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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton stood alongside Governor JB Pritzker as he addressed the public for the first time since the presidential election results. With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Pritzker made it clear he intends to fight to protect Illinois residents—particularly their rights related to abortion, immigration,…

Former President Donald Trump once again chose not to attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a tradition that dates back more than a century. The dinner brings together journalists, politicians, and celebrities to celebrate the importance of a free press in a democratic society. During this year’s event, Eugene…

In Brief Posted: 1:03 PM PDT · May 4, 2025 Image Credits:Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto / Getty Images President Donald Trump has already delayed a TikTok ban twice, and he said Sunday that he’s willing to do it again. Axios reports that during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said…

Actor Joe Pantoliano, who played Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, revealed that he is considering leaving the United States for Portugal in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s election win. In an interview with Page Six, Pantoliano expressed that he was “uncomfortable with the nature” of what was happening in…

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joins U.S. Vice President JD Vance to visit the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. — Reuters  US President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his…

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 1 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Repub lic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. President Donald Trump just got…

It’s not often that an interview perfectly encapsulates a politician’s relationship with reality, but Donald Trump’s recent sit-down with ABC News’s Terry Moran gives us exactly that—a window into Trump’s expectation that the press should simply bend to his version of events, regardless of whether they’re true. During the interview,…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk greets US President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, March 22, 2025. — Reuters Elon Musk is preparing to reduce his role in the Trump administration’s efficiency drive, as his leadership of the informal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) increasingly collides with the financial and reputational…

Norway’s state energy company may take Donald Trump’s administration to court after it ordered an “unprecedented” halt to a $2.5bn (£1.87bn) windfarm project off the coast of New York. Equinor is considering its legal options after the US interior secretary, Doug Burgum, ordered the company to “immediately halt all construction…

Sudbury A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert. The U.S. president signed an executive order to fast-track deep sea mining for critical minerals A mining machine is lowered into…