Transcript: Trump Breaks Record Poll Low, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg…
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The Right-Wing War on Solidarity Comes to Campus
On July 13, a conservative legal organization, the Legal Insurrection Foundation, filed a civil rights complaint…
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My Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of Zines
In June, Daniel Sanchez Estrada, a defendant in the historic Prairieland case, was sentenced to 30 years in federal…
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Trump’s Latest Plan to Sell Your History Out From Under You
Last week, in an update about efforts to save the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building—a.k.a. “the Sistine Chapel of the…
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Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible!”
Donald Trump is cratering in several new polls: They have his approval at an average of 22 points underwater. That’s…
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America First? Trump’s Foreign Income Exploded in 2025
President Trump made a whopping $117 million from foreign business interests in the first year of his second term as…
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Army Veteran Accused of Starting Fire at ICE Office in New York
Former U.S. Army soldier Andrew Arrabaca is in custody after reportedly setting off fireworks and starting a fire…
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The 2026 World Cup Was a Cynical Triumph
The official team photo of Spain’s celebration at Sunday’s World Cup final looks the same as it always does, more or…
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Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The 28-year-old Mexican man who was killed while running from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week…
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Tom Homan Whines That “Hateful Rhetoric” Will Lead to ICE Deaths
Tom Homan, President Trump’s “border czar,” blames Immigration and Customs Enforcement casualties on the “hateful…
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Trump Border Czar Says ICE Made No Mistakes in Minnesota
Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s border czar, denied Monday that mistakes had been made in deadly shootings in Minnesota, and…
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White House Brags About Nonexistent Iran Deal as U.S. Death Toll Rises
President Trump took to Truth Social to make unhinged threats of death and destruction against Iran just minutes after…
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Judge Hands Trump Ally Massive Blow in Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the proposed $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount,…
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Trump Seeks Journalists’ Phone Records as Air Force One Tantrum Grows
Donald Trump’s administration demanded the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their families in an…
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State Department Targets Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar’s Daughter, and DSA
The State Department is trying to smear left-wing organizations and activists as “front groups and fellow travelers”…
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Hegseth Swapped Key Pentagon Office for AI Before Iran War
Last January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired most of the Pentagon’s civilian harm mitigation and response, or…
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Republicans Try to Ignore Trump’s Deranged Speech on Election Fraud
Republican lawmakers are moving on from Donald Trump’s election conspiracy. The president spent more than 25 minutes…
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Is Donald Trump Shrinking? An Investigation.
Trump towers? Donald Trump’s presence loomed large over FIFA’s World Cup Finals on Sunday—but footage from the event…
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DOJ’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case Falls Apart With Pool Draining
The Trump administration’s case against the former Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting…
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Trump Makes Another Addition to White House Rose Garden Overnight
President Trump has installed yet another statue in the Rose Garden as part of his massive overhaul of the White House…
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Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Strips Away the Epic’s Complexity
A man floats half-dead for days in the middle of the Mediterranean. Eventually he is rescued by a kind stranger and…
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FDA Makes Massive Mistake on Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration was wrong about the culprit of the diarrhea outbreak that has swept the country. The…
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Trump Is Ready for All-Out War in Iran. There’s Just One Catch.
Forget writing a check you can’t cash; President Donald Trump is escalating a war that the U.S. military can’t wage.…
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Trump Team Flips Out Over Report It’s Hiding Iran War Casualties
The Trump administration has been hiding military injuries from its reports on the Iran war. Last week, Iran carried…
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Trump Confirms There Are Issues With His New Air Force One After All
President Trump announced plans to “max out” the security on the $400 million luxury jumbo jet gifted to him by the…
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Spain Humiliates Trump After He Refuses to Get Out of Victory Photos
Spain’s World Cup–winning team have made it abundantly clear that they did not want Donald Trump in their victory…
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FBI to Stop Investigating ICE After Three Fatal Encounters
Donald Trump’s administration has found a new way to grant ICE total impunity after a slew of deadly incidents…
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Transcript: Trump’s Rage at Journos Boils Over—and Even Fox Is Rattled
Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host,…
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We Need a Congressional Injury Report
Aaron Judge, the star hitter for the New York Yankees, has been out of the lineup since the first week of June as he…
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The World’s Worst Nightmare: Donald Trump in Charge of a Real-Live War
The war in Iran—so recently “ended” to the back-slapping acclaim of the administration that started it—is definitely…
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Donald Trump, the No-Bid President
When I build a building, I let various builders and architects compete for the contract. Why? Because it sharpens their…
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Trump’s Plot to Rig Midterms Gets So Unhinged That Even Fox Is Rattled
During his prime-time speech dissembling endlessly about our elections, Donald Trump raged at news organizations for…
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Trump Now Wants to Tariff Canada Over the Wildfires
President Donald Trump and other Republicans are threatening retaliation against Canada for the wildfires ravaging…
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ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has yet more blood on its hands. An employee at an ICE detention facility in…
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Protesters Confront Trump Envoy on His Superyacht “Diplomacy” Tour
Tilman Fertitta, Texas billionaire and President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Italy, is conducting a two-month tour…
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Republicans Ditch Trump’s Biggest Ask in Attempt to Pass Budget Bill
House Republicans released a much-anticipated continuing resolution Friday—and it omits Donald Trump’s biggest ask.…
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