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May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Second Republican Governor Rejects Trump’s Gerrymandering Wars
South Carolina won’t be redistricting anytime soon.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Demand Mind-Blowing $1 Billion for Trump’s Ballroom
Remember when Trump promised that this ballroom wouldn’t cost taxpayers anything?
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Accuses Pope of “Endangering” Catholics as He Reignites Feud
Trump is going to war with Pope Leo again for some bizarre reason.
May 5, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
The Supreme Court Is Lying About Racism in America
Author Kimberlé Crenshaw says that the Supreme Court keeps issuing rules for a post-racial America that the justices know doesn’t exist.
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May 5, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: The Supreme Court Is Lying About Racism in America
Author Kimberlé Crenshaw says that the conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court know America is not post-racial but insist on pretending that it is.
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May 5, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Just Unleashed
As Trump urges Republicans to rig the battle for the House amid cratering polls, a voting rights advocate explains how Democrats can fight fire with fire—and why that might succeed.
May 5, 2026
Virginia Heffernan
The Ex-MAGA Influencer Who Now Hates All Things MAGA—and Herself Too
Ashley St. Clair used to hang with Erika Kirk. And she bore Romulus, the zillionth child of Elon Musk. She’s now turned her back on MAGA—and wants to tell you all about it.
May 5, 2026
Ross Rosenfeld
Trump Isn’t Defeating Terrorists. He’s Helping Them.
While claiming to crack down on terrorists in his second term, the president has actually benefited them in a host of ways.
May 5, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Confused Trump Openly Admits Plot to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn Brutal
As Trump incoherently urges Republicans to rig the battle for the House amid cratering polls, a voting rights advocate explains how Democrats can fight fire with fire—and why that might succeed.
May 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
White House Lawyers Secretly Prep Trump Team for Brutal Midterms
Donald Trump’s inner circle expects Democrats to sweep the elections in November.
May 4, 2026
Timothy Noah
Turn the Met Gala Into a Fundraiser for
The Washington Post
The extravagant annual event, of which Jeff Bezos is an honorary co-chair this year, benefits an institute that doesn’t need his millions.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Derails White House Event to Spiral Over State of His Health
Donald Trump spent a good chunk of a small-business summit discussing how strong his body and mind are.
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Judge Says Jan. 6 Rioters Treated Better in Jail Than WHCD Gunman
A federal judge was so shocked by the jail treatment of Cole Allen that he apologized.
May 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Senate Republicans Freak Out That Mike Johnson Is Losing Control
One senator warned that “everybody is fighting” in the House caucus.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Hakeem Jeffries Brings New York Into Trump’s Gerrymandering Fight
The Supreme Court ruling kicked off a wave of redistricting in red states.
May 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DeSantis Signs Gerrymandered Florida Map to Flip Seats for Republicans
Governor Ron DeSantis is hoping the new map will save Republicans in what looks like a tough midterm election.
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Threatens Iran as His Plan for Strait of Hormuz Disintegrates
Trump is warning that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth.”
May 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Justice Department in Crisis as Thousands of Lawyers Quit
The massive exodus has caused a huge backlog in work.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Boat Strikes Accomplished Nothing, Damning Report Shows
Donald Trump has repeatedly bragged that he single-handedly demolished the drug trade from South America to the United States.
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Ordered Republicans to Try to Win Over John Fetterman
Republicans are promising Senator John Fetterman a lot—if only he switches parties.
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