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Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent is a staff writer at The New Republic and the host of the podcast The Daily Blast. A seasoned political commentator with over two decades of experience, he was a prominent columnist and blogger at The Washington Post from 2010 to 2023 and has worked at Talking Points Memo, New York magazine, and the New York Observer. Greg is also the author of the critically acclaimed book An Uncivil War: Taking Back Our Democracy in an Age of Disinformation and Thunderdome Politics.  

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August 29, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
August 26, 2025
Greg Sargent
Furious Trump’s Firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire
The fired Fed governor has filed suit against Trump—and the discovery process may allow her celebrated lawyer to find out if the White House ordered a Trump loyalist to move against her.
August 22, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s FBI Raid of John Bolton’s Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”
Thus far, little is known about Friday’s law enforcement action against a top Trump critic. But we’re seeing an escalation of authoritarian power on many fronts that has grown unmistakable.
August 18, 2025
Greg Sargent
Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms
Donald Trump just gave away his own game.
August 14, 2025
Greg Sargent
“Alarming”: Trump’s Threat of Troops in Cities Just Got Much Scarier
Top Democrats are demanding that the Pentagon release documentation of internal conversations about future militarization of domestic law enforcement.
August 2, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
July 30, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon
Senate Democrats are using a 1928 law to pressure Trump to release the Epstein files. The White House will ignore them. Here’s what could happen next.
July 28, 2025
Greg Sargent
The Real Reason for Zohran’s Success Should Rattle National Democrats
Exclusive internal campaign data on the reach of Mamdani’s viral videos illustrates that he gets modern messaging in ways other Democrats just don’t.
July 23, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb
Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.
July 18, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump Just Screwed Himself on the Epstein Fiasco—With Don Jr.’s Help
His call for the release of limited files that are certain not to implicate him will only lead to demands for more. It’s the logic of conspiracism.
July 17, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Vile, Corrupt Attack on Adam Schiff Is Already Backfiring
The real potential scandal in the Schiff mortgage story isn’t his conduct. It’s Trump’s—and that of his bureaucratic loyalists.
July 14, 2025
Greg Sargent
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA
Sunshine State Attorney General James Uthmeier is the real brains behind this notorious migrant detention camp in the Everglades. The more barbarities that emerge, the brighter his star will no doubt shine.
July 10, 2025
Greg Sargent
Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case
Newly released communications show the lengths the Trump administration went to in order to label Kilmar Abrego Garcia an MS-13 leader.
July 3, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
He has persuaded the media and many voters that he’s different from earlier Republicans on economics—but he’s now doubled-down on the GOP’s plutocratic agenda.
June 30, 2025
Greg Sargent
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?
Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?
June 27, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Fury Over Iran Failings Just Got Worse. Take Note, Dems.
John Fetterman may vote with Republicans on the war authorization measure. This would only embolden Trump at a time when he is clearly growing more unhinged.
June 24, 2025
Greg Sargent
Warning for Trump as Surprise Poll Offers Harsh Verdict on Iran Strike
Are you surprised Trump moved so quickly to try to force a ceasefire? Read this striking new survey data, and you won’t be. Americans don’t trust him to wage a long war.
June 21, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier
The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us.
June 18, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled
Is opposition to “forever wars” really a core pillar of MAGA Republicanism? Looks like we’re about to find out.
June 13, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump Accidentally Reveals a Dark MAGA Truth—and Hands Dems an Opening
A little-noticed letter from vulnerable House Republicans acknowledges the flaw at the heart of Trump’s mass deportations. Democrats: Seize on this!

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