Senior Democrat to Retire After Viral Primary Challenger Announced
Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky is planning to announce her retirement next month, leaving the Democratic primary for her district wide open.“I’m going to announce my plans on May 5th. Stay...
View ArticleIsraeli Far-Right Minister Makes Disturbing Comment After GOP Meeting
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right security minister who openly supports the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, said on Wednesday that the Republican leaders he met with in the United States were in...
View ArticleJD Vance Comments on Being One of Last People to See Pope Alive
Vice President JD Vance thought it was “crazy” that he was one of the last people to see Pope Francis before he died early Monday morning.“I thought a lot about that, it’s pretty crazy actually,” Vance...
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Trump’s Tariffs Tax Hike Not So Coincidentally Spares the Rich
Donald Trump’s tariffs will end up hurting most Americans, acting as a tax increase for nearly every income group, with a minimal impact on the top one percent of earners. Those are the findings of an...
View ArticleMarco Rubio’s Spokeswoman Has Tantrum on Air Over Ukraine Talks
The State Department can’t seem to handle its own heat.State Secretary Marco Rubio spontaneously pulled out of Ukraine peace talks Wednesday, leaving State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce bickering...
View ArticleTrump Suddenly in Retreat on Many Fronts as Poll Reveals Key Weakness
Suddenly, President Donald Trump appears to be retreating—or getting knocked back—on multiple fronts. Trump is considering whether to slash his tariffs on China. Elon Musk is stepping back from the...
View ArticleThe Trump Administration Isn’t Pro-Family. It’s Pro-Patriarchy.
If only the pronatalist turn in American politics were confined to one bespectacled, self-promoting husband and wife team starring in countless profiles over the last handful of years. “Meet the...
View ArticleIs America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?
It’s mid-April in Missoula, Montana, and Sara Nelson is asking a packed room of 8,000 people to visualize the obscenity of corporate greed and oligarchic wealth in America. “Income inequality today is...
View ArticleWas This White House Press Release Written by “The Onion”?
Media outlets celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday with a flurry of forced optimism: “reasons to be hopeful,” how to feel useful by “taking a plalk” (picking up litter as you walk) and not reproducing, data...
View ArticleTranscript: Trump Is a Weak and Failing President. Treat Him that Way.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 24 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by...
View ArticleTrump Refers to Elon Musk in Past Tense
And just like that, the bromance is over. Elon Musk is preparing to step away from DOGE in May, and President Trump seems to be looking forward to being rid of his “special employee.” The president is...
View ArticlePete Hegseth’s Signalgate Scandal Somehow Just Got Worse
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should stop using the Signal messaging app at this point.The Washington Post reports that the former Fox News host had Signal installed on his office computer at the...
View ArticleFox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump
After his first 100 days in office, Donald Trump’s approval rating is officially lower than it was during his first term, according to a humiliating Fox News poll released Wednesday. Trump’s approval...
View ArticleChina Thoroughly Embarrasses Trump on Claim of Tariffs Deal
Trump expressed optimism on striking a new trade deal with China after he placed aggressive 145 percent total tariffs on the country. The Chinese government called his bluff immediately. “We’re dealing...
View ArticleTrump Has New Strategy to End Ukraine War: Begging Putin Online
Donald Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine as soon as he returned to the Oval Office—but late Wednesday, amid a collapsing peace deal, Russia dropped more bombs on Kyiv.By early Thursday—nearly 100...
View ArticleTrump Suffers Another Blow as Judge Orders Return of Second Deportee
A federal judge has ordered that a Venezuelan immigrant deported to El Salvador should be returned to the U.S. On Wednesday night, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, appointed by President Trump,...
View ArticleTrump Team Tips Off Wall Street Execs About Coming Trade Deal
The Trump administration is doing insider trading again.Fox Business’s Charles Gasparino reported Thursday that the Trump administration has given Wall Street executives early notice of an impending...
View ArticleHow Trump Just Made His Own Cryptocurrency Value Skyrocket
Donald Trump’s memecoin rocketed in value following news that the president would meet with some of the cryptocurrency’s top investors.Trump is scheduled to have a private dinner on May 22 at Trump...
View ArticleTrump Team Unveils Gross New Target in Abrego Garcia Attacks: His Wife
Donald Trump’s administration is now attempting to smear the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man deported to El Salvador due to an “administrative error.”During an interview on Newsmax’s...
View ArticleTrump Paves Way for Mass Layoffs at Social Security Administration
The Trump administration is planning to further cripple the Social Security Administration by making it easier to fire thousands of the agency’s employees. The agency’s acting commissioner, Leland...
View ArticleElon Musk Had Screaming Fight With Treasury Sec. for Pettiest Reason
Elon Musk is becoming an increasingly unpopular figure in Trumpworld.The world’s richest man got into a screaming match last week with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a dispute about the...
View ArticleStephen Miller Delivers Chilling Warning to Judges on Deportations
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller gave an outrageous ultimatum during a rant attacking U.S. federal judges for upholding the rule of law in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportations....
View ArticleTrump’s Attempt to Hijack Elections Dealt Massive Blow in Court
A federal judge ruled Thursday to block parts of Donald Trump’s executive order last month attempting to overhaul elections and voting processes. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted a...
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Trump’s New Merch Is a Terrifying Threat
For anyone still doubting if Donald Trump is contemplating a third term, consider that the president is currently selling “Trump 2028” hats.The red caps were spotted on the online Trump store retailing...
View ArticleTrump Prepares to Take Revenge With Order Targeting ActBlue
Donald Trump is targeting a massive Democratic fundraising tool in an upcoming presidential memorandum banning foreign donations in U.S. elections, according to reporting from Politico.Donations...
View ArticlePutin Allies Can’t Believe How Much Trump Is Groveling to Them
Russian propagandists were practically giddy as they celebrated top U.S. officials—including Donald Trump—bending to the Kremlin’s demands.“No one could have imagined we would live to see the day where...
View ArticleTrump Makes Jarring Confession on Russia-Ukraine “Peace Deal”
Trump thinks that Russia not completely colonizing Ukraine is a concession on the path to peace.“Mr. President … what concessions has Russia offered up thus far to get to the point where you’re closer...
View ArticleFirms That Caved to Trump Are Helping Him Break the Law, Dems Warn
A group of Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from nine major law firms that struck deals with Donald Trump’s administration to avoid being targeted by the president’s fury. In a series of...
View ArticleTrump’s Wild New Excuse for Wanting Greenland Is His Flimsiest Yet
Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the fate of the world rested on the United States gaining control of Greenland. During a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump made...
View ArticleTrump’s Surprise Admission About Putin Wrecks “Great Dealmaker” Scam
President Donald Trump just made some bizarre new public statements about the Russia-Ukraine war. At one point, he seemed to get angry at Vladimir Putin over a massive new Russian attack on Ukraine,...
View ArticleDon’t Be Fooled. Elon Musk Isn’t Going Anywhere.
Elon Musk is finally leaving Washington, or so we’re told. Speaking to panicked Tesla investors on Tuesday, the electric car company’s CEO said the magic words that they—and countless millions across...
View ArticleCBS News Falls to Trump: The Shocking Resignation of Bill Owens
There comes a moment when journalistic integrity meets corporate reality. For Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, that moment arrived on Tuesday when he announced his resignation to a...
View ArticleNetflix’s Adolescence Speaks Directly to Parents’ Fears
There sure are a lot of TVs in the second episode of Netflix’s terrifying and terrified miniseries Adolescence. A teen girl, Katie, has been stabbed to death in a parking lot next to a playground. It’s...
View ArticleTrump’s Policies Are Bad News for His Favorite Industry
The Trump administration hasn’t been great for the oil industry. In its quest to “drill, baby, drill” and expand trade wars, the White House has also sent fuel prices tumbling and brought about what...
View ArticleTrump’s Feud With the Federal Reserve Will Hit Your Pocketbook
President Donald Trump may have temporarily walked back his recent disparagement of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but the damage was done: The president spooked stock market investors, caused...
View ArticleTrump’s War on Immigrants Has Become an Attack on Us All
Mass deportations are difficult, and the White House knows it. President Donald Trump largely failed to carry out his far-reaching immigration enforcement plans during his first term. Some of his...
View ArticleTranscript: Trump’s Ugly Admission about Putin Wrecks “Dealmaker” Scam
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 25 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by...
View ArticleTrump Makes Alarming Confession on Wrongly Deported Immigrant
President Trump told Time magazine that he is essentially doing nothing to comply with the Supreme Court order to bring back wrongly deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the CECOT megaprison in...
View ArticleGuess How Much Elon Musk Actually Got Done Before His Surprise Exit?
In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk lost nearly twice as much money as he cut in government spending as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.Following a...
View ArticleTrump Fires Top Official Over Loose Ties to “Anonymous” Author
The White House fired an official because he knew the guy who criticized President Donald Trump in the famous “Anonymous” op-ed in The New York Times seven years ago, The Washington Post reported...
View ArticlePete Hegseth Seems to Be Losing His Mind as Leaks Keep Coming
The walls seem to be closing in on Pete Hegseth.The defense secretary—who has drawn ire for his Crusader-level white supremacy, his alcoholism, and his rank misogyny—appears to be losing it as his...
View ArticleTrump Is Privately Freaking Out About the Ukraine War
Donald Trump has made a new promise to end the Ukraine war by Wednesday.Trump repeatedly pledged on the campaign trail he’d end the war in Ukraine by the first day he returned to power. But as he fast...
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Trump’s FBI Just Arrested a Sitting Judge
FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday the agency has arrested a Wisconsin judge for “obstructing an immigration operation.”Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on charges of obstruction after she...
View ArticleTrump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done
Imagine that Joe Biden, just as he was assuming office, had started a new company with Hunter Biden and used his main social media account to recruit financial backers, then promised that the most...
View ArticleMyPillow CEO Torched for Hilariously Bad AI-Generated Legal Filing
The only legal representation available to MyPillow CEO and ardent election-denier Mike Lindell is, apparently, completely fake.Attorneys for the longtime Donald Trump ally are facing possible...
View ArticleTrump Makes Bonkers Claim About All His Trade Deals
Donald Trump has made the outrageous claim that he’s struck a whopping 200 trade deals with foreign leaders during his 90-day pause on his “reciprocal tariff” policy. But when pressed, the president...
View ArticleGeorge Santos’s Many, Many Lies Finally Come to an End
Congress’s mouthiest liar will be spending the next seven years in prison.A federal judge sentenced former Representative George Santos to 87 months in the clink on Friday. The reputed hustler—who was...
View ArticleTrump Fails to Answer Easy Question on Payments to El Salvador
Donald Trump doesn’t know, or at least isn’t revealing, how much he’s paying Savaldoran President Nayib Bukele to detain immigrants deported from the United States without due process.After reaffirming...
View ArticleTrump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.
Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency this time around on the most openly ethno-nationalist platform in memory, one he explicitly promised to implement with undisguised authoritarian measures....
View ArticleTrump Pulls 180 on Foreign Students After Staggering Legal Losses
Donald Trump’s administration will restore student visas that were terminated “solely based on” minor legal infractions.The Department of Justice announced in federal court Friday that Immigration and...
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