Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race  —  The endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.

Trump's $1.4 billion crypto disclosure  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  President Donald Trump's most recent financial disclosure reveals that he earned more than $1.4 billion …

U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2%  —  The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.  —  Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000 for the month …

The GOP's dirty little secret about the SAVE America Act … Instead, Johnson and other House leaders have stuck with an older version of the SAVE America Act that focuses on proof-of-citizenship requirements but otherwise lets states run their elections as they see fit.

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier  —  Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, who tampered with voting machines in an attempt to show that the 2020 election had been rigged against President Trump.  —  Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado …

Fox News Poll: An early look at the Georgia Senate race  —  Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff narrowly won his Senate seat in a January 2021 runoff, defeating Republican David Perdue by just over a percentage point.  New Fox News polling suggests a different dynamic this time …

US Decides Against Renewing USMCA, Shifting to Rolling Talks  —  US Won't Renew USMCA Trade Deal Video Player is loading.  —  Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 37.44% Playback Rate  —  This is a modal window.  —  Unmute  —  The US won't renew its trade deal with Canada and Mexico …

Fireworks on Mall likely to cause hazardous air pollution, documents show  —  Internal National Park Service modeling for the July Fourth show predicts dangerous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions across central D.C.  —  Summary  —  Fireworks for this year's July …

Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down  —  The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year's large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.  —  Federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last five days …

FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say  —  A personnel surge supporting Kash Patel's “priority effort” is underway, tasking intelligence experts with running tens of thousands of records checks by mid-July.

Trump Pledged No Forever Wars.  Now He Risks Forever Talks With Iran.  —  Tehran has well-worn playbook for putting off concessions that cross its redlines  —  President Trump came to office promising an end to forever wars.  He now finds himself bogged down in talks with Iran with no end in sight.

OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake  —  Sam Altman's start-up in early talks for a public ownership deal as political pressure rises  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  OpenAI has discussed giving a 5 per cent stake to the US government as the $852bn AI start …

Transcript: Trump Shows New Signs of Midterm Panic as Brutal Polls Hit  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 2 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.

Judge Blocks Postal Service From Imposing Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots  —  The ruling, based on agreements the service made in a 2021 legal settlement, was the second time a judge has blocked new curbs by President Trump on voting by mail.  —  A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked …

Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments  —  The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church.

Paramedics responded to a ‘cardiac arrest’ at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization  —  McConnell's office has not disclosed why the former Senate majority leader was hospitalized on June 14.  —  Paramedics responded to a report of a “cardiac arrest” for an “unconscious” …

I Read Trump v Barbara So You Don't Have To  —  As someone who took 16 years to research and write a new book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship, a policy and legal history, I paid keen attention to the oral arguments (April 1) in Trump v Barbara and read the entire 194 page opinion issued yesterday, June 30.

There Are Very Few Socialists in America  —  But most of us are social democrats  —  Fox News has a poll supposedly showing “socialism gaining ground with young voters.”  But I don't believe it.  Young people may be more receptive to the word socialism, but that's only because right-wingers constantly use …

John Brennan sues to preserve probe records  —  Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Tuesday, seeking a court order requiring officials to preserve records related to investigations into him. … - Brennan contends the investigation is part of Trump's broader push …

Trump and America's 250th Overshadow the Republican Tax Cuts Anniversary  —  The one-year anniversary of the Republican tax cut law is set to come and go with a whimper amid America's 250th birthday celebrations, depriving the party of a key opportunity to sell the package as it struggles …

Are MAGA and MAHA Heading for Divorce?  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised ambitious plans to make Americans healthier.  But insiders say as soon as he was named health secretary, the problems between the coalitions began … n Nov. 26, 2025, the day before Thanksgiving …

Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds  —  Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.  —  More than two million Russian and Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded in the four years that Russia …

E. Jean Carroll Beat Trump.  Again.  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ☀️ Subscribe to PN ☀️  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Trump's petition for certiorari in Trump v. Carroll with no noted dissents.

The Trump Family and ‘Honest Graft’  —  They are profiting off the Presidency in ways that demean the office.  —  Americans tell pollsters they don't think they are getting ahead financially.  But President Trump and his family are having no trouble, judging from his 2025 financial disclosure report released Tuesday.