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May 6, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Ballroom Saga Takes Brutal Turn for GOP as Midterm Panic Worsens
As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DOJ Walks Back One of Todd Blanche’s Main Accusations Against SPLC
Blanche initially claimed the Southern Poverty Law Center had not shared information with law enforcement.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Rushes to Claim Trump Didn’t Threaten the Pope
Donald Trump’s one-sided beef with Pope Leo is escalating, and his team is hurrying to defend it.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Admin Sues
New York Times
for Discriminating Against White Men
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims it has a case against the newspaper detested by President Trump.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Pressures FDA to Approve Flavored Vapes as Youth Support Tanks
President Trump is pissed at FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for blocking his plan to win back young people.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Revenge Cases Derail Key DOJ Office
The U.S. attorney’s office in Miami has significantly scaled back its focus on white-collar crime and narcotics cases.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Plantiff in Case That Destroyed Voting Rights Act Exposed as Jan. 6er
Phillip Callais, who helped the Supreme Court demolish the historic civil rights law, had fallen deep in the MAGA rabbit hole.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry wasted no time trying to overturn votes.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
How Trump Plans to Profit Off Renaming of Palm Beach Airport
President Donald Trump has made a deal with Palm Beach Airport that will make him even richer.
May 5, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon
The Comey indictment is totally baseless. The question, which Democrats are now exploring, is how such prosecutions can be stopped.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
GOP Finds Way to Give ICE Even More Money—With Way Less Accountability
Senate Republicans are putting forward a new reconciliation package for immigration enforcement.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Bragging to Kids About Iran War Plans
President Trump took a short nap while others were speaking at the White House event.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Losing His Political Juice, Right Before Midterms
Donald Trump’s influence over voters is waning.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Dumps Toxic Debris From His Ballroom Onto Public Golf Course
President Trump is taking toxic materials from the White House construction and dumping it onto a public golf course that he wants to take over next.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Trans People by Targeting Another College
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into Smith.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lindsey Graham’s Idea of Victory in Iran Will Make You Want to Scream
So winning is just ... going back to how things were?
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Targets Every 2020 Election Worker in Key Georgia District
The Department of Justice wants a list of names from Fulton County.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Iran War Is a Bigger Bust Than We Knew, Leaked Info Shows
What has Donald Trump actually accomplished?
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?
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