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May 19, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Family of January 6 Rioter
Trump is rewriting the reality of what happened on January 6, 2021—with taxpayer money.
May 19, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Just Gave Putin a Way to Get Off Scot-Free on Ukraine War
Donald Trump is trying to give Vladimir Putin a get-out-of-jail-free card.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Putin Dumps Cold Water Over Trump’s Celebration of Their Phone Call
The Russian leader’s summary of the phone call didn’t sound nearly as optimistic as Trump’s when it comes to next steps in Ukraine.
May 19, 2025
Edith Olmsted
MAGA Senator Threatens Walmart for Responding to Trump’s Tariffs
Walmart warned that Donald Trump’s tariffs would cause prices to increase.
May 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s China Tariff Deal Is About to Come Back to Bite Him
Donald Trump caved too fast on China—and other countries are taking notice.
May 19, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Rick Scott Reveals He Has No Idea How Health Insurance Works
The Republican senator known for massive Medicare fraud made a shocking argument while defending Medicaid work requirements.
May 19, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Karoline Leavitt Let Pro-Kremlin Conspiracist Into Press Briefing
A Russian propagandist has officially joined the White House press briefing.
May 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Press Secretary Flat-Out Lies About Effects of Budget Bill
Karoline Leavitt insisted that Donald Trump’s tax cuts won’t affect the national deficit.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
CBS News CEO Suddenly Quits as Network Considers Caving to Trump
Wendy McMahon is the second high-profile executive to step down from the network amid an internal war over Trump’s lawsuit.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
MAGA Loses It as Trump Officials Say Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself
The far right is freaking out after Trump’s FBI directors say there was no Epstein cover-up.
May 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Threatens ABC in Wild Rant Whining About Qatar Plane Reporting
Donald Trump continues to freak out about the pushback against his “free” private plane from Qatar.
May 19, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Qatar Private Jet Is Now Somehow Biden’s Fault
Donald Trump’s treasury secretary managed to rope Joe Biden into a wild new theory.
May 19, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Doctor Who Worked With Biden Says He Had Cancer for Years
“Either they didn’t test for it or they didn’t report it,” said Dr. Zeke Emanuel.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Threatens to Prosecute Beyoncé and Three Other Major Stars
Donald Trump called for an investigation into the stars over their support for Kamala Harris.
May 19, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Threats to Defy Courts Suddenly Get More Dangerous
As Trump’s intent to override the courts gets more obvious, a legal commentator who closely observes MAGA lawlessness explains why the Trump-MAGA strategy here is darker than you thought.
May 19, 2025
Laura Weiss
An Anti-Science MAHA Extremist Is Playing a Major Role at the FDA
On first glance, Dr. Vinay Prasad’s medical credentials sound impressive. But look closer and you’ll find a narcissistic attention-seeker peddling misinformation, whose views will cost lives.
May 19, 2025
Raina Lipsitz
The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)
The folks behind DREAM will never be able to outspend the would-be mayor of New York City. But they believe their fresh approach to campaigning might give them an edge.
May 19, 2025
Matt Ford
Pope Leo’s Election Is a Victory for the Constitution
That the head of the Catholic Church is as American as baseball proves that ancient prejudices can be conquered and rifts between people can be mended.
May 19, 2025
Michael Tomasky
What the Democrats Need to Learn From the Biden Cover-Up Fiasco
As much as covering up the president’s infirmity was a scandal for all involved, the Democrats’ mortal sin was the one that was right out in the open.
May 19, 2025
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Threats to Defy Courts Go Nuclear as MAGA Rages at New Losses
As Trump’s hints that he will override the courts get worse, a close observer of MAGA lawlessness explains why the Trump-MAGA game plan here is more dangerous than it appears.
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