The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

An interview with former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade about how dangerous an unshackled Trump would be in a second term.

As Trump vows to fire the special counsel and potentially cancel prosecutions of himself, a former federal prosecutor explains how dangerous an unshackled Trump would get in a second term.

An interview with Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler about how Harris is closing strong on a message about the Trump threat and what the path to winning is in the state

As Trump’s former chief of staff reveals shocking details about his dictatorial intentions, the Wisconsin Democratic Party chair explains how this could give Kamala Harris a way to win the election.

An interview with veteran journalist Ronald Brownstein, who explains how Kamala Harris realistically can defeat Donald Trump—and why it could fall short.

Veteran political journalist Ronald Brownstein lays out in detail what has to happen for Kamala Harris to defeat Donald Trump, why it’s tough but doable—and what could still go wrong.

An interview with HuffPost reporter Jonathan Cohn about Trump’s photo op at a McDonald’s fryer and what it reveals about the fraudulence of Trump’s economic agenda for working people

After Trump’s photo op at a McDonald’s goes awry, the author of a new piece on the whole saga explains what all this says about the fraudulence of his economic agenda for working people.

An interview with veteran analyst Michael Podhorzer, who argues that we are “sleepwalking our way to fascism” and that a small subset of voters who don’t believe Trump’s threats could be decisive.

As Barack Obama delivers a blistering warning about a second Trump term, a veteran analyst details how this election could come down to whether a small slice of voters grasp the danger he poses.

An interview with elections expert Matthew Seligman about how Fox is likely to help Trump sow chaos and confusion in the wake of a loss.

An election law expert explains in frightening detail how Trump is already telegraphing his plot to rely on Fox and other right-wing media to spread chaos in the event of an election loss.

An interview with historian David Austin Walsh about whether Trump is a fascist and how the American right has historically overlapped with fascist movements in the U.S.

As a former general labels Trump a “fascist” and he seethes in response, a historian explains how the U.S. right’s long overlap with fascist movements is culminating in the MAGA moment.

An interview with Brian Beutler, a shrewd observer of the media in the Trump era, about whether the press is finally figuring out how to cover Trump's profound mental unfitness for the presidency.

As new developments focus attention on Trump’s derangement, a shrewd media observer dissects whether the press is finally treating his deteriorating mental state as a major news event.

An interview with Politico reporter Myah Ward, author of a new piece about Trump’s rallies, about his blatant authoritarian intentions for a second term

As Trump contradicts Vance by vowing on Fox News to target the “enemy within,” a reporter who watched numerous Trump rallies details how explicit his authoritarian threats have now become.

An interview with the author of a new report on Project 2025 that details how a vengeful President Trump could use government power to bully and threaten media outlets that displease him.

As Trump’s fury at CBS News veers into unhinged threats, the author of a new report on Project 2025 lays bare what Trump is really revealing about his intention to suppress dissent in a second term.