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July 9, 2024
Holly Brewer
The Case for Expanding the Supreme Court Has Never Been Stronger
Biden has repeatedly refused to endorse “court-packing.” The right-wing justices’ ruling on presidential immunity ought to change his mind.
July 9, 2024
Grace Segers
The Democrats’ Billboard-Size Plan to Make Trump Own Project 2025
Ahead of a rally in Doral this week, the DNC launched billboards outlining his connections to the radical conservative agenda.
July 8, 2024
Parker Molloy
Trump Knew Nothing of Project 2025—but He Also Didn’t Like It!
His denials of knowledge about the Heritage Foundation project didn’t come close to passing the smell test. Media coverage did not live up to the moment.
July 8, 2024
Michael Tomasky
OK, Democrats, This Is the Week to Say What You Really Believe
Want to replace Biden atop the Democratic ticket? It’s now or never.
July 8, 2024
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Wildly Unhinged Attack on NYT Should Wake Up Media: He’s Unfit
With Trump slamming the Times even as it crusades against Biden, a press critic explains how Trump scams the media into adopting a huge double standard on each man’s fitness to serve.
July 5, 2024
Greg Sargent
MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”
Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.
July 5, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s 8:30 P.M. Do You Know Where Your President Is?
Since his disastrous debate, Biden has done nothing to reassure America. Quite the contrary.
July 4, 2024
Kristen Ghodsee
America, Don’t Succumb to Escapism
Our politics are a shambles, our people divided and distraught. But we must fight the urge to turn away from our nation’s troubles.
July 4, 2024
Sidney Blumenthal
If Joe Biden Were as Ruthless About Immunity as Donald Trump …
What might the current president do with monarchical immunity to act? Sorry, that’s not admissible.
July 3, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Listen Closely to the Men Crafting the GOP’s Anti-Abortion Policy
The main dispute within Trump’s Republican Party is not about how severely to punish women for having abortions, but merely how to “frame the argument.”
July 3, 2024
Kate Aronoff
Yes, Biden Should Step Down—for the Sake of the Planet
By refusing to do so, he’s not only imperiling American democracy.
July 3, 2024
Walter Shapiro
Democrats Are Panicking. Why Aren’t Their Leaders Doing Anything?
For years, party leaders mocked Republicans for sticking with Trump when it was clear he was unfit for office. Now that Joe Biden is unfit for office, they’re silent.
July 3, 2024
David W. Blight
Here’s How Joe Biden Channels Lincoln to Secure His Legacy
Making Kamala Harris the president right now would send a powerful message of unity to defeat the poison of MAGA.
July 3, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Rage at Liz Cheney Suddenly Veers In an Alarming New Direction
With Trump’s threats to jail Liz Cheney and other political foes going nuclear, a former prosecutor explains what a second-term crackdown on his enemies would really look like. It’s gonna be ugly.
July 2, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
How the Supreme Court Just Made a Second Trump Term More Terrifying
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s demand for immunity, a leading legal expert explains why there’s deep cause for alarm about what he’ll be free to attempt if he wins again.
July 1, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court Just Showed Why Biden Must Drop Out
Monday’s immunity ruling made the stakes of this election even higher—and made it clear that Biden must step aside for someone who can stop Trump and save the country.
July 1, 2024
Garance Franke-Ruta
What Joe Biden Could Do: Resign and Make Kamala Harris President
If Biden steps aside, yes, he could endorse his veep. But he could also make a far more dramatic and potent gesture.
July 1, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Barack Obama, Your Party and Country Need You to Lead Here
After Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats need Obama more than ever.
July 1, 2024
Susan Milligan
Trump’s Recent Cash Infusion Is Less Than Meets the Eye
A big pile of campaign cash in itself won’t win any elections.
July 1, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Ugly New Rants About Jan. 6 Pardons Suddenly Seem Very Ominous
With Trump escalating his threats to pardon MAGA supporters who attacked the Capitol, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann explains how this shows the rule of law is in deep peril.
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