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May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Feds Forced to Drop Case Against “Broadview Six” Anti-ICE Protesters
Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against the protesters after apparent misconduct.
May 21, 2026
Monica Potts
The Red Alert in the Latest Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
Yes, a lot of people dropped their insurance. But many others shifted to high-deductible “bronze” plans, which increases the risk of a medical debt crisis that could affect everyone.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Wants to Use Trump Slush Fund to Steal From Americans
Representative Andrew Clyde also wants a piece of the pie.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Tells Republicans to Defend His Slush Fund by Lying
The Department of Justice has given Republicans a list of talking points not grounded in reality.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Flee Work Early to Avoid Voting on Trump’s Slush Fund
Republicans in the Senate went home earlier than scheduled, abandoning a key budget vote so they wouldn’t also have to vote on the slush fund.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Says He’s Known His Son “a Long Time”
Donald Trump mulled skipping his son’s wedding in the weirdest way possible.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Senate Republicans in Uproar After DOJ Meeting on Slush Fund
The Trump administration is having a hard time selling the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to Republicans in Congress.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Where the Hell Is This Missing Republican Representative?
Representative Tom Kean Jr.’s own neighbors don’t know where he is.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
“Stupid on Stilts”: Republican Senator Rips Trump’s Slush Fund
Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund has found yet another Republican critic.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Out—and It Completely Misses the Point
The Democratic National Committee has finally released its report on what went wrong in the 2024 election.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Worst People You Know Are Applying to Trump’s Slush Fund
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, and more.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
The Perfect Judge Will Rule on Trump’s Shady $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Judge Richard Leon has ruled against Trump more than once before this case.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Turns Out a Massive Bribe Was Behind the FDA’s Vaping Decision
A new report reveals how easy it is to purchase new regulations under the Trump administration.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Senator Cassidy Turns Into One of Trump’s Biggest Headaches
Bill Cassidy is criticizing the president’s favorite projects after his primary defeat.
May 21, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly as Slush Fund Prompts Quiet GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
May 21, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s IRS Deal Is a Massive Test for Congress and the Courts
The president’s slush-fund-and-tax-penalty “settlement” is brazenly criminal. If our governing institutions can’t block it, America will officially be a banana republic.
May 21, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise
The president has long been operating under the assumption that he is immune from prosecution. His latest scheme, however, may be a step too far.
May 21, 2026
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Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real
His recent tirades confirmed what more than half of America now believes: The president is mentally unfit. How will we survive two and a half more years of this? And what’s he got in store for us?
May 21, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
May 20, 2026
Alex Shephard
The Trump Administration’s Iran Plan Is Even Crazier Than We Thought
A bonkers new report suggests that the U.S. and Israel attempted to install Holocaust-denying former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader.
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