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July 7, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Kevin McCarthy Returns With Dumbest Take on Graham Platner Yet
The former House speaker was brutally roasted for his response.
July 7, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Announces He’s Giving Turkey—and Russia—a Massive Gift
The Trump administration plan to sell F-35s to Turkey has become an even greater disaster.
July 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Issues More Impossible Demands to Republicans in Congress
President Trump wants hundreds of millions more for the military—on top of all his other requests.
July 7, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Brutally Mocked as U.S. Crashes Out of World Cup
Donald Trump’s meddling turned out to be all for naught.
July 7, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Demands Proof Mitch McConnell Is Alive as His Office Stonewalls
McConnell’s office has provided little to no information about the senator’s condition.
July 7, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump 250 Crowd-Size Claims Collapse in Final Humiliation
As Trump’s disastrous celebration of our 250th ends with a howler, a writer who focuses on MAGA’s weak grip on the culture reflects on what all this says about the country’s desire to move on from MAGA.
July 7, 2026
Charles McCrary
The Ultimate Goal of the Right’s “Religious Liberty” Crusade
A new report from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission makes clear that this issue is just a stalking horse for a much broader political project to transform America.
July 7, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Vile New Birthright Stance Is So Toxic, Even Fox Admits It
Mike Johnson is now floating a “legislative fix” to birthright citizenship. That’s an assault on the Constitution—and a vote that vulnerable Republicans will hate, if recent polling from Fox News is any indication.
July 7, 2026
Jess Coleman
The Supreme Court’s Originalists Are Cracking Up
In the high court’s latest term, the chief practitioners of this purportedly neutral doctrine had a hard time keeping their stories straight.
July 7, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Wrecks His Own 250 Crowd-Size Claims in Final, Epic Humiliation
As Trump’s disastrous celebration of our 250th ends with a howler, a writer who focuses on MAGA’s weak grip on the culture reflects on what all this says about the country’s desire to move on from MAGA.
July 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judge Rules Against Trump, Says He Clearly Prefers White People
A federal judge is quoting Trump’s own words to block policies that paused some immigrants’ benefit applications and directed officials to consider their nationality.
July 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Platner Is Considering “Path Forward” After Sexual Assault Allegation
A woman has come forward to accuse Graham Platner, Maine’s Democratic candidate for Senate, of sexually assaulting her.
July 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Cute”: GOP Senator Shuts Down Mike Johnson’s Plan to Pass SAVE Act
House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to struggle with Donald Trump’s signature legislation.
July 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Weather Service Scrambles in Hurricane Season After Trump Purge
Donald Trump’s mass layoffs have dramatically reduced the number of staffers at the National Weather Service—and thus the amount of data it can collect.
July 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
U.S. Citizen Sues After ICE Hunted Him Down Over Critical Email
ICE says David Streever’s email about the murder of two American citizens in Minneapolis was actually a threat.
July 6, 2026
Alex Shephard
The Joy of the World Cup Just Collided With Trump
The tournament had weathered a series of scandals related to the current administration. Now, a red card reversal threatens to upend it.
July 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
NATO Chief Warns They Can’t Count on Trump’s U.S. Anymore
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued the message hours before Donald Trump is due to arrive in Turkey for a summit.
July 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Dramatically Ramps Up Timeline—and Price Tag—for Helipad
Donald Trump has added nearly $900,000 to the project.
July 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Breaks the World Cup by Setting Off Wild Chain Reaction
The appeal requests are pouring in after FIFA lifted the red card ban on Team USA’s star player, Folarin Balogun.
July 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
The President of the United States Attacks Kindergarteners
Donald Trump is attacking five-year-olds because they’re Muslim.
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