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Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship has become a massive welfare scam. During an appearance on Newsmax Monday...

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Trump Celebrates Earth Day by Gutting Key EPA Office

Several employees in the Environmental Protection Agency spent their Earth Day learning that they needed to find new jobs.Hundreds of staffers in the department’s Office of Environmental Justice and...

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Donald Trump Is Hell-Bent on Destroying the Economy

Sometime in the next year, the United States will almost certainly slide into a recession, if not something altogether worse. Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that “there isn’t a...

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Tesla Earnings Plunge Because Everyone Hates Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s far-right turn as the head of the Department of Efficiency has apparently tanked Tesla’s earnings.In a humiliating first-quarter report published Tuesday, Tesla reported that profits had...

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“Madness”: Trump Tariff Lunacy Suddenly Darkens Amid Brutal Poll Drop

On Tuesday, largely due to President Trump’s tariffs, the International Monetary Fund downgraded its projections for economic growth in a big way. Meanwhile, we’re already starting to see layoffs. All...

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Liberal Media in Crisis? Not The MeidasTouch. It’s Bigger than Rogan.

For years, progressives have fantasized finding a Joe Rogan of their own: someone butch and sonically seductive to beguile America’s acne class with sports jabber and pronoun jokes before turning the...

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Stephen A. Smith Will Not Be President

Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO Council Summit in December, Virginia Senator Mark Warner neatly summed up the problem his party faced as it prepared for the onslaught of Donald Trump’s...

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Climate Change Has a Joe Rogan Problem

If you’re reading this, chances are good that you read other stories about climate change too. Looking around at the news yesterday, you may well have stumbled onto any number of Earth Day–inspired...

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The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools

The Supreme Court signaled on Tuesday that it would side with a group of religious parents who oppose a Maryland school district’s use of LGBT-themed children’s books in its reading curriculum. Most of...

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Transcript: Trump’s “Madness” on Tariffs Darkens as More Bad Polls Hit

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 23 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...

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JD Vance Issues Ukraine Stark Ultimatum as Rubio Ditches Peace Talks

Vice President JD Vance admitted outright on Wednesday that the United States is prepared to completely abandon Ukraine. “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and Ukrainians, and...

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Panicking Trump Walks Back His Attacks on the Fed and China

Donald Trump is backtracking on some of his wild economic moves. The president said Tuesday that has “no intention” of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after days of insults and threats over...

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Trump Team Wrecked by Judge for “Bad Faith” Efforts on Abrego Garcia

A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for refusing to provide answers about the government’s efforts to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. In an eight-page...

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Steve Bannon (Yes, Really!) Just Had a Good Idea for Trump

Even Donald Trump’s former chief strategist believes that taxing the rich is a good idea.In an effort to advance the president’s tax bill and defang Democratic attacks on the administration, Steve...

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Americans Are Totally Fed Up With Trump, New Poll Finds

Americans at large disapprove of President Trump’s performance on virtually every key issue, according to recent polling from Reuters/Ipsos.About 48 percent disapprove of his performance regarding the...

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Trump Treasury Secretary Desperately Redefines “America First”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is attempting to pull Donald Trump back from the proverbial cliff by presenting his own interpretation of the president’s “America First” economic policies. “I wish to...

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Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up

The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was forced to move to a safe house with her children, after the government posted their home...

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60 Minutes Chief Abruptly Quit. Here’s the Reason Why.

Bill Owens’s shocking exit from 60 Minutes was akin to a soldier pulling the pin on their last grenade, according to current employees at the serial magazine show.The chief producer stepped aside...

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Elon Musk’s Critics on X Face the Consequences

Elon Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, has been targeting people who are mean to him on X, according to The New York Times.The Times reported that three X users who engaged in public...

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Laura Ingraham’s Angry Rants at Dem on Fox Reveal MAGA’s Dark Endgame

Democrats have long intensely debated whether to appear on Fox News. Going on Fox risks providing a sheen of legitimacy to a propaganda outlet. But not going on risks leaving Republican news...

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Pete Hegseth Turned Pentagon Into a Disaster Zone, New Report Reveals

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon is in shambles after an explosive power struggle saw the secretary of defense’s top civilian advisers dismissed, Politico reported Wednesday. Donald Trump’s laughably...

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U.S. Citizen Detained for 10 Days Says DHS Lied About Everything

The U.S. government detained a U.S. citizen for 10 days on claims he was an undocumented immigrant, and then lied in their official account.Jose Hermosillo is a 19-year-old New Mexico resident who...

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Trump Warns Ukraine’s Zelenskiy About Crimea in Blistering Rant

Donald Trump’s most recent attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over Crimea couldn’t be more pro-Russian than if it had been written by Vladimir Putin himself. In an angry post on Truth...

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Trump Isn’t Even Popular on Immigration Anymore, Brutal Poll Shows

Immigration was one of Donald Trump’s winning priorities with American voters, but not anymore.Three recent polls have practically spelled disaster for Trump on the issue, with Americans increasingly...

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Trump Finds Another Country to Accept His Mass Deportations

The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to deport immigrants to Rwanda who can’t be sent back to their country of origin due to fears of prosecution.The Handbasket newsletter reported Tuesday that...

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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...

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Israeli 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...

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JD 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...

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Marco 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...

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Trump 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...

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The 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...

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Is 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...

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Was 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...

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Transcript: 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...

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Trump 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...

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Pete 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...

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Fox 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...

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China 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...

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Trump 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...

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Trump 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,...

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Trump 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...

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How 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...

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Trump 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...

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Trump 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...

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Elon 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...

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Stephen 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....

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Trump’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...

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Trump 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...

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