THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.
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Trump’s Wildly Unhinged New Ramblings on Fox Ne...
As Trump unleashes a series of vile claims on Fox, the author of a new piece on MAGA explains how Trump is speaking directly to his movement's increasingly radicalized obsessions.
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Trump’s Sordid Scandal at Arlington Takes a Dar...
As new details emerge about Team Trump's use of Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign prop, a political scientist explains why this saga signals an ominous erosion of the rule of law.
21 min
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Brutal New Ad Rips Trump As Crazed, Corrupt Dic...
As Kamala Harris's campaign launches a new attack on Trump and Project 2025, a leading progressive journalist explains how his second-term designs fit into 50 years of corruption in Washington.
31 min
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Bad News for Trump: Surprise Data Shows Pro-Kam...
As striking new information suggests Kamala Harris is inspiring many new voters to enter the process, a top Democratic analyst explains why this is grounds for optimism about beating Trump.
16 min
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James Carville: Trump Is In Deep Trouble—and He...
Amid new signs that Trump is struggling against Kamala Harris's surge, the veteran Democratic strategist explains why Trump is so off-balance right now—and what a Harris victory looks like.
39 min
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Raging Trump Privately Reveals It: He Knows He’...
Amid new signs of Trump's nervousness, an expert on authoritarianism explains how Harris's optimism has wrecked his aura of inevitability—and why that's key to beating him.
20 min
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How Kamala Wins: Inside the Secret Strategy Cau...
As Trump keeps losing it over Harris's surge in polls, the author of a new piece on the Democratic strategy explains how the party has finally hit on a way to shrivel him into a diminished figure.
25 min
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Trump’s Angry New Rants About the Obamas Betray...
As Trump seethes over Barack and Michelle Obama and the Dem convention, a polling analyst discusses new data showing the anti-MAGA coalition coming together—the thing Trump fears most.
24 min
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GOPers Now Openly Admit Trump’s Flailing Could ...
As Republicans start publicly worrying that Trump's struggles could squander their Senate chances, a veteran Democratic strategist explains how Kamala Harris's surge is changing the map.
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Suddenly, Trump’s Biggest Far-Right Allies Admi...
As some of the most extreme MAGA influencers start turning aggressively on Trump, an expert who closely tracks the far right explains the deeper source of their panic.
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Trump in Real Peril as New Polls Show Kamala Ha...
As new data shows gains for Harris, an experienced political operative explains how Democratic inroads in Sun Belt states are transforming the electoral map—and changing our politics.
20 min
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How Kamala Will Use the Convention to Trigger a...
With Harris now leading in polls, a veteran journalist with long experience covering conventions explains how a successful Democratic convention would insulate her from Trump's attacks.
27 min
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Striking New Polls Reveal How Kamala’s Surge Pu...
As a batch of fresh polls offer bad news for Trump, a veteran former Republican operative explains why the vaunted Trump-GOP attack machine seems to be sputtering.
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Trump’s Fox News Allies Suddenly Erupt in Panic...
As Fox personalities urge Trump to get more disciplined amid Kamala Harris's surge, the author of a new book on the GOP explains how the Fox-Trump disinformation loop really works.
19 min
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Surprise Poll Exposes Hidden Trump Vulnerabilit...
As new data shows young voters moving away from Trump, an expert on the youth vote goes deep on the cultural causes of this shift—and why they could help Harris defeat Trump in November.
20 min
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Trump's Private Anger Over Kamala's Poll Surge ...
With Trump venting that Kamala Harris's success shows he's being cheated, a prominent Never Trumper explains why we need to start thinking now about another coup attempt.
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As Trump Rages Over Freed WSJ Reporter, GOP Sud...
With reports suggesting Republicans are worried about Trump's chances, veteran GOP operative Stuart Stevens reflects on what happened to his former party now that it's fully embraced MAGA.
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Trump’s Bizarre Rant About Kamala’s Blackness E...
As Trump's eruptions about Kamala Harris's heritage and crowd sizes grow more unhinged, an analyst explains what Trumpworld's inability to grasp her appeal says about the MAGA worldview.
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Trump’s Ugly New TV Ad Mocking Kamala Harris’ D...
As Trump launches millions in ads falsely smearing Harris as a failed "border czar," a longtime tracker of right wing messaging on immigration shines light on the new Trump attack's vile subtext.
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GOPers Finally Admit It: J.D. Vance’s Weirdness...
As Republicans begin loudly second-guessing Vance, a veteran reporter explains how Trump's new running mate has managed to turn the GOP ticket's sheer weirdness into a huge campaign issue.
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Trump’s Mental State Suddenly Takes a Darker Tu...
As Trump ramps up the derangement in two new appearances, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on strongman rule, decodes his speeches to reveal the authoritarian impulses at their core.
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MAGA’s Repulsive New Attacks on “Laughing Kamal...
As Trump and his allies ramp up the vile assaults on Kamala Harris's personality, a progressive strategist explains why Harris's joyful disposition might be perfectly suited to taking on MAGA.
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Pete Buttigieg Destroys J.D. Vance’s Ugly “Chil...
After Buttigieg scores a direct hit on Vance for smearing Dems in vile terms, a writer who closely tracks Vance digs into what this saga reveals about Vance's deeply weird natalist worldview.
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J.D. Vance’s Shocker on Trump and Sexual Assaul...
As old Vance quotes blasting Trump surface, a leading tech writer explains how Vance evolved from a clear-eyed Trump critic to a MAGA disciple in thrall to a radical techno-authoritarian vision.
21 min
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Fox News's Awful New Kamala Harris Smears Hit N...
As right wing media scramble for an effective attack on the Vice president, a reporter who has closely examined Harris's career explains why her political identity is so hard to pin down.
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