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May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Where the Hell Is This Missing Republican Representative?
Representative Tom Kean Jr.’s own neighbors don’t know where he is.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
“Stupid on Stilts”: Republican Senator Rips Trump’s Slush Fund
Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund has found yet another Republican critic.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Out—and It Completely Misses the Point
The Democratic National Committee has finally released its report on what went wrong in the 2024 election.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Worst People You Know Are Applying to Trump’s Slush Fund
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, and more.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
The Perfect Judge Will Rule on Trump’s Shady $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Judge Richard Leon has ruled against Trump more than once before this case.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Turns Out a Massive Bribe Was Behind the FDA’s Vaping Decision
A new report reveals how easy it is to purchase new regulations under the Trump administration.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Senator Cassidy Turns Into One of Trump’s Biggest Headaches
Bill Cassidy is criticizing the president’s favorite projects after his primary defeat.
May 21, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly as Slush Fund Prompts Quiet GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
May 21, 2026
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Lawrence Joseph
Once
May 21, 2026
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Michael Dickman
A Hospital Bed
May 21, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s IRS Deal Is a Massive Test for Congress and the Courts
The president’s slush-fund-and-tax-penalty “settlement” is brazenly criminal. If our governing institutions can’t block it, America will officially be a banana republic.
May 21, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise
The president has long been operating under the assumption that he is immune from prosecution. His latest scheme, however, may be a step too far.
May 21, 2026
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Molly Jong-Fast
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Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real
His recent tirades confirmed what more than half of America now believes: The president is mentally unfit. How will we survive two and a half more years of this? And what’s he got in store for us?
May 21, 2026
Phillip Maciak
What We Have Lost With
The Late Show
There may be a day again when TV executives have the backbone to support a show like Colbert’s. But
The Late Show
will be gone.
May 21, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
May 20, 2026
Alex Shephard
The Trump Administration’s Iran Plan Is Even Crazier Than We Thought
A bonkers new report suggests that the U.S. and Israel attempted to install Holocaust-denying former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader.
May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Try to Make Any Sense of This Trump Answer on the Future of AI
Donald Trump quickly switched topics to Iran.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Republicans Forced to Abandon Latest Tactic to Fund Trump Ballroom
A growing number of Republicans don’t want to put their names behind this White House ballroom.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judge Grants Emergency Order to Block Trump From Destroying Records
A federal judge has ruled that Trump can’t violate the Presidential Records Act just because he feels like it.
May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Ropes Banks Into His Immigration Crackdown With Wild Order
He wants their help tracking immigrants.
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