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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Why Trump’s Lunacy Is Suddenly Raising GOP Fear...
Republicans facing tough races seem to have realized that having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket might pose a problem. What took them so long?
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How Trump's Weird Bible Scam Sends Hidden Codes...
Trump's "God Bless the USA Bible" hawking is more than the usual grift. It's also a peek into his potential Christian Nationalist designs for a second term.
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Striking New Data Reveals It: Trump’s Support I...
A new analysis shows that Donald Trump's position against President Biden is likely more precarious than it appears.
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Horror in Baltimore: Awful New Info Emerges Abo...
Two full days after the disastrous collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, little is known about six construction workers who went missing—and are now presumed dead.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Rage at Mike Johnson H...
With aid to Ukraine hanging in the balance, Greene's escalating attacks on the House Speaker reveal just how ugly MAGA politics can really get.
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Why NBC Is Suddenly In Full Meltdown Over Ronna...
The revolt among NBC personalities is extraordinary—and could force a real debate about all the ways the media enables Donald Trump and MAGA.
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Krugman: Trump Has Duped MAGA Voters With an "A...
Columnist Paul Krugman explains how Trump's policies would betray his base, what Democrats should say in response, and why our amnesia about 2020 is so dangerous.
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Christina Bobb Is Back, and Flailing Trump Need...
Why the Republican National Committee's new "election integrity" lawyer plays such an essential role in MAGA-world at this perilous moment for Trump.
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She Had a Heart-Wrenching Abortion. Now She’s a...
Marilyn Lands is running in a special election for an Alabama state House seat—and she's built her campaign around her own personal abortion story.
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Is Mike Johnson Finally Ready to Stick It to MA...
The House Speaker says he wants to bring Ukraine aid to the floor. There are reasons for serious skepticism—yet one can envision a few scenarios that could unexpectedly come through.
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Trump’s Humiliating $454 Million Bond Fiasco Sh...
How Trump's failure to make bond in his civil fraud case signals that his 2024 campaign vulnerabilities will likely get worse.
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Trump’s Deranged “Bloodbath” Rant in Ohio Shoul...
Veteran journalist Susan Glasser on why Trump's authoritarian language is so alarming—and how the press is struggling to meet the challenges of this uniquely dangerous moment.
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Chuck Schumer’s Brutal Takedown of Bibi Is a Wa...
How Schumer's extraordinary speech attacking Benjamin Netanyahu and defending Palestinian rights signals a sea change in U.S. politics—with big implications for 2024.
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The Serious Case for Not Freaking Out About Tru...
This might explain why the Biden campaign appears quietly confident in the face of so much grim polling news.
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Inside the $50 million “Never Trump” Plan to Fi...
How a group of prominent Republicans and conservatives hope to spend big bucks to peel GOP voters away from Donald Trump.
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How the Media Whitewashes the Trump-MAGA Threat...
A newsroom veteran-turned-press critic explains how the conventions of political journalism conspire to sanitize away the true nature of Donald Trump's intention to destroy democracy.
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Moms for Liberty Founder’s Sex Scandal Spells B...
Why Moms for Liberty and the culture-warring right are now on the defensive—and what that portends for MAGA in 2024.
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RFK Jr.’s Creepy Claim About Jeffrey Epstein H...
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bizarre viral moment helps explain his appeal to disaffected young people in the "manosphere"—and what that says about our current political mess.
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Is Ted Cruz Finally in Trouble? Meet the Dem Wh...
Congressman Colin Allred, a former NFL player and civil rights lawyer, explains how he thinks a Democrat can win in Texas, a state that seems to keep on staying red.
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Unsung heroes of the Trump era: Female governor...
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico speaks out about guns, the Hispanic vote, the Trump-Biden showdown, and MAGA-fueled misogyny.
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The Supreme Court is peddling a big, ugly lie a...
In ruling that Trump is not disqualified and agreeing to hear his demand for immunity, the high court offers sham assurances that the rule of law is being upheld.
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Why Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Meeting with Orban Shoul...
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Is the Media Enabling Trump to “Usher in a New ...
Former MSNBC journalist Mehdi Hasan is launching a new digital media company that he hopes will counter the mainstream media’s many failings throughout the Trump era.
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Mitch McConnell tried to ride the MAGA monster....
The Senate GOP leader's real legacy? He consistently enabled Trump and MAGA for years—then failed to act against Trump when it really could have counted.
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Stephen Miller’s Ugly Detention-Camp Fantasies ...
With President Biden set to visit the border, Donald Trump and Miller are vowing an extraordinarily cruel second-term crackdown. That provides Biden an opening—but will he seize it?
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