Exclusive: Paxton privately blames woes on Iran war, gas prices  —  Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, “I don't make the decisions,” according to audio obtained by Axios.

Transcript: Trump Spirals Into Fury as GOP Pollsters Deliver Bad News  —  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.

Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David  —  The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.  —  SummaryLoading...  Much of President Donald Trump's second term has focused on changes to the nation's capital.

Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election  —  The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.  —  President Donald Trump and his sons Eric Trump, back left, and Donald Trump Jr., back, second right, and granddaughter Chole Trump …

ICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket.

US formally requests more information on death at Russia plague lab  —  The U.S. has sent a formal diplomatic complaint to the Russian government demanding more information regarding the death of a woman working at an anti-plague research facility in Siberia and following reports of quarantine procedures …

Trump threatens to ‘terminate’ top campaign advisers after revelation of work for pro-Russia Bosnia party  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened Wednesday to “terminate” two key advisers after they were revealed to have raked in “hundreds of thousands of dollars each” …

Rubio to deliver urgent plea to save Western civilization during speech in its birthplace  —  Secretary of state will speak against the backdrop of the Acropolis, urging allies to reject the decline of the West  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver a speech in Greece on Wednesday calling …

Republicans Want to Flip the Script on Health Care  —  Back in the summer, physician and former Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup and Trump-aligned pollster John McLaughlin offered coaching to House Republicans on how to talk about health care: Lean in.  —  Republican strategists say the party …

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102  —  A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”  —  Eva Marie Saint, who won an Academy Award in 1955 …

Billionaires Love This School Policy.  Many Regular Parents Hate It.  —  “I've been voting Republican my whole life.  I'm super conservative,” Pine Tree superintendent Steve Clugston tells the camera in an Instagram reel.  “I'm gonna tell you what, when Greg Abbott sold us out to the billionaires …

Donald Trump Is Buying Votes at $500 a Pop  —  He's calling it an Obamacare “refund,” but it's nothing of the sort.  —  October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year.  Upgrade now.  —  DONALD TRUMP IS HAVING the federal government send checks to millions of Americans …

Inside Bessent's Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals  —  Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials  —  WASHINGTON—Scott Bessent was fuming.  —  President Trump had just asked his Treasury secretary …

Amid 2028 buzz, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore doesn't commit to full second term  —  Moore is widely expected to run for president in 2028.  But the Democrat must get reelected first.  —  Loading...  In the lone debate of his reelection campaign, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's toughest question was about his own future.

From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat  —  A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite.  It is a lesson in unintended consequences.  —  To hear President Trump and his aides describe it, the rush to withdraw 12 B-1 bombers …

ICE came to town and left behind weakened economies … MINNEAPOLIS — Operation Metro Surge has been over for months.  The same can't be said for the crisis facing Daniel Hernandez's Colonial Market grocery stores.  —  After Hernandez's parking lot became a well-known hangout spot …

Alabama Makes State Workers Say ‘Gulf of America.’ Colleges Aren't Spared.  —  Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses.  Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.  —  Alabama's Gulf of America Act took effect …

‘Head on a guillotine’: ABC says Trump's threats are already swaying coverage  —  ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday, but any possible reprieve is still likely weeks away.

Carpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitive  —  RENO, Nev. — The race for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District shouldn't be competitive, just based on history and math.  But the Republican Party's nominee, David Flippo, is facing …

If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?  —  The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.  —  Musicians with the National Symphony Orchestra still arrive …

Mamdani's tone-deaf Oct. 7 post attacks Israel for ‘ongoing genocide,’ sparks outrage  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked outrage Wednesday by using the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 slaughter of Israelis to instead attack the Jewish state of “war crimes” in an “ongoing genocide.”

No Emergency Exception: The Ban on Troops at the Polls Was Built for Crises  —  With the mid-term elections approaching, questions have arisen over whether the Trump administration might attempt to station federal troops at polling places.  As the Brennan Center and many others have pointed out …

Democrats push back on Trump administration's ‘brazen’ attempt to roll back education standards  —  They're calling on HHS Secretary Kennedy to stop proposed changes to Head Start.  —  Stock image of children at pre-school.  —  Democrats are urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

How Fast Do Tariffs Pass Through into Consumer Prices?  —  Mary Amiti, Sebastian Heise, and David E. Weinstein  —  There has been a lot of interest in how tariffs affect consumer prices (for example, Cavallo et al.  2021, 2025).  In this post, we present results from our new research paper …

‘Use your majority’: In the unlikely event of a Supreme Court vacancy, Republicans are ready to act  —  Senate Republicans are unlikely to get a Supreme Court vacancy this year.  They're privately prepared for one, just in case.  —  A Democratic midterm triumph would carry massive implications …