Two Republican-led states say their massive lawsuits against social media and drug companies are no permission slip for the blockbuster fossil fuel industry lawsuit that reached the Supreme Court this week. “When you look at our opioid cases, they went directly at the
America’s media, even when not deliberately negative, as they are with Trump, are overwhelming.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would face a mountain of pressure to step down in the lame-duck period if Democrats retake the Senate
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) said she was “horrified” by President Trump’s remark at a recent campaign rally that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego, saying a president should not speak of major U.S. cities as a potential cost of war. Trump defended the economic
Congress is the trustee of a government that just crossed $40 trillion in debt in August. It should live under the same rules we do, with no carve-outs and no riders.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 7 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. Donald Trump erupted in a
In today's issue: ▪ Debate night in key races ▪ Backlash to Trump’s California comment ▪ Cornell faculty raise no-confidence vote ▪ Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary President Trump is returning to Texas today for the third time in less than a month, as Democratic Senate nominee
School choice does not deserve all the credit for all of these successes, but plainly it did not prevent the rise of our schools to be among the nation's best.
Inflation has backed off from the eye-watering double digit numbers after the pandemic, but unfortunately for Americans grocery store prices haven't gone down – an especially painful trend for residents of some U.S. cities, according to a new study.
President Trump’s selection of four administration officials to head up his new “Super Intelligence Force” is offering a window into how the White House will approach AI in the face of pressure over its risks. The group of government leaders each reflect different priorities of
The House Freedom Caucus is heading into 2027 with a leadership shake-up and a new opportunity to shape how the influential conservative bloc operates, as several of its most prominent figures prepare to leave Congress. The caucus’s current policy chair, Rep. Chip Roy
President Trump is headed back to Texas on Wednesday for his third visit in a month as Republican Ken Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in a battleground Senate race. It’s the latest in Trump’s blitz through red states to rev up Republican voters as many key midterm
It was 9 a.m. in Kyiv, and I showed up at class ready to teach Vaclav Havel’s “The Power of the Powerless,” his celebrated 1978 essay about totalitarian control, but was feeling rough around the edges because I had been in a bomb shelter until 5:30 a.m. that morning. So had my
The Pentagon is expanding the U.S. military’s multifront war against drug cartels in South America. For more than a year, the U.S. military has been blowing up alleged drug boats on both sides of the continent. Forces have also begun interdicting refueling vessels off the
It is January 3, 2027. The Democrats, fresh off their sweeping victory in the November elections, are set to take the majority in the House of Representatives. All that remains is for the House clerk to compile a list of new members from the certified winners of the November
Rising mortgage rates are lowering the odds of prospective homebuyers entering the market and adding to the tough economic slate for President Trump and the GOP just weeks ahead of the midterms. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.28 percent last week — the highest
Republican senators say President Trump has fumbled the issue of immigration, something that was an advantage for GOP candidates in 2024 but is now a growing political liability for their party. Several GOP senators told The Hill that Trump's deportation policy has gone too far
There is a strange irony in the career that Francis Fukuyama recounts in his new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man . The Stanford political scientist and former neoconservative rose to prominence, of course, by famously asking in 1989 whether humanity had reached the “ end
Book bans reached an all-time high this year as political pressure and AI fuel a spike in titles taken off the shelves. Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America, a free-speech
With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more than tens of millions of seniors on Medicare. That announcement came on top of
I’m nervous about the polls and election forecasts projecting a huge Democratic wave. And I think you should be too. Why? For two reasons. First of all, the numbers, as eye-watering as they are, may be setting us up for disappointment, even if Democrats have a solid night next
Donald Trump unleashed a long, crazed tirade this week about Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. He attacked her with the vicious slur “tranny” not once but twice. He smeared her with numerous lies about her positions, insisting she is for
A Senate flip to Democrats could essentially shut down confirmations of President Donald Trump’s court nominees — but not until January.
Accusations of carpetbagging, attacks over family wealth and barbs over culture war issues dominated the first televised debate between Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand as the two vie to replace retiring Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) next month. Lahn and Sand participated in
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, less than a month before voters decide which of the two will be the Wolverine State’s next governor. During the debate, which Nexstar’s WOOD-TV hosted, the
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson faced off Tuesday in the first debate of their neck-and-neck Senate race in Maine. A rare Republican to win statewide in blue-leaning Maine, five-term Collins used the debate stage to spotlight times she’s bucked her
The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports emerged last week that a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague
Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns
President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water "this week," but still touted unfounded claims of vandalism. "I think they're going to fill it up this week," Trump said in a video shared by the
The Trump administration is signaling a change in course on Sudan, facing months of failed diplomacy to achieve a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, a fight largely between two main warring factions but supported by a constellation of international backers. The
The lawsuit argues that the jail's visitation policy prevents Catholic detainees from practicing important parts of their faith.
The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 17-month high in August, topping $100 billion for the first time since March 2025. U.S. imports of goods and services that month were worth $105.6 billion more than the value of exports, according to data the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic
President Donald Trump’s remarks about the possibility that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats claiming the president was either calling for a foreign adversary to attack the U.S. or portraying the destruction
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story HHS revamps price transparency rules The Trump administration is revamping its transparency rules, trying to make health insurers clearly publish the prices they negotiate with doctors and
President Trump said Tuesday that American taxpayers will get a 40 percent stake in the planned shipyard in Sparrows Point, Md., an unincorporated industrial area in Baltimore County, which he visited Tuesday. “In the ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring shipyards
The Oregon Democrat will challenge current ranking member Bobby Scott of Virginia for the panel’s top spot.
The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that his military campaign against Iran ended eight months before he started it. In the latest installment of Senior Moment or Shocking Admission? , the president offered an outrageous defense against anyone complaining that his
The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel. Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn told the 1st U.S. Circuit
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump seeks to make more diesel available President Trump on Monday night moved to make more diesel available in a bid to lower fuel prices. © AP Photo/Nick Ingram “I’m going to sign a historic executive order
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) will face off Tuesday night in the first gubernatorial debate of the general election. Benson and James are battling to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) as Michigan’s next governor, with
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said he believes AI models were used to hack several commercial banks and called for an investigation into the incidents. Lee said during a cabinet meeting that signs "emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern
Christa Pike is alive and speaking nearly a week after she was given to two lethal injection doses during a failed execution attempt, her attorneys confirmed Tuesday.
President Trump did something rare Monday evening: He climbed down. Trump announced on social media that a series of TV ads extolling his supposed strengths would no longer be paid for by the government but would instead be funded by him and his main super PAC. To be sure,
Presented by PolitiSizeIT {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story How rising mortgage rates are hitting the housing market hard Rising mortgage rates are lowering the odds of prospective homebuyers entering the market and adding to the tough economic slate
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump's 'Super Intelligence Force' gives glimpse into AI approach President Trump’s selection of four administration officials to head up his new “Super Intelligence Force” is offering a window into how the White House will
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) did not give a clear answer during a Tuesday debate on if he would serve his full term if he were to be reelected in November, according to multiple reports. The Baltimore Banner reported that the governor dodged a question on whether he would see
Asked by POLITICO if Trump should refund the money spent so far, the speaker left it to the president’s team.
A new whistleblower complaint accuses the White House as well as top leadership at the Justice Department and the FBI of directing agents to open investigations into Los Angeles protesters, violating the Constitution and bureau policy by targeting them for First Amendment