Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Midterm Bombshell: GOP Is Toast
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Natalie Harp Should Concern Everyone—I Should Know, I Once Had Her Job
Handling a U.S. president’s social media voice is a magisterial job. The work involved ranges far and wide—from…
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The Strait of Hormuz Isn’t the Only Major Shipping Route in Crisis
Policymakers and economists have long treated climate change as a crisis whose costs would mainly accrue to future…
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The Real Lives of Online Romance Scammers
By the time Chibuike was 24 years old, he had been kicked out of his family home multiple times, developed a drug…
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Will the Supreme Court Reject Police Militarization?
Millions of Americans spent this summer trying to beat the scorching heat at the beach. Next month, the Supreme Court…
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Trump’s Rage Darkens as MTG Drops Midterm Bombshell: GOP Is Toast
Donald Trump just issued a crazed, rambling tirade, vowing to hit Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER…
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Food Safety Keeps Getting Worse Under Trump
In the last week alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled 12 different products—a rate four times…
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Trump’s Treasury Secretary Thinks It’s Good That the Economy Is Bad
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants you to think that a weak job market is a good thing. CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked…
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Sean Duffy’s Travel Show Is An Ethical Nightmare
The second episode of The Great American Road Trip, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recently released vanity…
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Why the GOP’s Pushing a “Satanic Wedding” Story in This Race
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U.N. Alarmed by Trump Plan to Allow Drilling Near World Heritage Site
The Trump administration’s plan to allow oil and gas extraction near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New…
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Democrats Launch Probe Into Hegseth Meddling With Military Newspaper
Senate Democrats are initiating a probe into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth placed one of his own supporters…
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Trump Treasury Secretary Flails as National Debt Passes $40 Trillion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried in vain to spin the country’s astronomical $40 trillion debt on CNBC Thursday.…
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Trump’s DOJ and Elon Musk Think AI Has a Right to Turn People Nude
President Trump’s Justice Department is teaming up with Elon Musk’s xAI to fight Minnesota’s ban on AI that lets users…
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Darline Graham Just Made Her Disastrous Foreign Policy Gaffe Worse
South Carolina Senator Darline Graham has a baffling excuse for her humiliating debate performance—spoiler alert: It…
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Ossoff Rejoices as White House Melts Down Over His Natalie Harp Jab
Senator Jon Ossoff, a 2028 presidential contender, has struck gold with his jab at President Trump’s aide Natalie Harp.…
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Michael Cohen’s Defense of Trump Podcast Reunion Sure Is Interesting
Michael Cohen won’t confirm or deny whether he’ll use President Trump’s Thursday appearance on his podcast to ask for a…
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Why Did Natalie Harp Wait Over a Year to Get a Security Clearance?
Donald Trump’s closest aide, Natalie Harp, refused to seek security clearance for more than a year while working in the…
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Florida School Board Leading “War on Woke” Loses Conservative Majority
A Florida school board—known for its book bans, anti-mask mandates, and anti-LGBTQ stance—has lost its conservative…
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Missouri Judge Blocks Voters From Challenging Republicans’ Rigged Map
A Missouri judge has allowed Republicans in the state to gerrymander their congressional map in time for November’s…
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Transcript: Trump Hits Brutal Poll Low as Dem Flip Shakes MAGA Country
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 20 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.…
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Two Years Ago, They Revered Trump; Now, They Ridicule and Revile Him
Donald Trump has lost his war in reality and virtual reality, not only with Iran but also in the arena where he thought…
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The DSA Reckons With a Leader Going Viral for All the Wrong Reasons
The verdict was swift and unequivocal: Megan Romer’s interview with The New Yorker editor David Remnick was a disaster…
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Has Trump Lost His Fear of Markets?
Since January 2025, a reigning principle of global markets has been something called TACO. TACO stands for “Trump…
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Trump Hits Brutal New Polling Low as Dems Win Stunner in MAGA Country
Donald Trump’s approval rating just hit an abysmal low of 33–64 in Reuters polling. That’s only one survey, but Trump…
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Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Takes Over the National Mall
The upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix is making the National Mall look more like a sideshow. Photos of the preparation…
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U.S. Airman Arrested Over Call to Impeach Trump Is Detained Again
Air Force Major Jason Watson—who was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building last month while calling for…
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Dems Are Looking Good in North Carolina—or Are They?
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Trump Unveils Another Secret White House Construction Project
In the middle of showing off work on the new White House helipad, President Trump unveiled yet another construction…
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Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez Accused of Sexual Assault
A woman has accused California Democratic Representative Jimmy Gomez of sexually assaulting her. This comes two days…
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Justice Department Argues It’s OK if It’s Under Trump Control
The Department of Justice is arguing that it is not independent from President Trump even as it tries to claim that the…
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White House Dealing With Sudden Exodus as Staffers Flee
There appears to be a late summer exodus occurring at the White House, as a large chunk of Treasury Department…
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Trump Is Trying to Pretend He Didn’t Endorse Loser Cory Mills
Following embattled Cory Mills’s major loss Tuesday in Florida’s Republican primary elections, President Trump took to…
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Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied
The USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t able to be resupplied because the U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was…
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Trump’s Losing Streak Continues With Three More Primary Flops
President Trump’s endorsements keep losing. Two of his picks in Florida’s Republican congressional primaries were…
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“With All My Heart”: Natalie Harp and Trump Saga Just Gets Stranger
The saga around Trump’s personal aide Natalie Harp grows stranger, as new reporting points to her deeper obsession with…
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