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How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Stiffed Tipped Workers

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Grace Segers

The Deeper Reason That Trump Is Raging Against Brazil Right Now

For all the ways that MAGA has departed from established political norms, there is a throwback quality to President Trump’s extraordinarily hostile...

yesterday 30

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Andre Pagliarini

The Democrats Finally Have a Plan to Attack Trump. Sort Of.

The first six months of Donald Trump’s second presidency have been a master class in what he truly excels at: wanton misrule. With an absence of...

yesterday 9

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Jason Linkins

Stephen Miller Rages Wildly at Low Arrests—and Wrecks a Big Trump Scam

Stephen Miller recently berated ICE officials in a private meeting, demanding that they hit supercharged new arrest quotas and steamrolling anyone...

previous day 20

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

The EPA’s Lee Zeldin Is Unleashing a Chemical Nightmare

In the days since flash floods killed more than 100 people in Central Texas, various conspiracy theories have circulated on the right arguing that...

previous day 10

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Kate Aronoff

The Arms Race to Kiss Trump’s Ass Has Never Been More Ridiculous

I do not wish to leave out an important branch of this subject, for it is a danger from which princes are with difficulty preserved, unless they...

previous day 10

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Timothy Noah

What If the Political Pendulum Doesn’t Swing Back?

The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor...

previous day 20

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Michael Brenes

Trump’s Big Cuts Are Going to Overwhelm Food Banks With Hungry People

The newly passed Republican bill slashing government spending and expanding tax breaks primarily for the wealthy has left the food banks that serve...

previous day 1

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Grace Segers

The Trump Administration Is Fracturing Over the Epstein Files

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino may be planning to resign amid major MAGA backlash over the Department of Justice’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation...

previous day 30

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Edith Olmsted

FBI Deputy Director MIA as Fury Over Epstein Files Grows

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is so upset with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s dismissal of the Epstein case that Bongino took the day off on Friday...

previous day 20

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Malcolm Ferguson

Podcast Bro Andrew Schulz Turns Against Trump (After Voting for Him)

Anti-woke podcaster Andrew Schultz is coming to the same realization as thousands of other American voters over the last six months: President...

previous day 10

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump’s First Layoffs After Massive Supreme Court Victory Are Here

Before Tuesday, a district court had barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees en masse as his executive order calling for...

previous day 10

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Robert Mccoy

Karoline Leavitt Accidentally Whips MAGA Into Frenzy Over Epstein

MAGA supporters want the White House to know they are not happy with Donald Trump. In an attempt to fend off concerns that the president’s support...

previous day 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Backs Kristi Noem’s Disastrous Texas Response for Dumbest Reason

Donald Trump said that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s disastrous response to the deadly flooding in Texas was good, actually, because...

previous day 9

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Desperately Threatens GOP to Back Yet Another Disastrous Bill

Opposing Donald Trump’s cuts to PBS and NPR could cost Republicans a critical midterm endorsement. The White House has asked Congress to cut $9.4...

previous day 7

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s Border Czar Unveils Cruel Plans for Future Deported People

Border czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration is looking for more countries to send undocumented immigrants, as part of its inhumane policy...

previous day 6

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Edith Olmsted

Why Did ICE Agents Arrest and Detain a 71-Year-Old U.S. Citizen?

Earlier this week—in a story that reads as a perfect encapsulation of abuses by Trump’s immigration enforcement—masked ICE agents roughed up and...

previous day 4

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Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Toxic Toolkit: Lies, Corruption, Idiocy, Loyalty, Propaganda

We’re a week short now of the six-month mark of Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, and while a lot remains to be seen (gulp), we should...

previous day 4

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Michael Tomasky

Poll: Huge Majorities Reject Trump’s Fascistic Immigration Policies

A new Gallup poll indicates dramatic shifts in Americans’ attitudes regarding Donald Trump’s signature issue, suggesting that the president may be...

previous day 10

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Robert Mccoy

New York Republicans Unveil Bonkers New Anti-Zohran Mamdani Merch

For the low price of $45, New Yorkers can proudly display their racist attitudes against New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani....

previous day 1

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

ICE Is So Out of Control, They Tried to Raid a Kids’ Baseball Practice

Then they came for the children: even in self-designated sanctuary cities such as Manhattan, apparently no one is safe from the ire of federal...

previous day 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Judge Rips DOJ Lawyers for Undermining Own Case Against Abrego Garcia

A federal judge shredded Justice Department lawyers Friday over their shoddily constructed case to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongfully...

previous day 3

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Edith Olmsted

Conservative Conference Attendees Take Turns Ripping Trump on Epstein

The Trump administration’s complete dismissal of the Jeffrey Epstein case continues to backfire as some of the most intense, involved members of...

previous day 20

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Malcolm Ferguson

Federal Judge Tells LAPD to Stop Shooting at Journalists

A federal judge just had to remind police that they shouldn’t shoot at journalists after several violent encounters during the protests opposing...

previous day 20

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Edith Olmsted

Transcript: Stephen Miller Rages at Low Arrests—and Wrecks a MAGA Scam

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 11 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily...

previous day 3

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Just Torched Relations With One of the U.S.’s Closest Allies

President Donald Trump plans to raise tariffs on Canadian imports by 35 percent, upending whatever progress the two countries had made on a trade...

previous day 4

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Border Czar Confirms Racial Profiling Is Now Law of the Land

Immigration Czar Tom Homan just enthusiastically confirmed what we already knew: ICE is using indiscriminate racial profiling tactics to detain...

previous day 2

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Malcolm Ferguson

Republican Governor Overturns Voters and Repeals Paid Sick Leave

With the stroke of a pen, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed off on legislation repealing the paid sick leave provision of a ballot measure that...

previous day 2

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Robert Mccoy

Trump Rips Jerome Powell as Feud Shows No Sign of Cooling Down

President Trump on Friday morning threw barbs at Trump-appointed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, against whom he’s railed over and over...

previous day 2

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Robert Mccoy

Ken Paxton’s Wife Files for Divorce “in Light of Recent Discoveries”

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has long faced...

thursday 7

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Malcolm Ferguson

Harvard Abruptly Caves to Trump After Months of Fighting

Harvard just quietly dismantled its undergraduate school’s offices for diversity, equity, and inclusion amid the university’s ongoing battle with...

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Edith Olmsted

Angry Trump Shocked to Discover Putin Has Humiliated Him: “Bullshit!”

It appears to be dawning on President Trump that he will not be ending the Russia-Ukraine war in one day as he promised during the campaign....

thursday 10

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Picks Annoying Hooters-Obsessed Troll as U.S. Ambassador

A right-wing commentator who has possibly tweeted about Hooters more times than anyone is now Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. “Mr....

thursday 50

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Malcolm Ferguson

John Fetterman Throws His Family Under the Bus to Suck Up to Trump

Senator John Fetterman has once again turned his back on undocumented immigrants with the rubber stamp from Donald Trump. “ICE performs an...

thursday 20

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Edith Olmsted

Washington Post Columnist Quits—and Rips Jeff Bezos on His Way Out

Former Washington Post writer Joe Davidson made sure to make his disdain for Post owner Jeff Bezos known in a scathing resignation letter . In a...

thursday 20

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Malcolm Ferguson

Elon Musk’s Nazi Bot Sexually Harassed X CEO Right Before She Quit

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino suffered gross sexual harassment from none other than Grok, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence bot, shortly before...

thursday 6

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Imposes Pointlessly Disastrous Tariff on Copper

Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on copper, a move that is sure to slow production and make prices skyrocket. “Copper is necessary for...

thursday 7

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Edith Olmsted

ICE Morale Plummeting Under Stephen Miller’s “Impossible” Orders

A new report from The Atlantic ’s Nick Miroff finds morale at Immigration and Customs Enforcement is suffering as the agency, under the direction...

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Robert Mccoy

The Little-Noted Trump-DOJ Move That Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Of the many ways that Donald Trump, abetted by the U.S. Supreme Court, has laid waste to the executive branch and ransacked civil society, one...

thursday 50

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Harry Litman

Greg Abbott Moves to Rig the Midterms Amid Texas Floods

Governor Greg Abbott is trying to further gerrymander Texas while his state recovers from some of the deadliest flooding in its history. On...

thursday 5

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Malcolm Ferguson

Mahmoud Khalil Hits Trump With Blockbuster Lawsuit After Kidnapping

Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million. The 30-year-old Columbia University graduate and green card holder, whom...

thursday 2

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Robert Mccoy

Joe Rogan Met Up With Trump Days Before Trashing His ICE Raids

Joe Rogan, podcaster and prominent supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is souring on the administration’s immigration agenda. The...

thursday 2

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Robert Mccoy

Thom Tillis Reveals Infuriating Reason RFK Jr. Was Confirmed

North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis revealed that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed because one senator decided to believe his...

thursday 2

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Edith Olmsted

Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case

Emails provided to Congress by a whistleblower and 15-year veteran of the Justice Department reveal that administration officials went to striking...

thursday 1

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Greg Sargent

Transcript: Angry Trump Shocked to Discover Putin Is Laughing at Him

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily...

thursday 1

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Climate Disasters Are Catnip for Cynical Republicans

Days after flooding in the Texas Hill Country killed 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic—just a portion of the more than 100 already confirmed...

thursday 4

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Kate Aronoff

Green Card Holder in “Alligator Alcatraz” Details Inhumane Conditions

U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained, are as...

thursday 1

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Malcolm Ferguson

Judge Gives Supreme Court Middle Finger on Birthright Citizenship Case

A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order nationwide. Trump’s order, which seeks to deny automatic...

thursday 4

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Robert Mccoy

Kristi Noem Flips Out After Report of Delayed Response to Texas Floods

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is refusing to take responsibility after a report found that she personally instituted a rule that created...

thursday 4

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Robert Mccoy

How Extreme Can Democratic Governors Get to Stop Trump?

If there’s one thing that U.S. civics education hammers home the most—the one thing that grade school students first learn, which is one of the...

thursday 1

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Felipe De La Hoz