Trump’s War on Trees Is a War on the Republic
Great men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit, according to a familiar aphorism. Lesser men, by comparison,…
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Trump State Department in Chaos as Advisers Lose It at Each Other
Tensions inside the Trump administration are heating up, and the president’s appointees are at each other’s throats.…
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Minnesotans: Trump’s Raid on Ilhan Omar Will Backfire Big-Time
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Trump Calls Off Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Backlash
President Trump is backing down from plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. “I…
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Trump’s New Press Secretary Tries to Backtrack on Her China Answer
Katie Zacharia’s latest approach to handling the scandal around her boosted legal credentials involves pretending the…
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Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Keep Kennedy Center Documents Hidden
President Trump is fighting attempts to make him testify and produce documents related to his takeover of the Kennedy…
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Trump Says He’d Let MAGA Fan Who “Looks Like Shit” Die at His Rally
President Trump would let his friend who “looks like shit” die at his rally. “I travel with more doctors than any human…
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Trump’s Sick Plan for Ilhan Omar Exposed
President Donald Trump wants to build a case to strip Representative Ilhan Omar of her citizenship and deport her. The…
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Transcript: Trump Boast About Rallies Wrecked by Humiliating GOP Leaks
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 15 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.…
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A Novel That Looks Deep Into a Crisis on Campus
In 2015, The Oberlin Review, the Midwestern college’s paper, reported on student dissatisfaction with the school’s…
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The Jewish Case for Electing Abdul El-Sayed
Jews in Michigan, and across America, would do well to reframe the terms on which they are weighing the choice posed by…
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The Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural America
For Chloe Freeman, the drive from her home in North Rose, New York, to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital is a familiar…
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Trump’s Boast About Rallies Backfires as Humiliating New GOP Leaks Hit
Earlier this week, Donald Trump made some audacious claims. He insisted at length that his rallies are having a…
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Elon Musk Throws Trump Under the Bus for Ukraine Intel Disruption
Elon Musk is wiping his hands of the Trump administration’s latest intel scandal. The SpaceX founder did not deny that…
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DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him Testify
A federal judge is considering forcing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify in court about his anti-transgender…
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“Demonic Stuff”: Kansas GOP Accuses Democrat of Being a Witch
Witch hunts are back in vogue with Kansas Republicans—literally. Ty Masterson, the Republican candidate in the Kansas…
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Vivek Ramaswamy Features Sex Offender in Campaign Ad
In September, Ohio GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy posted (and quickly deleted) a video on social media…
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Trump’s New Press Secretary Hit With Bar Complaint
The new White House press secretary is facing a legal complaint over misrepresenting her credentials as a lawyer. The…
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Anti-War Protesters Interrupt Hegseth, Call Him a “Coward”
At least six different anti–Iran war protesters were removed from the Association of the United States Army conference…
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Kash Patel’s FBI Statistics Are All Wrong
Kash Patel has been boosting the FBI’s crime stats for his own gain. Despite Patel’s claims, the bureau has not…
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Greenland Exposes Trump’s “Massive” Lie on Oil and Gas
President Trump is bragging that “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and…
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Family of Man Mauled by Tiger Begs Trump to Stop Mocking Him
The family of William Chapman is publicly pleading for people to stop circulating the video of him being mauled to…
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Ukraine Blames Trump Administration for Russian Missile Intel Blunder
Washington may have intentionally withheld military intelligence from Ukraine about a barrage of Russian missile…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Threatening Trump Family With Burn Book
Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was forced to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid a series of scandals, reportedly has…
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Trump Hides IRS Report on How His Tax Cuts Have Ruined America
Ahead of the midterm elections, the Trump administration is withholding detailed information that will illustrate how…
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As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet
There’s an unsurpassed ugliness in watching the full might of the federal government bear down on a young woman whose…
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DOJ Demands California Purge Voter Rolls—or Else
The Trump administration is giving California 48 hours to purge its voter rolls of people it thinks are noncitizens, or…
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Republican Tries to Get Journalist Arrested After Disastrous Debate
Republican Representative Andy Harris couldn’t handle a debate audience laughing at his explanation for high gas…
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Ukraine Loses Starlink Access as Musk Says Zelenskiy Went “Too Far”
Is Elon Musk using SpaceX to kneecap Starlink access in Ukraine on behalf of President Donald Trump? A Ukrainian…
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Lula’s Struggles in Brazil Are a Cautionary Tale for Progressives
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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Transcript: Trump Rages as New Press Sec Harshly Mocked Even by MAGA
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.…
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As Progressives Prosper, Centrist Democrats Are Moving the Goalposts
Center-left Democrats used to claim that progressives couldn’t win in swing states and districts. Now, with numerous…
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The Battle Lines Are Forming for the Democrats’ Next Big Fight
If Democrats win back the House of Representatives and the Senate this election, which looks increasingly likely, they…
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Trump Is Encouraging Airlines to Scam Passengers in Every Way Possible
With Donald Trump’s approval rating now perilously close to falling below 30 percent in some polls, it’s clear that a…
Read at source →Transcript: Lula’s Struggles Are a Cautionary Tale for Progressives
Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic. I’m joined by Michael…
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He’s Attacking Big Ag. He’s Running in Nebraska. Somehow It’s Working.
Outside the BigIron Events Center at the State Fairgrounds in Grand Island, Nebraska, the midway blinked with lights…
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