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May 7, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel Lost It When Personalized Bourbon Bottle Went Missing
“It turned into a sh*tshow,” a former agent said of the scene.
May 7, 2026
Harry Litman
How ICE Withheld Info From a Federal Judge—and Then Smeared Her for It
ICE issued a press release accusing the jurist of freeing a murderer. Problem: ICE had withheld that very information from her.
May 7, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Alabama Republicans Vote to Pass New Map as Tornado Sirens Blare
Local lawmakers made sure to pass the gerrymandering bill even after the Capitol began to flood.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Team Privately Panicking Over Elections Disaster He Created
The Trump administration knows that Americans will blame him for skyrocketing prices.
May 7, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Inside California’s Wild, Unpredictable Governor’s Race
Journalist David Dayen says California’s progressive wing and the party establishment both have struggled to coalesce around a gubernatorial candidate.
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May 7, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Inside the Wild, Unpredictable California Governor’s Race
California-based journalist David Dayen says neither the state’s progressives nor its Democratic establishment can coalesce around a single candidate.
Video is available for this article
May 7, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Angry Trump Spirals as Poll Shows Him Losing to Pope Badly
As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
May 7, 2026
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Noah McCormack
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Portrait of a Crisis-Ridden Country
London Falling investigates the mysterious death of Zac Brettler—and captures the austerity-ravaged state of Britain.
May 7, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine Isn’t Helping Native-Born Workers
The first major study of Trump’s crackdown’s effect on labor markets shows it’s only making things worse for the U.S.-born workers it’s supposed to help.
May 7, 2026
Matt Ford
Southern Republicans Are Already Deleting Black Districts
The Supreme Court’s recent gerrymandering ruling has touched off an instantaneous demolition of Black political power as state lawmakers roll back the Second Reconstruction.
May 7, 2026
Monica Potts
The Growing Movement to Give Money Back to Renters
Renter-equity programs are popping up around the country. Can they make a real difference, or are they just another fintech scheme?
May 7, 2026
Kate Aronoff
Louisiana Republicans Seem Content to Let New Orleans Drown
While local lawmakers obsess over how to keep Democrats in majority-Black districts from governing, their state is literally shrinking.
May 7, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Spirals as Surprise Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly
As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
May 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
RFK Jr. Makes It Easier for Kids to Get Skin Cancer
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has rolled back restrictions on tanning beds.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Former DOJ Official Targeted Virginia Democrat to Help Trump
Lindsey Halligan was reportedly trying to charge the Virginia lawmaker long before the FBI raid.
May 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Thinks It’s a Compliment to Call People “Animals”
Donald Trump referred to a group of UFC fighters as such, right after one fighter indicated he didn’t like the descriptor.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Tennessee Republicans Kick Out Democrats as They Vote on New Map
“This is the Republicans’ white power rally,” warned state Senator Gloria Johnson, as protesters shouted down the GOP.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kristi Noem Stooge’s Congressional Bid Fails Spectacularly
Madison Sheahan was behind some major screwups during her time at the Department of Homeland Security.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Howard Lutnick Suddenly Changes Entire Story About His Epstein Ties
Donald Trump’s commerce secretary claimed he couldn’t remember why he was at Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Tennessee Republicans Propose Map Eliminating State’s Only Democrat
Tennessee’s Republican Party is gearing up to carve up the state’s one Democratic district, which just happens to be majority-Black.
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