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May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
DOJ Files Strange New Typo-Ridden Defense of Trump’s Ballroom
A new Department of Justice court filing used a pretty familiar writing style.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Plan to Slap His Name on New York’s Penn Station Exposed
Leaked design renderings show how President Trump plans to add his name to the building.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him
Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.
May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
“No One Asked You”: Trump Advisers Lash Out at GOP Over Iran Deal
MAGA is splitting over Donald Trump’s Iran war.
May 26, 2026
Harry Litman
Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All
The president and the acting attorney general have pulled a heist on the American people. We can’t let it disappear into the pile of Trump outrages that benumb us.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ousted Republican Warns More Epstein Retribution Is Coming
Representative Thomas Massie isn’t holding back.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judges Block Alabama Republicans’ Map for Being Too Racist
A federal court ruled Alabama Republicans’ map goes too far in discriminating against Black voters.
May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Gives Away Game Behind His Texas Primary Endorsement
Donald Trump made a final push for Ken Paxton ahead of the most expensive Senate primary in history.
May 26, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Goes on Weird Posting Spree Ahead of Third Medical Check-Up
The president is making his third visit to Walter Reed in 13 months—and to mark the occasion, he went on a bizarre early morning posting spree.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Agents Pepper-Spray Democratic Senator at Protest
The Department of Homeland Security is blaming Senator Andy Kim after he was pepper-sprayed.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Picks Worst Time Imaginable to Bomb Iran
Bombs fell just hours after peace negotiators landed in Qatar.
May 26, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Tirades Take Weird Turn as Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 26, 2026
Alex Thomas
Deep Inside the Chaotic Politics of the California Billionaire Tax
The pitched battle between billionaires and populist economists has Golden State residents’ heads spinning.
May 26, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Stop the Presses—Donald Trump Actually Did Something Good for Once
He is against private equity buying up single-family homes. Democrats should take note—and do him one better.
May 26, 2026
Magazine
Colin Jones
Donald Trump Is Going Nuclear
As the president explodes the nuclear energy regulatory landscape, hungry startups like Valar Atomics are racing to build new reactors as quickly as possible. But speed comes at what cost?
May 26, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 25, 2026
Jake Grumbach
,
Perry Bacon
The Voting Rights Act Is Dead. Here’s a New Model for Black Politics.
After
Callais,
the old civil rights politics is moot. And more recent strategies have limited reach. Here’s how we can build something more transformative.
May 24, 2026
Grace Segers
SNAP Cuts Threaten to Cut Young Adults Off at the Knees
Tightened work requirements and cost shifts could result in students and former foster youth losing their nutrition benefits.
May 23, 2026
Brynn Tannehill
Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!
Republican men, in contrast, are more likely to say Trump could beat them up—just further proof of the MAGA reality-distortion field the president has created.
May 23, 2026
Jason Linkins
Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat
The president’s demand for a slush fund to pay billions of dollars to his cronies places him among the planet’s most infamous political criminals.
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