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June 4, 2025
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
GOP Senator Gets Howard Lutnick to Admit Insane Logic on Trump Tariffs
Trump’s commerce secretary admitted there’s no real strategy when it comes to trade talks currently underway.
June 4, 2025
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Trump Whines About How Hard It Is to Make a Trade Deal With China
Donald Trump is mad at being stuck in a mess of his own making.
June 3, 2025
Tori Otten
Karoline Leavitt Admits Trump Is Begging Leaders to Make Trade Deals
We’ve come a long way from “90 deals in 90 days.”
June 3, 2025
Tori Otten
Trump Makes Unhinged Tariff Claim as Experts Warn Economy Is Crumbling
An international economic organization has slashed its forecast for U.S. economic growth.
June 3, 2025
Matt Ford
Trump’s War With Leonard Leo Could Expose a Conservative Legal Scam
The former Federalist Society power broker used the president to achieve judicial supremacy. Now all that work could get wrecked by the monster he turned loose.
June 2, 2025
Tori Otten
China Exposes Trump’s Lies About Floundering Tariff Talks
Donald Trump appears to be no closer to a permanent trade deal with China.
May 30, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much
In suggesting that Congress is a mere nuisance that shouldn’t shape trade policy, Trump revealed his true, unspoken ambitions.
May 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Issues Deranged Threat to China Over “Stalled” Tariff Talks
Donald Trump warned that he was done being “Mr. NICE GUY.”
May 30, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Rips His Own Dark Money Buddy in Bonkers Rant Over Tariff Losses
Donald Trump tore into Leonard Leo, who recommended several of Trump’s Supreme Court picks.
May 30, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: MAGA Fury Boils Over as Trump Tariffs Suddenly in Jeopardy
As Trump’s MAGA allies blast a hard-hitting ruling against his tariffs, a lawyer for the challengers explains how it reveals serious weaknesses in their legal justification—and what the prospects are for stopping them now.
May 30, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
MAGA Fury Erupts as Trump’s Epic Legal Loss on Tariffs Slowly Sinks In
As Trump’s MAGA-friendly advisers rage over a harsh ruling against his tariffs, a lawyer for the challengers explains how it exposed deep weaknesses in their legal justification—and what will happen now.
May 29, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Next Authoritarian Target: The Federal Reserve
The president seems serious about challenging the independence of the Fed.
May 29, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Karoline Leavitt Says Judges Shouldn’t Have Power Over Trump
The White House press secretary has an alarming new claim about Donald Trump’s legal losses.
May 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karoline Leavitt Freaks Out After Two Brutal Tariff Losses in 24 Hours
Donald Trump’s press secretary snapped when asked why countries should even bother negotiating with the U.S.
May 29, 2025
Timothy Noah
A Trade Court Stopped Trump’s Tariffs. Why Didn’t Congress?
The law is clear, and the legislature’s powers are unambiguous. But Republicans in Washington have fully knuckled under.
May 29, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Economic Adviser Insists Tariff Situation Is Under Control
Kevin Hassett insisted that Donald Trump is guaranteed to win his legal battles over the tariffs.
May 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Freaks Out When He Learns About Humiliating New Nickname
Investors have started referring to the TACO theory, which stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
May 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Branded With Embarrassing Nickname Over Tariff Confusion
Investors are catching on to how Donald Trump does business.
May 27, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Adviser Flails When Asked About Effect of Tariffs on iPhones
Kevin Hassett failed a key question about tariff pricing.
May 27, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Throws Wild New Wrench in EU Tariff Talks
Donald Trump’s latest comments seem hugely at odds with those of his advisers.
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