The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case with potentially major implications for how law enforcement investigates crimes in the digital age. The justices will weigh whether geofence warrants — an investigatory tool that compels companies to disclose data from
The Israeli government is engaging in a hostile takeover of Palestinian territories, and it is time to stop calling them settlers and start recognizing them as invaders.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up if the Labor secretary needs to go to federal court to impose massive fines against employers for breaching agricultural visa rules. The government uses an in-house process and it petitioned the justices to review it after a lower
President Donald Trump really doesn’t want you to think he fell down. Just one day after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner came to a dramatic halt when a man fired a weapon outside the room, Trump became defensive Sunday when speaking about the experience to CBS News’s 60
Maine's Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito due to allegations of corruption, while Justice Alito's recent hospitalization has added to speculation that he may soon step down,
A Virginia court ruled in favor of the Democrats in a case concerning the Old Dominion’s congressional lines on Sunday, denying a last-minute Republican effort challenging Democrats’ redistricting referendum and the composition of the new House map passed by voters. Richmond
Questions abound after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, inspiring a mix of speculation and conspiracy across social media. The public still has few answers, but Donald Trump has addressed one lingering point of confusion: why the Secret Service
The suspected gunman involved in Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner is slated to appear in court Monday. Early indications are that likely he was targeting President Trump and other top officials. On Capitol Hill, meanwhile, Senate
Trump's Office of Legal Counsel is asserting that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.
The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, has been identified by multiple outlets as the suspect. The Hill has not independently verified the suspect's identity. The
President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an
Ultimately, while Democrats benefit from a favorable environment, their advantages are not yet anchored in broad confidence in the party itself.
President Trump is standing by Secret Service leadership following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. In a statement, a senior White House official said Trump thinks the Secret Service did “an excellent job” of neutralizing the shooter and
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says Republicans should “nuke" the Senate’s filibuster rule if Democrats continue to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the third assassination attempt against President Trump, citing “a moment of national danger.” Johnson
Rank-and-file hunger to respond to the shooting may further complicate a jam-packed few days in the House.
If the Senate wants to help restore trust in the dollar, in the Fed, and in the broader long-term economic direction of the country, then it should act with urgency by confirming Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chairman without hesitation or delay.
Iran has offered the U.S. a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, without any terms regarding its nuclear program, according to The Associated Press. Iran offered to end its restriction of the strait if the U.S. stops a blockade as well as the
When President Ronald Reagan left the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed for his waiting limousine on a gray March afternoon, he was exposed for mere seconds. That was all it took for a would-be assassin to take aim and fire.
The best military in the world requires a disciplined approach to prevention.
▪ WHCA dinner shooting fallout ▪ Royals set to arrive in America ▪ ‘Hell week’ for Congress ▪ Pakistan looks to revive Iran talks Calls are pouring in from across the political spectrum for cooling tensions and action to increase security in the aftermath of a shooting at the
Unfortunately, everyone is being forced to do a lot of news decoding nowadays.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republi c, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Donald Trump has been
This is the second birth in the skies this month.
These days, it seems like Zohran Mamdani is everywhere. He’s walking uptown from City Hall to Gracie Mansion, greeting New Yorkers on the way—much like he did the night before his primary victory in June . He’s saying hi to Mr. and Mrs. Met on the way to greet the house staff
History should bother to record the dark irony that the apparent third (or fourth, or maybe fifth) assassination attempt against Donald Trump came at the end of a month when the conspiracy theory that the first high-profile attempt was staged by Trump and his people barged its
Every week, it seems, Waymos pop up in another U.S. city. And as these Alphabet-backed robotaxis spread, so do the fights over them, at just about every level of government. Last week, Washington D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen introduced a bill to operationalize self-driving
The House is heading into a high-stakes week, as lawmakers juggle a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill alongside a measure to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance powers — all before departing for recess next week.
Most Americans, even many Republican voters, disapprove of the war in Iran and remain unhappy about the high cost of everything from gas to groceries, which is only getting worse as the conflict continues. So it’s not surprising that President Donald Trump’s overall approval
Andrew Martin’s characters tend to be overeducated and underemployed. Theoretically engaged in some kind of creative practice, they’re more likely to produce aspirations (“he would read and write more, lose some weight, buy better clothes, find a nicer apartment …”) than
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case with potentially major implications for how law enforcement investigates crimes in the digital age. The justices will weigh whether geofence warrants — an investigatory tool that compels companies to disclose data from
A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's leadership of the Defense Department and some GOP lawmakers would like to see him "move on," though they say it's President Trump's call. Senate Republicans who spoke to The Hill
The controversies surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein threaten to cast a long shadow over King Charles III’s upcoming visit to the U.S., his first American state visit since becoming monarch. The purpose of the king and Queen Camilla’s visit is primarily
Donald Trump has been losing like crazy. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The Supreme Court struck down his tariffs and his birthright citizenship arguments tanked. He’s losing the redistricting wars. And the Justice Department dropped its prosecution of Fed chair (and
The speaker has to rescue a contested spy law, fund immigration enforcement, pass a farm bill, host a king and deal with fallout from the WHCD.
A former Secret Service agent said Sunday that the Trump administration should be “looking at” scaling back the number of Cabinet officials attending the same events after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. “Do we
A former Secret Service agent said Sunday that the Trump administration should be “looking at” scaling back the number of Cabinet officials attending the same events after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. “Do we
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Sunday pressed the preservation group suing the White House over President Trump's ballroom project to drop the lawsuit in the wake of Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. In a letter posted to social
Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Mike Collins (R-Ga.) traded barbs while former college football coach Derek Dooley largely stayed above the fray during Sunday's Georgia Senate GOP primary debate — one day before early voting begins. Carter, Collins and Dooley alongside former
President Trump on Sunday criticized CBS News's Norah O’Donnell for reading the reported manifesto of the suspected gunman at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, calling the veteran reporter a "disgrace." “I was waiting for you to read that because
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in a Sunday interview that “upward pressure” on oil prices amid the U.S. conflict in Iran is “likely to continue," as the war stretches into its second full month. “We're in a period where there's been significant supply taken out of the system, and
Mike Wirth, the CEO of Chevron, predicted Sunday that the aviation industry will continue to suffer from jet fuel shortages arising from Iranian restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. “Inventories of jet fuel in certain parts of the world were at seasonally,
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Congress should take “better steps” to address lawmaker security in the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. “I do,” Hamadeh told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,”
King Charles III’s upcoming trip to the U.S. is going ahead as planned after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, according to Buckingham Palace. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on
Potential changes to Florida’s congressional lines — ones that could ultimately get tossed out or blocked — are leaving incumbents and candidates in limbo as lawmakers get ready to weigh in on an anticipated new House map. Lawmakers in the Sunshine State are set to convene on
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday urged lawmakers to create a bipartisan national commission for political violence following the shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. “To see journalists like you and others ducking under tables was
The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner was likely targeting President Trump and other administration officials on Saturday when he opened fire at the Washington Hilton hotel. “What was supposed to be a fun night at the @WHCA dinner
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that President Trump is “strongest in times of crisis” after a gunman interrupted the yearly White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday. “Many in the media are discussing how President Trump was ‘so
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) said Sunday that security has "tightened" around President Trump since his July 2024 assassination attempt, after a gunman exchanged shots with law enforcement at Saturday’s White House Correspondents' Association dinner. “It improved since
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that the Secret Service should “reconsider” whether President Trump and Vice President Vance attend the same events in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. “The takeaway I got
Mentalist Oz Pearlman on Sunday recounted when a gunman exchanged fire with law enforcement outside the ballroom where Saturday’s White House Correspondents' Association dinner was taking place. Pearlman told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he was performing a