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May 24, 2025
Indigo Olivier
The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Behind the IVF Clinic Bombing
The man who attacked the Palm Springs facility is an acolyte of “efilism”—an anti-life belief system arising from the despair our political choices have wrought.
May 24, 2025
Sam Russek
The Texas Judge Race That Republicans Are Suddenly Eyeing
Why is a little-known GOP candidate getting such big-name support in her effort to unseat Harris County’s Lina Hidalgo? It could be a dry run for the party’s next wave of messaging.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Crypto Dinner Guests Admit They’re Trying to Buy Him Off
“He’ll always be good to his sponsors,” one wealthy guest said.
May 23, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque
That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.
May 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Here’s What Happened at Trump’s Shady Cryptocurrency Dinner
A conservative influencer who attended Donald Trump’s crypto dinner says it was a total bust.
May 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nancy Mace Hit With Shock Accusation After Waving Nudes in Congress
The South Carolina representative has accused her ex-fiancé of taking nude images of her and other women without consent.
May 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s New Attack on Harvard Fails Immediately as Judge Blocks It
Donald Trump had attempted to block Harvard from admitting international students.
May 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Breaking Rules to Install Grok in Government
Elon Musk is cooking up a sinister plan to expand his power in the federal government.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Republican Congressman Seriously Claims Straws Are Only for Women
Fellas, is it gay to use a straw?
May 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lindsey Graham Dumps Cold Water on Trump-Backed Budget Bill
Senator Lindsey Graham had a stunning warning for the Republican Party.
May 23, 2025
Michael Tomasky
Trump’s Week: Rob From the Poor, Give to the Rich, Steal Like Crazy
Nothing sums up the descent into authoritarian corruption of the once-republican USA like the events of May 22, 2025.
May 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Even Fox News Grilled Treasury Secretary on Budget Bill Math
Scott Bessent flailed when asked about the bill’s effect on the deficit.
May 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
RFK Jr. Just Accidentally Discredited His Own Surgeon General
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just gave some good medical advice, for once.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Harvard Hits Back at Trump With Lawsuit Over International Student Ban
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration over its cruel move.
May 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is Trump Trying to Set Energy Policy in Other Countries Now?
Donald Trump went on a weird rant about windmills—in the U.K.
May 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Drops Another Tariffs Bombshell to Begin in a Matter of Days
So much for walking back his trade war.
May 23, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Vile New Attack on Harvard Is Already Backfiring
As Trump’s legal war on Harvard intensifies, a leading free speech advocate explains how all this is already stiffening institutional resistance to him—and why his broader project may not go the way he hopes.
May 23, 2025
Osita Nwanevu
The Democrats Are Having a False Reckoning Over Joe Biden
Party elites are considerably more responsible for their woeful state of affairs than the former president.
May 23, 2025
Faiz Shakir
Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat
Party insiders are spending millions to find the liberal Joe Rogan. How about perfecting the message before conducting a search for the perfect messenger?
May 23, 2025
Grace Segers
Senate Republicans Flirt With Nuking the Filibuster
GOP Senators are chipping away at the 60-vote threshold, marking one more step toward majority rule in the upper chamber.
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