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May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Agents Pepper-Spray Democratic Senator at Protest
The Department of Homeland Security is blaming Senator Andy Kim after he was pepper-sprayed.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Picks Worst Time Imaginable to Bomb Iran
Bombs fell just hours after peace negotiators landed in Qatar.
May 26, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Tirades Take Weird Turn as Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 26, 2026
Alex Thomas
Deep Inside the Chaotic Politics of the California Billionaire Tax
The pitched battle between billionaires and populist economists has Golden State residents’ heads spinning.
May 26, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Stop the Presses—Donald Trump Actually Did Something Good for Once
He is against private equity buying up single-family homes. Democrats should take note—and do him one better.
May 26, 2026
Kate Aronoff
Trump Twisted a Climate Debate Beyond Recognition
Researchers concluded that one future climate scenario is unlikely to happen. Right-wingers went wild.
May 26, 2026
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Colin Jones
Donald Trump Is Going Nuclear
As the president explodes the nuclear energy regulatory landscape, hungry startups like Valar Atomics are racing to build new reactors as quickly as possible. But speed comes at what cost?
May 26, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 25, 2026
Jake Grumbach
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Perry Bacon
The Voting Rights Act Is Dead. Here’s a New Model for Black Politics.
After
Callais,
the old civil rights politics is moot. And more recent strategies have limited reach. Here’s how we can build something more transformative.
May 25, 2026
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Anna Louie Sussman
Can Marriage Survive the Manosphere?
The appeal of marriage is waning in an age of supercharged misogyny.
May 24, 2026
Grace Segers
SNAP Cuts Threaten to Cut Young Adults Off at the Knees
Tightened work requirements and cost shifts could result in students and former foster youth losing their nutrition benefits.
May 23, 2026
Brynn Tannehill
Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!
Republican men, in contrast, are more likely to say Trump could beat them up—just further proof of the MAGA reality-distortion field the president has created.
May 23, 2026
Jason Linkins
Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat
The president’s demand for a slush fund to pay billions of dollars to his cronies places him among the planet’s most infamous political criminals.
May 22, 2026
Alex Shephard
Gaza Wasn’t the Biggest Omission in the Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy
Two other issues went unmentioned in the report—and were even more decisive in the party’s loss to Donald Trump.
May 22, 2026
Greg Sargent
Even Fox News Admits It: Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
A threshold has definitely been crossed in these last couple weeks as Trump shrinks his MAGA base down to its molten core.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Greenland Envoy Gives Away Game on Renewed Push to Claim Island
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is trying to convince everyone that the U.S. should control Greenland.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Tulsi Gabbard Abruptly Quits After Increased Scrutiny Over Iran
Gabbard said she is leaving to help her husband, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Republican Rep. Has Racked Up Some Odd Travel Expenses
Representative Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for more than two months—but apparently still can travel for his reelection campaign.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Called Up Hegseth to Scold Him on Surprise Troop Withdrawal
A new report raises questions about whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is cosplaying as commander in chief.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
House Republicans Give Wild Defenses of Trump’s Shady Slush Fund
Republican members of Congress are lining up to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund.
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