President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. is committing $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the forum that was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip but that the president wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts. Trump made the pledge during the first meeting of
President Donald Trump won’t stop bragging about saving lives while making plans for war behind the scenes. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his so-called Board of Peace in Washington Thursday, Trump boasted to world leaders about ending foreign wars around the world and
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday joined a rally in Los Angeles to push for California's controversial wealth tax, which has been opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). “Enough is enough,” Sanders said, according to The Associated Press. “The billionaire class cannot have it
A new analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that tariff payments by midsized U.S. firms roughly tripled in 2025. The analysis, published Thursday, shows that midsized firms’ tariff payments began increasing starting in April, the month that President Trump unveiled
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates canceled a speech at India’s AI Impact Summit on Thursday amid an ongoing backlash over his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “After careful consideration and to ensure the focus remained on the AI Summit's key priorities, Mr. Gates
Jean-Luc Brunel was ready to testify against Jeffrey Epstein in 2016 in exchange for immunity from his own alleged crimes against women and girls. But when Epstein heard of Brunel’s plans, he reached out to attorney and former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Rummler, and
A federal judge on Wednesday vacated an immigration court ruling giving the Trump administration board powers to detain migrants, forcing them to give bond hearings and then possibly release thousands in custody. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine Sykes
Four journalists and a lawyer were arrested in Cameroon trying to cover Donald Trump’s secret deportation program. The journalists were interviewing deported immigrants at a government detention center in the capital, Yaoundé, when they were detained by police along with a
President Trump will speak Thursday afternoon in Rome, Ga. — the latest stop in a domestic tour to sell his economic agenda ahead of November's midterm elections. Trump has consistently praised his administration's efforts to address affordability and inflation concerns,
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on Wednesday celebrated the suspension of more than 100 students at Mustang Public Schools who walked out of class to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “I applaud Mustang Superintendent Dr. Charles Bradley for suspending 122
He still has time to pivot to a DOGE 2.0 agenda by emphasizing five priorities.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) cast doubt on the credibility of billionaire Les Wexner, who testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ansari, a member of the committee, told host
Walk into Covenant Community Church of Birmingham, Alabama, on a Sunday morning, and you’ll see a scene reminiscent of any other evangelical church across the state. The sanctuary is crowded with congregants greeting each other before the service. The minister chats with the
President Trump said he's going to make his son-in-law Jared Kushner a special envoy for peace, speaking during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting. Kushner returned to Trump's second term in an unofficial role and helped achieve the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday said it’s “entirely possible” that the regimes in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba could fall shortly, comments that come in the wake of pressure on the three governments from the Trump administration. “We are at an extraordinary moment in history.
Democratic lawmakers reacted to the news of former Prince Andrew’s reported arrest on Thursday, with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) suggesting President Trump should also be subject to investigation over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If a Prince can be
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sexually abused her after she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, wrote Thursday that their “broken hearts have been lifted” by news of the former prince’s arrest. “At last. Today, our broken hearts have
Denver has been quietly redefining itself. Once known as the “Queen City of the Plains,” Denver is now one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country, a place where migration, innovation, and cultural reckoning are colliding in real time. As people continue moving west
The House and Senate have been at odds over the funding of the Department of Homeland Security, with the House passing a resolution to terminate the president's tariff actions and the Senate failing to pass a cloture motion on the DHS funding bill.
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plan to move next week to force a vote on a resolution to require authorization from Congress before President Trump can use military force against Iran. “Trump officials say there's a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t
The Department of Justice spoke four separate times to a woman who credibly accused Donald Trump of having sex with a minor he met through Jeffrey Epstein—but most accusations against the president appear to have been removed from the government’s documents on the alleged sex
The global elite are beginning to face consequences for their affiliations with Jeffrey Epstein, and the dominoes may soon cascade into American politics. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince and Duke of York, was arrested Thursday (his birthday) on suspicion
The U.S. is facing rising energy costs and increased risk of blackouts due to growing demand, and a balanced energy approach of natural gas and renewables is needed to ensure reliability and affordability.
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly is urging Stephen A. Smith to seriously consider a bid for the White House in 2028. “I think he should run, and I'm being serious now,” O’Reilly told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo. “[President Donald] Trump opened the door for you,” he quipped,
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday said he feels bad for President Trump and prays for him, even as the two are embroiled in a public feud over the National Governors Association meetings and a sewage spill in the Potomac River. “I have no desire to have beef with the
King Charles III weighed in Thursday after his brother former Prince Andrew was reportedly arrested, saying “the law must take its course.” “I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office," Charles
Earlier this month, the now viral social network Moltbook exposed 1.5 million API authentication tokens and 35,000 email addresses within days of launch. The cause: a single misconfigured database setting.
The demonstrations and the lack of cooperation from local authorities did not stop ICE officers from enforcing immigration law in Minnesota. It just resulted in violent confrontations and tragic deaths that did not benefit anyone.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Wednesday declared a local public emergency over the sewage spill in the Potomac River and requested federal support from the Trump administration. In an order, Bowser declared a public emergency and directed city officials within the
President Trump on Thursday morning will host the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington. The recently formed organization has been tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — including the
Dozens of world leaders are gathering in Washington, where President Trump is hosting his first Board of Peace meeting Thursday morning. The board, which was launched by Trump last month, aims to oversee the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip amid a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire
If the goal of the new tariffs was to support American workers and small businesses, the reality has been different.
For Washington, this is both a gift and a challenge.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — was reportedly arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct while in public office, amid new revelations around his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The BBC reported early Thursday that
Parks instituted reservations in response to an influx of visitors. Now, those efforts are being rolled back.
Law enforcement officials shared that the investigator on the case also discovered “suicidal” entries in a journal.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 19 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. Several days ago,
Blaming messaging on your political woes is for losers, but Trump doesn’t seem to have any strategy at all.
Zelensky understands what is at stake in the Donbas.
Plus: Former Prince Andrew arrested and US braces for Iran strikes.
If money talks, national Democrats are getting a harsh tongue-lashing from donors. “For the first time in years,” The New York Times reported last week, “Democrats are sounding the alarm about money problems.” The Democratic National Committee started the year in the red,
If you want to understand why the vaunted farm-to-fork food revolution has failed to change the food system, consider some common food delights: a well-charred burger with Heinz 57; a Taco Bell bean burrito (no onions); a double-scoop of ooey-gooey ice cream; a sliced ripe
After a demoralizing defeat in November 2024, the Democratic Party has been enjoying an electoral surge across the country; throughout 2025, the average result in special House races was a 15.6 percent improvement on the 2024 baseline. The party’s worst showings, in fact, were
Governors will descend on Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association’s (NGA) winter meeting, a typically bipartisan gathering that has been overshadowed this year by President Trump’s escalating attacks on two Democratic governors. After initially inviting
Controversy surrounding a CBS “Late Show” segment with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has given the Democratic rising star a new burst of momentum just as early voting kicks off in the Lone Star State. Comic Stephen Colbert said during Monday's episode that CBS told him
What was it like to live at the end of the Cold War? While Francis Fukuyama mulled Kojève, Hegel, and the end of history, a KGB officer in Dresden was lamenting his leaders’ surrender and would later proclaim the fall of the Soviet Union the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe
Hims & Hers is facing battles on multiple fronts as it seeks to maintain its lucrative business in copycat weight loss drugs. Federal regulators are seeking to rein in the online telemedicine platform, which for years has been selling a non-Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Discussions between the White House and Democratic leaders on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have hit a wall as administration officials publicly slammed the minority party for refusing to make concessions. Ever since Democrats sent the White House
New outbreaks of measles, which had been considered eradicated in the U.S., may force colleges to rethink their vaccine strategies. There is no standard way universities approach vaccine reporting, requirements or exemptions, with some given a far freer hand by their home
Anthropic has increasingly found itself at odds with the Pentagon over how its AI model Claude can be deployed in military operations following disclosure about its use in the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month. The AI company is one of several