The DATA Act of 2026 offers a way to enable the electricity buildout required by modern industry while protecting consumers and guarding against blackouts by allowing entrepreneurs and private investors to establish new, private utilities and new grids free from the regulations
Some Border Patrol agents are leaving Minneapolis, Minn., after the deaths of two local residents at the hands of federal immigration enforcement agents, which Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw (D) said is a “great first step” to deescalating tensions. Greg Bovino,
First lady Melania Trump called for unity in Minnesota on Tuesday amid growing outrage over the presence of federal agents in the city following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend. “I’m calling for unity," she told “Fox and Friends" in an interview. "I
Chris Madel, the attorney who ended his GOP campaign for Minnesota governor Monday after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent, slammed the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. “There are people right now that are living in fear, that
If Callais is decided unfavorably, all levels of government will rush to redraw their maps in discriminatory ways, disrupting the 2026 primary elections.
Republicans are appealing a ruling that throws out Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R) seat in New York and orders the creation of a new House map ahead of November. Attorneys representing several members of the New York State Board of Elections, in addition to Malliotakis and a
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was only formally created in 2003. But as author Jessica Pishko explains, the U.S. government has for decades had
A federal judge in Minnesota is ordering the head of ICE to appear in court Friday to defend why his agency is ignoring court orders and the due process rights of countless detainees. Bush appointed Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz on Monday called on acting director Todd Lyons to
Centrist Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) called on President Trump to fire Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday after the fatal shooting of a second protester in Minneapolis over the weekend. “President Trump: I make a direct appeal to
Natalie Portman is calling out President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal law enforcement agent in Minnesota, saying what's happening in the United States amid the administration's deportation efforts is
This is a lightly edited transcript of the January 26 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 ’s Right Now . I’m joined by Jessica
The report comes from President Trump’s own Government Accountability Office.
The Senate heads back to Washington on Tuesday as a partial government shutdown looms. But Democrats are eyeing funding for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), after the weekend killing of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol (CBP) agent. Senate Majority Leader John Thune
Following backlash to the murder of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, President Trump held a two-hour meeting in the White House Monday evening with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noticeably absent was White House adviser Stephen Miller. Noem reportedly requested the
The Trump administration is sending ICE agents to the Winter Olympics in Italy. The Associated Press has reported that ICE will have a “security role” at the Milan games, and will apparently not conduct any immigration enforcement. This is a tall, high-profile task for an
Trump all too often displays an unseemly lust for the arrest, prosecution, trial and even the execution of his political enemies.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said President Trump acknowledged during a call Monday that “the present situation” in the city cannot continue, amid public backlash following two fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers this month. “I spoke with President Trump
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem committed an “impeachable” offense by calling Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol officer, a “domestic terrorist.” “I think it’s ridiculous that someone
Greg Bovino, commander of the U.S. Border Patrol, is expected to depart Minnesota on Tuesday along with some of his agents, according to multiple reports. His departure comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Staunch Second Amendment advocates and gun rights absolutists are balking at the Trump administration’s initial messaging about Border Patrol agents killing Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, as the administration placed blame on Pretti for carrying a gun while
Repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule would not be in the long-term interest of the American people.
The Trump administration's organized crackdown on illegal immigration has resulted in the deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis, prompting outrage and calls for accountability.
Public outrage escalated this weekend over the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
The horrors of the Holocaust show us the cost of ignoring early warnings.
The American pontiff said “technology must serve the human person, not replace it.”
Beyond the change in tone, Trump has also signaled a shift in personnel in Minneapolis.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 27 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. As the political world
For more than 80 years, the U.S. dollar has been central to the international financial system, in no small part because it is the primary global reserve currency. But as in politics, narratives are incredibly important in understanding stock market moves. The past week has
Dr. Misty Heggeness, a professor at the University of Kansas and former Census Bureau economist, released an analysis last year showing that mothers with young children were leaving the workforce after pandemic-era gains. It was a wake-up call that women with young children had
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who became a star witness in President Trump’s first impeachment, is challenging Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) for the Florida Senate, giving Democrats in the Sunshine State a serious challenger against the Florida Republican. “The last time you
Tom Homan—the Trump administration “border czar” who thinks undocumented immigrants should be looking “over their shoulder,” that the mayors of sanctuary cities should be locked up , and who is perhaps best known for accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing
The people patrolling the streets of the Twin Cities for ICE agents call themselves “commuters.” That just about captures the minute-to-minute experience of being with them. I rode along with these commuters for a day, and the story that no one sees is that it was really no
A historic lawsuit accusing several prominent social media companies of intentionally designing their platforms to addict children is set to head to trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It marks the first in a series of high-profile trials against Meta, TikTok and YouTube that are
Odds are that after this year’s midterms, of the 17 Republicans in the House and Senate who voted to impeach or convict President Trump for trying to hold power after losing the 2020 election, only one, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, will still be in office. And if Alaska didn’t
Senate Republicans are scrambling to save a funding package that needs to pass by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, but they are meeting strong resistance from Democrats who are furious over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics in Minneapolis.
Minnesota is set to hold some of the state’s first elections of this year as two separate shootings tied to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have rocked the state in recent weeks. Voters in parts of St. Paul and portions of the city’s eastern suburbs will be
It doesn’t reflect well on a Treasury secretary when the price of gold goes through the roof. As I explained in October (“ Gold Is Booming And That’s Really Bad News ”), it means people expect higher inflation and are losing faith in the stock market along with the overall
Donald Trump’s assault on Minneapolis will be a landmark event in American politics. It could even prove to be MAGA’s Waterloo. Everywhere right now, there’s evidence that Americans who aren’t Democrats or even Democratic-leaning are choosing to believe their own eyes over the
When the Democrats were gun-shy early last year about criticizing President Trump’s ramp-up of immigrant raids and deportations, that approach was substantively bad but made sense electorally. The percentage of Americans who wanted immigration levels to decrease had jumped from
As the country absorbs the shock of Alex Pretti’s murder by federal agents in Minneapolis, President Trump is politically on the defensive. He sent his border czar there and sort of made nice with Minnesota’s Democratic governor. Meanwhile, Republicans and senior ICE officials
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Congress should move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign from office. In a video posted Monday to the social platform X, the Democratic senator joined growing calls for Noem’s impeachment amid growing
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) went toe-to-toe in an hour-long debate on Monday night as the three vie for the Democratic nod to succeed retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in March.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the Trump administration to embrace a more measured tone in response to the officer-involved shootings in Minnesota, saying officials undermine their credibility by escalating their rhetoric before an investigation has taken place. In the latest
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) expressed regret on Monday for voting last week to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In a statement on Facebook, the moderate Democrat said the backlash from his constituents — paired with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minneapolis
Users reportedly complained the were targeted with ads based on things they had said, even when they hadn't activated their smart devices.
Republicans are dangling options that would avoid having to change a massive spending bill. Democrats aren’t biting.
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t provided evidence for some statements administration officials made within hours of the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, and some of those statements appear to be contradicted by
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