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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Let’s just say it: What if Trump is weaker than...
Pro-democracy majorities keep handing Trump and MAGA one defeat after another. Why is that lost on so many media commentators?
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Finally, Some Good News: New Polls Show MAGA cu...
Can Ruben Gallego, an energetic Democrat with a working class background, defeat both Trumpist Kari Lake and Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona?
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Fox News twists itself into wild contortions on...
Recent events have forced right wing media into even wilder distortions than usual. A Media Matters writer who tracks those sources helps us plumb the darker depths of this moment in right wing agitprop.
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David Axelrod: Here’s How Biden Can Fix the “Ag...
The veteran Democratic strategist explains why he thinks the intra-party debate over President Biden's age is mostly over—and how he can fix the problem in time to beat Trump.
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Finally, Democrats have defeated one of the wor...
Greta Neubauer, the young and dynamic leader of State Assembly Democrats, explains how the party finally won new legislative maps for Wisconsin after a long and bitter struggle.
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Trump’s Devastating $355 Million Penalty Blows ...
A veteran journalist and longtime Trump-watcher explains how Justice Engoron's ruling exposes the deeper scams at the heart of Trump's 2024 campaign.
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How Trump Iced Ronna McDaniel, Signaling Big Tr...
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Shocker: A Big Win for Dems Flips the Script on...
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The Ugly Truth Behind Mike Johnson’s MAGA-fied ...
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Why Democratic Elites are “Shaken to their Core...
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Elon Musk’s Unhinged Pro-MAGA Tweets Expose Tec...
A new class of tech barons hopes to create a flourishing information space for "red-pilled" far right ideologies, and the billionaire Musk is their model leader.
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How Trump’s White Evangelical Army is Slowly De...
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Republicans Admitted the Deal They Killed Was a...
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How Trump’s trial-delaying scam could screw ove...
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J.D. Vance’s Ugly Rant About Trump’s Coup Porte...
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Krugman: Trump-MAGA are in Desperate Denial Abo...
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Trump’s Legal Mess Triggers Shocking New Levels...
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Alarming New Polls Show Trump Ahead. So Why do ...
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MAGA’s Ugly New “Civil War” Fantasy Should be T...
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Meet the Lonely Republicans Who Think Trump is ...
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