killed Monday in a new targeted strike on a vessel traveling on a “known narco-trafficking” route in the Caribbean Sea, according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). The deaths mark the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s military campaign to crack
President Trump is still beefing with Pope Leo XIV, accusing the first American pope of “ endangering a lot of Catholics , ” on The Hugh Hewitt Show on Monday. Trump attacked the pope unprovoked after Hewitt said perhaps the pope could speak up about China’s detention of Hong
Utz Quality Foods is issuing a voluntary recall for certain varieties of potato chips sold nationwide, the FDA announced on Monday.
The California Department of Insurance is seeking millions of dollars in fines from State Farm for its handling of L.A. wildfire claims — the department's largest penalty pursued after a disaster this century.
Dolly Parton gave a health update Monday afternoon, sharing "good news and a little bad news."
With this second Comey indictment, Trump has taken our justice system back before we started into an autocratic Stone Age.
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 . The Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision on gerrymandering was the latest example of its disingenuous approach to racial
This is a lightly edited transcript of the May 1 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon . You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of The New Republic show Right Now . We have a great guest.
Iran is accusing the U.S. of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement between the two countries after President Trump directed the U.S. Navy to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “The new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the
Indiana determined two decades ago to turn around its poor financial position. It now holds a AAA credit rating and has passed the gold standard for balanced budget amendments.
A political right that was optimistic and largely unified in the early months of President Trump’s second term is more divided, fractured and anxious — with the future of the post-Trump Republican Party at stake. Today marks one year here for The Movement, where I cover the
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday morning that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is holding, even as both sides have fired at one another in the last day. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine at a press briefing detailed "Project Freedom," aimed at
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters Tuesday morning on the Iran war — as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the already-fragile ceasefire. The conflict hit the 60-day mark last week, though the
"Chameleon carriers" are a serious problem.
Meta announced on Tuesday it will be utilizing artificial intelligence to help remove users under 13 from its platforms as the technology giant continues efforts in the kids safety space amid scrutiny in state courts and Congress. In a blog post, Meta said it is developing
Howard should be an incubator that sparks the intellect and illuminates the imagination.
In today's issue: ▪ Cracks appear in Iran ceasefire ▪ Trump’s endorsement put to test ▪ Abortion pill ruling paused ▪ A key Michigan special election The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is showing major cracks for the first time since President Trump declared it would
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 5 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . For background reading on the topic of today’s episode, see this piece arguing that the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling will unleash a massive redistricting
A slate of primary elections for the state Legislature in Indiana on Tuesday offer a key test of President Trump's influence as he seeks to oust the Republican state senators who resisted his redistricting push. Trump has endorsed primary challengers against seven Republicans
“Cartels of terrorists across our hemisphere, enabled by adversaries, created and profited from chaos,” remarked Secretary of “War” Pete Hegseth at the Americas Counter Cartel Conference in early March. “What creates chaos? No leadership creates chaos.” The Christian
Get ready with me while we talk about Ashley St. Clair. Ashley St. Clair is a gonzo MAGA influencer turned gonzo ex-MAGA influencer who is also known for having mothered a child with Elon Musk in 2023. She is a college student . She is 27. For the last few months, St. Clair has
The collapse of Spirit Airlines is set to reverberate across the airline industry, after failed bailout talks with the Trump administration led the prominent budget carrier to abruptly shut down over the weekend. The administration had floated a last-ditch bailout that would
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is leading a push within the Senate Republican Conference for a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of military force against Iran beyond the 60-day window set by the 1973 War Powers Act. But Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.)
Populist Democratic candidate Graham Platner shook up his party's establishment when his primary competitor, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, suspended her Senate campaign last week amid polls that showed she was badly trailing her rival, an oyster farmer who had come out of nowhere to
It is almost exactly six months until the midterm elections, set for Nov. 3. As the clock ticks down, the state of the polls is becoming more salient. For now, the Beltway consensus is that Democrats are strong favorites to take control of the House, where the GOP is defending
Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to seize on it. Trump unleashed a Truth Social rant on Monday urging GOP state legislatures to maximize the gerrymandering, insisting this would net an
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) may have skipped the Met Gala, but he still highlighted six fashion industry workers on Monday. “The fashion industry is made possible by the thousands of workers behind the scenes — seamstresses, tailors, retail workers, delivery
The Education Department on Monday opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, a private all-women’s school, for admitting transgender women. In a release, the Education Department wrote that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening an investigation into the
President Trump on Monday denied that he called ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl to check in on him the morning after the shooting in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. In a video he posted to the social platform X on April 26, Karl said
Former President Obama has been selective in criticizing President Trump during the latter’s two terms in office. But he said in a recent interview that doing so more frequently would reduce the effect. “For me to function like Jon Stewart, even once a week, just going off,
Domestic gas prices have increased by more than 30 cents in the past week, as the U.S. military began efforts Monday to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The national average price of a gallon of regular gas is more than $4.45 as of Monday, according to