Politics

The Amazon oil that made California rethink its climate playbook

BELÉM, Brazil — For years, Democrats broadly dismissed as a Big Oil talking point the idea that California’s consumption of oil from the Amazon drives deforestation. At this year's U.N. climate tal...

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Congress is expected to release all Epstein files. Trump worries that won’t be enough.

White House officials are concerned that even with Congress voting to release the entirety of the Epstein files, the controversy around the late convicted sex offender will continue to swirl.“Are p...

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Trump-Style Conservative Favored Against Communist Candidate As Chile Enters Presidential Run-Off

Trump-Style Conservative Favored Against Communist Candidate As Chile Enters Presidential Run-Off The consensus out of a closely watched presidential race in Chile is that the Right ...

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Fannie Mae's fraud watchdogs doubted charges against James

The defense team representing New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday cited internal communications from Fannie Mae showing the government-controlled company’s top fraud investigators bel...

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Acting FEMA chief out after short, troubled tenure

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency resigned, sources confirmed Monday afternoon — just a few hours after the FEMA leader denied reports in an interview with POLITICO's E&...

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‘The View’ co-hosts praise Marjorie Taylor Greene after breaking with Trump, tell her ‘Welcome to the team’

The co-hosts of ABC’s "The View" praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Monday for her recent break with President Donald Trump and her apology for engaging in what she called "toxic politi...

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Senior Trump official tells institutions: Break up with Larry Summers

The Trump administration is calling on companies and organizations to sever ties with Larry Summers in the wake of new revelations about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffre...

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Republicans quickly coalesce behind Epstein bill after Trump backs it

Capitol Hill Republicans are rapidly falling in line behind a bill that would force the disclosure of Justice Department files concerning Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signaled Monda...

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Inside the war tearing the Heritage Foundation and the American right apart

A tourist wears a MAGA hat while visiting the US Capitol on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Key takeaways The internal ...

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Judge says possible errors by Lindsey Halligan could imperil Comey case

A federal magistrate judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, describing a cascade of apparent errors by lead prosecutor Lindse...

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‘He got tired of me winning’: How Thomas Massie outmaneuvered Trump on Epstein

President Donald Trump's call for House Republicans to support releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents was a stunning capitulation after a months-long campaign to block the vote.It was also a s...

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Trump to back primary against Indiana Republican who opposes redistricting

President Donald Trump is set to issue a retributive endorsement as early as Monday against one of a handful Indiana Senate Republicans who opposes the White House’s mid-cycle redistricting plan.Am...

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There’s a curious trend dividing Latino Republicans

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He won as an insurgent. Now he’s trying to stop one.

NEW YORK — A young lefty upstart is running against an experienced leader of the Democratic Party — but this time, Zohran Mamdani is stuck in the middle.City Council Member Chi Ossé, a democratic s...

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Trump, ignoring MAGA critics, is set to deepen US commitment to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump is making a high-profile overture to Saudi Arabia and its polarizing de facto leader — even as some major MAGA figures say the White House is too focused on foreign affairs a...

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The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war

A tourist wears a MAGA hat while visiting the US Capitol on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Key takeaways The internal ...

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Security clearance marks early test of Mamdani-Trump relationship

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government before he takes office. Whether President Donald Trump’s administration grants it will be ...

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Utah Democrats got a gift. Now comes the headache.

Utah Democrats just got their dream map. Now comes the circus primary.For the first time in decades, deep-red Utah will have a safe blue congressional district after a judge installed a new map las...

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The unanswered question that could define the future of US politics

Attendees hold signs reading "Mass deportations now!" during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. | Patr...

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Transcript: Trump Fury at Epstein Mess Explodes as Allies Openly Panic

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and prese...

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The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media

The scandal that briefly made Brendan Carr a household name this fall was an outlier several times over. For one thing, FCC chairmen rarely make news. More than that, Carr usually knows better than...

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