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May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Virginia Vows to Fight Court Ruling Striking Down Democrats’ Map
Virginia’s Democratic leaders are promising to fight the state Supreme Court decision to block their redistricting referendum.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act
Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology.
May 8, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Unloads on Black Woman Reporter Who Dared Ask About Gas Prices
Donald Trump called her question “stupid.”
May 8, 2026
Michael Tomasky
This Is the Issue That Must Unite Democrats—and It Isn’t Donald Trump
It’s a problem that’s far more enduring than Trump. And any Democrat who isn’t serious about reining it in deserves zero 2028 consideration.
May 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Iran War Hawks Rage Over Trump’s Proposed Peace Deal
A lot of President Trump’s base is pissed at him for considering the one-page agreement.
May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens to Nuke Iran as He Tries to Break Blockade
The president claims the ceasefire is still in place as the U.S. goes in a disturbing direction.
May 8, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Virginia Supreme Court Tosses New Voting Map That Boosted Democrats
Virginia residents had voted to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Democrats more seats.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel in Full Meltdown Over Leaked Stories About His Drinking
Patel has ordered at least two dozen staffers to take polygraph tests.
May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Gives Least Reassuring Answer Possible on Hantavirus Spread
Is the Trump administration prepared to respond to the hantavirus outbreak?
May 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Suffers Two Brutal Court Losses in Less Than 24 Hours
The courts have delivered major blows to two of Trump’s signature policies: tariffs and the “anti-woke” crusade.
May 8, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Cornered as Damning Leaks Expose Fresh War Blunders
As fresh revelations shed glaring light on Trump’s Iran miscalculations, a writer who tracks Trump’s policy failures argues that Trump badly sabotaged himself and the GOP for the upcoming midterms.
May 8, 2026
Timothy Noah
It’s No Longer Safe for Civil Servants to Be Good at Their Job
If you’re an effective federal worker, don’t let Trump find out—you might not be one for much longer.
May 8, 2026
Hannah Garden-Monheit
Less Noted, Just as Radical: The High Court’s Rightward Economic Shift
The Supreme Court and other federal courts have moved dramatically to the right on economic policy as well as social and democracy policy. It’s time to take on that fight too.
May 8, 2026
Matt Ford
John Roberts Is Trying to Defend the Indefensible
The chief justice insists he and his colleagues are not political actors, but can’t explain what an overtly politicized right-wing court would do differently from the one he leads.
May 8, 2026
Melissa Gira Grant
The Trans Idahoans Fighting an Extreme Bathroom Ban
A new legal challenge aims to prevent a punitive anti-trans law in the state from going into effect—and stave off a future where transgender people are at worst criminalized and at best objects of routine suspicion.
May 8, 2026
Liza Featherstone
How Is Tucker Carlson More Antiwar Than Leading Democrats?
The party is ceding the issue to Trump’s critics on the right, inviting disaster in the 2028 presidential election.
May 8, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trumpworld Unnerved as Damning Leaks Expose His Worst War Blunders Yet
As fresh revelations shed glaring light on Trump’s Iran miscalculations, a writer who tracks Trump’s policy failures argues that the political fallout for the GOP could be worse than anyone expects.
May 7, 2026
Finn Hartnett
WTF Happened With Trump’s Meeting With Brazilian President?
Donald Trump and Lula were supposed to have a public meeting. Instead, we got three hours of radio silence.
May 7, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Will Revoke Passports for Parents Who Owe Child Support
The State Department plans to revoke the passports of Americans who owe child support. Meanwhile, Republicans are pushing for strict laws where a passport would be necessary.
May 7, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Is Bringing Back His Strait of Hormuz Plan After Just 48 Hours
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