MiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows
MiniMax Group shares surged in Hong Kong, buoyed by growing investor confidence in the technology offered by China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The stock…
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Pizza Hut will close 250 ‘underperforming’ locations in 2026 as list of struggling restaurants grows
Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of “underperforming” locations nationwide, according to parent company Yum! Brands, which reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday. The company said…
Trump-GOP Panic Over ICE Grows as MAGA Goes Off Rails: “Race Traitor!”
President Trump and the GOP are in a growing panic over ICE. Trump’s advisers are sinking into recriminations. Republican officials are publicly admitting that his immigration agenda…
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to "mislead the American public" about…
ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
The Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on Maine, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally but a notable presence of African…
From Changi vaults to Asian markets, silver rallies even as caution grows
Heavy investor buying has pushed the metal into a persistent supply deficit despite softening industrial and jewellery demand From bullion vaults in Changi to trading desks across Asia,…
Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows: Oxfam
BILLIONAIRE wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability,…
80 Democrats Move to Impeach Kristi Noem as ICE Terror Grows
More than 80 House Democrats have co-signed articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The bill, introduced by Illinois Representative Robin Kelly, comes amid…
Stephen Miller Delivers Chilling Message to ICE as Violence Grows
White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser Stephen Miller delivered an unsettling affirmation to the thousands of federal agents violently attacking and abducting…
Trump Promises Iran “Help Is on Its Way” as Violent Crackdown Grows
He then tried to shift blame for the hastily constructed tariff plan—which was built on bad math—onto the judiciary. He claimed that the nine-justice bench would be at fault for the…
Transcript: Trump Explodes at GOPers as Defiance of Him Visibly Grows
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced…
Trump’s Rage Explodes at GOPers as Their Defiance of Him Visibly Grows
The other day, five Senate Republicans helped pass a measure blocking President Trump’s authority to wage war in Venezuela without Congress. That caused Trump to erupt in a crazed fury. He…
Salad and Go is closing 32 more restaurants this week: List of doomed locations grows for Sweetgreen rival
Fast-casual salad chain Salad and Go is closing more stores and exiting Texas and Oklahoma completely. The eatery will close a total of 32 stores, 25 in Texas and seven in Oklahoma, by…
As data center backlash grows across the country, Change.org sees a surge of related petitions in 2025
The rapid growth of data centers during the AI boom has been a dominating narrative of 2025—and, in many instances, not a popular one. Across the country, communities have pushed back…
U.S. military flies 2 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela as scrutiny of pressure campaign grows
The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come to the South American country's airspace…
MAGA Influencer Calls Other Right-Wingers “F*cking Evil” as Feud Grows
MAGA world is on the fritz. Far-right influencer Tim Pool dialed up his critique of his fellow conservative influencers during a livestream Monday, claiming he was “fucking done” with the…
Pete Hegseth Brags About Bombing Another Boat As Outrage Grows
“We concluded that the Secretary sent sensitive, nonpublic, operational information that he determined did not require classification over the Signal chat on his personal cell phone,” the…
Republican Senators Question Hegseth’s Future as Outrage Grows
The suit further argued that the punitive policy violated the First Amendment by seeking “to restrict journalists’ ability to do what journalists have always done—ask questions of…
Angry Trump Unravels over 2026 Woes as GOP Panic Grows: “Flashing Red”
Democrats are running in the 2026 midterms on “affordability.” This week, Trump unleashed several angry, wild-eyed rants about their “affordability” message. In one, he raged that it’s a…
Mike Johnson Says He’s in Control of GOP as Elise Stefanik Beef Grows
House Speaker Mike Johnson is convinced he has a grip on his caucus, even as reports circulate that his control is slipping. The chief House Republican rebuked comments made by…
China Loses Young Moviegoers as Vietnam Market Grows, JAFF Market Panel Hears
China’s theatrical market is losing younger audiences while Vietnam emerges as a breakout territory for pan-Asian content, according to industry executives speaking at the JAFF Market.…
Toyota’s October output grows for fifth straight month on strong US demand
Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global production rose for a fifth consecutive month in October, lifted by strong US demand for hybrid vehicles that offset weaker sales in Japan and…
Transcript: Trump Erupts in Crazed Tirade over 2026 as GOP Panic Grows
But I just want to bear down on this one point, Monica. Trump’s takeover of the GOP was supposed to be about a rejection of GOP plutocratic, anti-safety-net politics, right? Trump himself…
Dan Driscoll's profile grows as Trump administration's 'serious guy'
As part of a Trump diplomatic team that features heavyweights like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, it's easy to overlook Dan Driscoll, who at 38 is the…