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Krugman: Trump Accidentally Screwed Himself on Iran Very, Very Badly

In today’s episode, economist Paul Krugman lays out an expansive case that Donald Trump holds a losing hand in the war with Iran. Krugman also...

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Photo Being Added to U.S. Passports in Unbelievable Move

Donald Trump’s picture could soon be on every new U.S. passport.

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Hafiz Rashid

ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New Job

The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis—and then called her a “fucking bitch” moments before she died in her car—has been...

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Malcolm Ferguson

Pentagon Demands Congress Burn Millions to Make Name Change Official

The Trump administration’s various projects to reshape the government—even the symbolic ones—are costing U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Declares Himself King in Cringe Photo With King Charles

The White House has literally elevated Donald Trump to “king” status.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

King Charles Lies to Epstein Survivors After Refusing to Meet Them

King Charles III—whose brother Andrew was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and has been accused of sexual misconduct—made no mention of the...

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Malcolm Ferguson

King Charles Tells Congress Everything Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear

On Tuesday, King Charles III delivered a speech to Congress full of the stuff President Trump opposes.

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Hafiz Rashid

U.K. Ambassador Says America Has One Special Relationship—With Israel

The United Kingdom’s new ambassador to the United States told a group of British students visiting Washington that America’s only “special...

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump Sends FCC After Disney as New War on Jimmy Kimmel Escalates

In the latest escalation of President Donald Trump’s beef with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, the Federal Communications Commission is motioning...

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Indicts James Comey for a Second Time

The Department of Justice just indicted former FBI Director James Comey again. This time, it’s over an Instagram post. No, seriously. Almost a year...

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Edith Olmsted

SPLC Says Trump Admin Knew About “Secret” Informant Program All Along

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accidentally jeopardized the Trump administration’s entire case against the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Malcolm Ferguson

Deranged Trump Rants Edited Out of 60 Minutes Interview After Shooting

CBS News’s 60 Minutes cut out large portions of its interview with President Trump in which he rambled about his ballroom, how hot his Secret...

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Malcolm Ferguson

Kids Are Wetting Themselves in Court as Trump Ramps Up Deportations

The Trump administration is moving to radically expedite the removal of immigrant children, impeding the work of immigration advocates, CNN reported...

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Edith Olmsted

ICE Arrests of Cubans Skyrocket—as Republicans Risk Losing Florida

The Trump administration has detained a staggering number of Cuban immigrants while denying them permanent residency, which could have consequences...

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump-Appointed Judge Abruptly Quits Because He’s So Miserable

A federal judge is tapping out of the Trump administration.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Issues Deranged Filing Begging Judge to Let Him Build Ballroom

The president is losing his grip over his proposed White House ballroom.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Feds Descend on Minneapolis to Pursue Right-Wing Fraud Theory

Federal agents returned to Minneapolis to raid day cares early on Tuesday morning.

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Malcolm Ferguson

Top Senate Republicans Throw Trump’s Ballroom in Jeopardy

President Trump is facing opposition to his ballroom from within his own party.

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Hafiz Rashid

James Comey’s Daughter Gets Huge Win in Lawsuit Against Trump

A federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice’s attempt to dismiss former U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey’s lawsuit challenging her wrongful...

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Edith Olmsted

Missing GOP Rep. Breaks His Silence After Being MIA for Over a Month

New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. has finally addressed the public regarding his multi-week absence from Congress.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Lindsey Graham Freaks Out Over Brutal Fact-Check on Trump’s Ballroom

Senator Lindsey Graham spiraled after he was faced with a simple question about his clueless campaigning for a new White House ballroom.

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Edith Olmsted

Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult in Crazed Tirades at Media

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 28 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Are Republicans Really Quitting Booze?

It only took a brief aside between a right-wing pundit and a sitting governor to reveal the newest, weirdest front in America’s long simmering...

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Dave Infante

The Polish-Ukrainian Honeymoon Is Over

The boxing studio was small and designed in sleek black: black walls, black floors, big windows overlooking the snowy center of Warsaw. The women,...

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Marta Zaraska

The Tribal Organizations That Won’t Quit ICE

In December 2025, the Prairie Band of Potawatomi withdrew from a $30 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract and fired the executives who...

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Petala Ironcloud

How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock

In The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli states it is ideal to be both loved and feared, but because they rarely coexist, it is safer to be feared than...

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Brynn Tannehill

Trump Press Sec. Goes Full MAGA Cult in Crazed, Angry Tirades at Media

Republicans are blaming Democratic rhetoric for inciting the alleged assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. To that end,...

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

What Are the Charges Against Alleged Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter?

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, has been charged with attempting to...

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Leads MAGA War on Jimmy Kimmel After Press Dinner Shooting

The Trump administration is coming after Jimmy Kimmel—again.

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Malcolm Ferguson

Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message

Of all the media exchanges that unfolded in the wake of a deranged gunman’s attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the most telling by...

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Greg Sargent

DOJ Cuts a Second Deal With Trump Ally Michael Flynn

The Department of Justice has reached a second agreement to fork over taxpayer dollars to President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser...

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Edith Olmsted

Terrifying Details Exposed on Who Built Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch

A prominent commercial contractor with government ties built a secluded residence in the New Mexico desert for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

German Chancellor Says Trump Is Being Totally “Humiliated” by Iran

Germany thinks Iran is getting the better of Donald Trump in negotiations.

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”

One of the Trump administration’s newest immigration judges said that some women are just a “warm, wet hole.”

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

WTF Was Kid Rock Doing on an Apache Helicopter With Pete Hegseth?

Musician Kid Rock reportedly got an AH-64 Apache helicopter ride with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday morning.

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Hafiz Rashid

MAGA Defectors Convinced Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Was Staged

Right-wing commentators and conspiracy theorists have expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the attempted assassination at the White House...

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Backs Insane Name Change to Make ICE More Popular

President Donald Trump enthusiastically endorsed the idea of changing “ICE” agents into “NICE” agents, in another lame effort to own the libs...

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Edith Olmsted

DeSantis Unveils New, Almost Entirely Red Florida Map

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released his new proposed congressional map Monday that aims to grab four more Republican seats in the House of...

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump’s U.S. Mint Is Helping Cartels Launder Their Gold

The U.S. Mint claims to be a symbol of the founding principles of America, its gold coins a product of the country’s personal success. But that’s...

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Melania Trump Attacks Jimmy Kimmel for His Joke Days Before Shooting

First lady Melania Trump is calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made well before any shots were fired at the White House...

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Malcolm Ferguson

DOJ Tries to Kill Lawsuit Against Trump’s Ballroom After Shooting

The White House is already using Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to try and get a lawsuit against President...

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Hafiz Rashid

Supreme Court Hands Republicans Massive Win With Texas Voting Map

The Supreme Court has given the Texas GOP a gerrymandering victory—just one week after the Democratic gerrymandering victory at the polls in Virginia.

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Malcolm Ferguson

“Don’t Trust These Courts”: Trump’s Terrifying New Immigration Judges

The Trump administration is attempting to clear its immigration backlog by cramming the court system with MAGA-aligned “deportation judges.”

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

How Did Shooter Get So Close to White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner devolved into a chaotic scene Saturday after a gunman rushed past security. Afterward, multiple present and...

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Held Up Secret Service During WHCD Shooting for Dumbest Reason

Questions abound after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, inspiring a mix of speculation and conspiracy across social...

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Main Thing Trump Wants You to Know About WHCD Shooting

President Donald Trump really doesn’t want you to think he fell down.

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Edith Olmsted

Trump Erupts After Being Confronted With Alleged Shooter’s Manifesto

President Donald Trump was infuriated after hearing the alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman’s manifesto, and lashed out at a...

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Hafiz Rashid

Alleged WHCD Shooter Had Some Thoughts on Trump’s Christianity

The alleged White House Correspondent’s Dinner shooter critiqued the Trump administration constantly on BlueSky, and was particularly upset by the...

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Malcolm Ferguson

We Marinate in Conspiracy Today. Who’s to Blame? Partly, Donald Trump.

History should bother to record the dark irony that the apparent third (or fourth, or maybe fifth) assassination attempt against Donald Trump came at...

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Michael Tomasky

The Third Party That’s Pushing the Democrats Left

Most Americans, even many Republican voters, disapprove of the war in Iran and remain unhappy about the high cost of everything from gas to groceries,...

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Monica Potts