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May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Freaks After SCOTUS Trashes His Birthright Citizenship Arguments
Donald Trump apparently can’t handle the fact that the justices thought his arguments were bad.
May 16, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Rages Over Qatar Jet Fiasco as GOP Criticism Worsens
As Trump spirals over the controversy surrounding his luxury jet from Qatar, a journalist who’s writing about GOP reactions explains why this scandal is not going away—and why there’s no easy way out.
May 16, 2025
Jess Coleman
New York Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Biggest Policy Success
The fight over congestion pricing in New York City illuminates the party’s struggle to define and defend a positive vision.
May 16, 2025
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Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?
They’re both unqualified for their jobs and love to drink. Can you tell them apart?
May 16, 2025
Grace Segers
House Republicans Want to Force States to Cut SNAP for Them
GOP lawmakers in Washington want someone else to make the tough choice of slashing nutrition benefits—and to take the blame for who gets left behind.
May 16, 2025
Alex Shephard
Trump Is Doing a Good Job of Making Biden Look Bad
The president’s Middle East romp is defying the rules at every turn. If only his predecessor had shown the same courage.
May 16, 2025
Jeff Hauser
Are Some Dems About to Cave to Crypto? It Wouldn’t Be the First Time
As the Senate considers a GOP-backed stablecoin bill, it’s a good time to look back on when the Biden administration bailed out a bunch of high-rolling, right-wing crypto crybabies.
May 16, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages Over Qatar Jet Fiasco as GOP Angst Worsens: “Humiliating”
As Trump seethes over criticism of his acceptance of a luxury jet from Qatar, a journalist who’s closely tracking GOP reactions explains why this is a growing problem for him—and what may come next.
May 15, 2025
Matt Ford
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case Has the Supreme Court Baffled
The Trump administration’s brief against the Fourteenth Amendment is a bad one, and it naturally led to some tortured legal reasoning from his solicitor general.
May 15, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Top Sexual Assault Hotline RAINN Caves to Trump in Chilling Move
RAINN has given in to Donald Trump’s war on DEI.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Justice Rips Into Trump DOJ: “Assume You’re Dead Wrong”
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was unconvinced by the government’s arguments on birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025
Monica Potts
Trump’s Corruption Is a Huge Problem. But It’s a Hard Sell to Voters.
The scant polling evidence suggests that corruption is not a decisive factor for voters—yet there is a way for Democrats to leverage the president’s malfeasance in next year’s midterm elections.
May 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Tariffs Will Cost Consumers, Walmart CFO Grimly Warns
Walmart is placing the blame for rising costs squarely on Donald Trump’s shoulders.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Justice Department Makes Insane Claim About Obeying Court Orders
Donald Trump’s lawyers made the argument to the Supreme Court during a hearing on birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
How Elon Musk Used State Department to Force Starlink on a Country
Elon Musk is turning the U.S. government into his personal P.R. firm.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missouri Voters Overturned an Abortion Ban. Republicans Ignored Them.
State Republican senators have usurped the will of the voters on abortion.
May 15, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Goes on Weird Rant About Military Planes Not Being Pretty Enough
During a meeting in Qatar, Trump went on a tangent complaining about how stealth military planes are ugly.
May 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Calls U.S. “STUPID” in Wild Rant on Birthright Citizenship
Donald Trump posted a screed against birthright citizenship just hours before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutional right.
May 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Legal Win Comes Back to Bite Him With Arrested Wisconsin Judge
Judge Hannah Dugan is using Donald Trump’s own arguments against him in her case.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Bonkers Excuse for Why Putin Is Skipping Ukraine Peace Talks
Donald Trump seems to think he’s the reason for Vladimir Putin’s absence.
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