The “Woke” Painting That’s Driving the Trump Administration Crazy
President Donald Trump’s administration was so triggered by a “woke” painting that it had it removed. For years, a…
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Canada Retaliates With Plan to Tariff Hundreds of American Goods
Canada has hit back at the United States, announcing retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on $20 billion worth of…
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What Is Trump’s CIA Director Doing in Russia?
According to reports, CIA Director John Ratcliffe secretly flew to Moscow on Tuesday. The purpose of Ratcliffe’s Russia…
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First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Turning Into “Shit Show”
The Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention is quickly becoming a Trump-style grift. Puck reports that the…
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This Democratic Nominee for Governor Refuses to Condemn Data Centers
You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory…
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Kennedy Center Finances Collapsed Once Trump Added His Name
President Trump has hailed his takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as an economic boon for…
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Democrats Demand Answers on Jared Kushner’s Shady Albania Land Deal
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are expanding their probe of Jared Kushner’s alleged foreign corruption to…
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Trump’s EPA Moves to Give Data Centers a Pass
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would basically give data centers the ability to pollute as much…
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Trump Is Tightening His Corrupt Grip on the U.S. Postal Service
The Supreme Court buoyed one of Donald Trump’s more aggressive voter-suppression efforts Monday, permitting the White…
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Trump Ignored Every Warning He Got on Iran War—and There Were a Lot
Multiple people close to President Trump advised him to moderate his approach to the war on Iran. Six months later,…
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Trump Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario as He Spirals Over Canada Feud
President Trump is taking out his frustrations on Canada by threatening to rename Lake Ontario. “The United States is…
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Transcript: Krugman on How Trump Reveals Deep Contempt for MAGA Voters
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 25 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.…
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Why Professors Got Behind Abdul El-Sayed
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You…
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This is a lightly edited transcript of the August 24 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video…
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If America Doesn’t Want Data Centers, Where Will They Go?
There are few political topics that Governors Kathy Hochul and Greg Abbott would likely agree on. But data centers…
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How Trump’s Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him
Here’s a bit of poetic justice for you: The Democratic bid for control of Congress just might end up running right…
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What the Hell Are Karen Bass, Xavier Becerra, and Gavin Newsom Doing?
Twelve Democratic attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, filed a lawsuit last month to block the…
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Krugman: Trump Just Revealed Extraordinary Contempt for MAGA Voters
The other day, Donald Trump unveiled a new “plan” to curb beef prices by suspending tariffs on huge amounts of beef…
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Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Upholding Trump’s Mail-in Voting Ban
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed the Supreme Court’s Monday shadow-docket decision to greenlight…
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Darline Graham Goes All In on Election Denialism
Darline Graham’s latest bid to solidify Donald Trump’s support involves a fraught empty gesture. The 62-year-old…
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Trump Has Found a New Way to Sabotage the Asylum Process
President Donald Trump’s administration has come up with a new scheme that will gut due process for asylum applicants.…
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Susan Collins Ditches JD Vance as He Campaigns for Her
Vice President JD Vance has made two trips to Maine to stump for Republican Senator Susan Collins as her midterm…
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Jeanine Pirro Fails Again—This Time, on Accused MS-13 Leaders
Jeanine Pirro, President Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, messed up the prosecution of…
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Today’s Strait of Hormuz Mystery: Where Did the Oil Go?
Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed last week that the United States helped move 15 million barrels of oil through…
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Latest Trump Financial Disclosure Reveals Dubiously Timed Stock Sales
Donald Trump made some eyebrow-raising changes to his stock portfolio in June. The president reshuffled his investment…
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Indiana Mayor Speaks Out as Residents Near Two Weeks Without Power
Gary, Indiana, has been without electricity for nearly two weeks after a powerful storm hit the area, closing…
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Bessent Flails as Trump’s Pathetic “Economic D-Day” on Iran Is Exposed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled to explain how the Trump administration’s vague, toothless threat of more…
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Trump Wants H-1B Recipients to Pay Through the Nose
Donald Trump’s administration has a new plan to turn the U.S. immigration system into a moneymaking scheme, ensuring…
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Republican Shirks AIPAC Donation Amid Contentious Michigan Race
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has become so toxic that even embattled Republicans are shying…
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Ontario Premier Says Trump Can “Kiss My Ass” as Trade War Escalates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t care about President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks produced…
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National Guard Members on Their D.C. Deployment: Hey, This Sucks!
National Guard members are speaking out about their feelings of humiliation and frustration being involved in Donald…
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U.S. Deports Witness Testifying Against Mexican Cartels Three Times
A federal judge filed a temporary restraining order requiring an informant’s immediate return to the United States…
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Mark Ruffalo Hits Back as Paramount Accuses Him of Antisemitism
Actor Mark Ruffalo fired back Sunday against accusations of antisemitism over his criticisms of Paramount Skydance’s…
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Here’s How Trump’s Culture War Killed Trade Talks With Canada
Trade talks with Canada collapsed over the weekend after the Trump administration demanded the country curtail its…
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Navy Sailor Aboard USS Lincoln Learns ICE Took His Dad
A Florida father was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol while his son serves on the now infamous USS Lincoln in the Persian…
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Alaska Just Has Too Many Dan Sullivans
Yet another Dan Sullivan has entered the chat. In the Alaska Senate race, which has managed to give everyone a…
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