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May 5, 2025
Grace Segers
The Republican Budget Plan Could Kick Millions Off Medicaid
As GOP lawmakers mull how to slash federal spending, health care for low-income Americans could be first on the chopping block.
May 5, 2025
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump’s Biggest, Dumbest Lie Is …
Really
Big and
Really
Dumb
The president is peddling hot nonsense on what tariffs can do for America—and the person he’s conned the most seems to be himself.
May 5, 2025
David S. Abraham
How the United States Lost the Rare Earth Materials War to China
Chinese dominance in this critical sector of the economy did not happen by accident—it was a policy choice.
May 5, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Rage at Fox News over Bad Poll Hints at Coming Fiasco for MAGA
As Trump’s worsening polls force Fox News personalities to deny what the numbers are clearly showing, a shrewd observer of right-wing media explains the deeper problem all this exposes for the MAGA movement.
May 4, 2025
Magazine
Sam Rosenfeld
Michael Lewis’s Paean to Federal Workers Hits Differently Under DOGE
While Elon Musk paints federal bureaucrats as inefficient or worse, Lewis and other literary essayists shine a light on the quiet heroes of the civil service.
May 3, 2025
Greg Sargent
How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia
Trump has now admitted twice that he could bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home, but says his lawyers are telling him not to. This was a very dumb move—and also a very revealing one.
May 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Is Poised to Get Another Huge Payday From the Government
Cuts to NASA mean that Musk’s SpaceX company is well positioned to reap in a billion dollars—at least—in government contracts.
May 2, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republican Congressman Has Full-Blown Meltdown Over Halal Restaurant
You will never guess what Mike Collins is comparing the opening of a new halal restaurant to.
May 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Where the Hell Does Tommy Tuberville Actually Live?
The Alabama senator wants to prove he lives in Alabama in his bid for governor. So why did he vote in Florida?
May 2, 2025
Edith Olmsted
CNN’s Resident Trump Defender Doesn’t Know How the Constitution Works
Scott Jennings apparently doesn't know that Congress, not the president, is responsible for declaring war.
May 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Judges Who Rule Against Trump Become Target of New MAGA War
This could soon have a chilling effect across the courts—if it hasn’t already.
May 2, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens to Take Over Congress’s Powers in Budget War
Donald Trump just released a radical budget proposal. And he’s threatening Congress if they don’t fall in line.
May 2, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Next National Security Adviser Might Be His Worst Ally
Stephen Miller is reportedly under consideration to join the president’s Cabinet after Mike Waltz’s abrupt dismissal.
May 2, 2025
Jonathan Guyer
The Forgotten Forever War That Cost Mike Waltz His Job
America has been bombing Yemen for two decades. That conflict ultimately led to Waltz’s dismissal as national security adviser.
May 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Alarming Footage Shows Drone Attack on Gaza Aid Freedom Flotilla
Israel has not allowed any aid to enter Gaza for two months as Palestinians starve to death.
May 2, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Shock Poll: Core Part of Trump’s Base is Abandoning Him
Rural voters are rapidly souring on the president, thanks in large part to his decision to tank the economy for no reason.
May 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
60 Minutes
Isn’t Backing Down From Trump’s Threats
The news magazine is under fire from the president, but it’s still airing critical segments about his regime.
May 2, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
John Fetterman Seems Like a Risk to Himself and Everyone Around Him
A damning new report reveals how the Democratic senator appears to be endangering his own life, and those around him.
May 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
A Supreme Court Justice Finally Just Stood up to Trump
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the president’s unsettling attacks on the judiciary.
May 2, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Can John Fetterman Continue in the Senate?
The Pennsylvania Democrat is reportedly acting erratically—and saying a number of disturbing things about Gaza and Palestinians.
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