The Key Ways Trump's Financial Interests Intersect With Government Policy  —  President Trump's business holdings, which garnered him more than $2 billion last year, create potential conflicts of interest surpassing any predecessor.  —  When President Trump's annual financial disclosure …

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.

White House Officials Reportedly Deleted Photos of Trump Rally After President Became ‘Enraged’ by Poor Attendance  —  President Donald Trump became so enraged by photos of a small crowd at his rally kicking off the Great American State Fair that White House officials deleted the images …

Democrats Allege Trump Allies ‘Misled Donors’ to Bankroll Freedom 250  —  New Democratic report alleges Trump allies misled donors, hijacked America's 250th, and sold access for millions.  —  Add us on  —  A scathing new investigation alleges Trump allies misled donors, enriched fellow Trump allies …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

U.S. Death Rate Falls to Its Lowest Point on Record  —  CDC says continued drop in drug overdose deaths contributed to low rate, while influenza and pneumonia now rank among top 10 causes of death  —  The U.S. overall death rate in 2025 fell to its lowest point on record …

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 …

The plot to subvert the midterms is getting stranger and more dangerous  —  Right-wing media figures including Steve Bannon, John Solomon, and Cleta Mitchell appear to be weaving together a narrative about interference by China in US elections to justify a national emergency to curtail voting rights

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 …

What is the Great American State Fair like?  —  I stopped by the Great American State Fair on Tuesday.  The website listed the day's theme as “Innovation, Technology & Progress.”  It doesn't get more on-theme for The Future, Now & Then than that.  —  I documented the trip in a bluesky thread …

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 …

‘The old politics are gone’: Steve Bannon on the democratic socialist wave … To Bannon, it's proof of something he's said for months: The U.S. is in a transformational political moment, and leadership in both parties is way behind.  —  “We are facing a new politics.

Tucker Carlson says he's starting a new political party after break with Trump and GOP  —  Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson intends to start a new political party after disavowing President Trump and the Republican Party over the Iran war.  —  “I'm going to help build a third party,” …

With Expletive-Laced Flex, DSA Co-Chair Puts Dems On Notice  —  Plus, Trump's quest to avoid a forever war with Iran, and the new Air Force One's maiden presidential flight  —  Good morning.  “We told you bro, we f— warned you.”  —  That was the broadside that Democratic Socialists …

Republicans plot an investigative end run  —  The News  —  Congressional Republicans could bank on an unorthodox investigative strategy if they lose the House this fall: relying on the threat of parallel probes by Trump's administration to power the House minority's congressional investigations next Congress.

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.

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” …

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.

Inside the new Air Force One: Trump's Qatari jet features massage chairs, Apple TV, gold fixtures  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - It's a plane fit for a showman.  —  President Trump debuted his new Air Force One on Wednesday with roomier seats, golden features, and more high-tech amenities than the 20-year-old 747 it replaced.

European Nations Now Believe Some Hormuz Fees Are Inevitable  —  Some leading European powers now accept that ships transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The prospect of some sort of service fee …

First US Hypersonic Weapon Program Faces Further Delay, GAO Says  —  The US's first hypersonic weapon, already at least two years late for deployment in the field, is facing delays yet again — this time over unresolved production issues, according to congressional auditors.