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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Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Arrest of Immigr...
An immigrant’s pending deportation has stunned Trump-supporting Missouri locals who have come to know and love her. Speaking to us on our podcast straight from jail, she makes a tearful, wrenching appeal.
24 min
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Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry ...
As Karoline Leavitt unleashes some of her most obsequious flattery of Trump yet, the author of a new analysis of Trump’s sliding numbers explains why his coalition is collapsing—and how Dems should exploit it.
23 min
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Trump Hit by Harsh Blow from Fed Chair as Polls...
As Jerome Powell delivers a double whammy of bad news to Trump and new polls show him sliding, the author of a piece on the midterms explains why he’s politically weaker than he looks—and why Dems should act like it.
18 min
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Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Dea...
As the emerging details of Trump’s trade agreement with Europe puncture his hype, economist Paul Krugman explains at length why it’s actually a big loss for our country—and especially for his MAGA base.
26 min
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Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Epstein Lie a...
As Trump’s new spin on the Jeffrey Epstein fiasco goes awry and Elon Musk hits Trump on a key point of weakness, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains why this mess is unsustainable for Trump and the GOP.
22 min
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“Sham”: Trump Just Made Epstein Fiasco Even Mor...
As Trump’s latest move in the Jeffrey Epstein saga looks shockingly dubious, a lawyer who’s closely tracking the saga explains why Trump’s cover-up is now likely to get even more corrupt.
22 min
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Trump Hit by Harsh Takedown on “The View,” Igni...
As Trump gets savagly roasted on “The View” and the White House threatens retaliation in response, a skillful decoder of MAGA explains how this saga exposes his deep weaknesses—political and psychological alike.
21 min
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“Furious” Trump Vents at Epstein Mess as Allies...
As Trump privately seethes over his staff’s failure to tame the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, a sharp observer of political media explains the deeper reasons he’s lost control over this story—and how Dems should exploit it
23 min
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Trump’s Rage at Obama Explodes, Unnerving Exper...
As President Trump’s threats to prosecute Barack Obama fly off the rails and experts in democracy grow more alarmed, a scholar of democratic breakdown explains how we know authoritarian rule is now upon us.
27 min
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Trump Press Sec Throws FBI Under Bus amid Bruta...
As Karoline Leavitt knifes the FBI in the back in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and Trump slides to a new low in polls, a data analyst decodes the numbers and shows why this mess is so neatly suited to damaging Trump.
20 min
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Trump’s Ugly New Attack on Stephen Colbert Reve...
As Trump gleefully responds to the ending of Colbert’s show with a vile new smear, a pro-democracy advocate explains how all this exposes the president’s broader authoritarian scheme to cow the media.
21 min
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Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Queries about...
As Karoline Leavitt seethes at questions about Trump’s unhinged anecdotes and reaction to the Jeffrey Epstein mess, a press critic explains how her performance exposes MAGA’s most dangerous pathologies.
21 min
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Inside Trump’s Angry, Desperate Push to Silence...
As Trump rages wildly over his inability to get MAGA to shut up about the Jeffrey Epstein mess, a writer who’s tracking this battle takes us inside his effort to get this under control—and explains why it’s failing.
22 min
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Trump’s Rage Erupts as Inflation Rises and His ...
As Trump downplays the new inflation numbers by venting at the Fed (even as his pollster delivers very bad news), an economist explains how he’s put us on a slow downward slide that will get much, much worse.
20 min
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Tucker Carlson’s Harsh Takedown of Trump on Eps...
As Tucker’s attack on Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein mess intensifies MAGA’s anger, a historian of the right explains why this particular obsession runs so deep—and why Trump has no easy way out of it.
23 min
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Trump’s Threat to Jail Enemies Darkens amid Bru...
16 min
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Stephen Miller Rages Wildly at Low Arrests—and ...
20 min
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Angry Trump Shocked to Discover Putin Has Humil...
26 min
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Trump Press Sec’s Fury at Media over Texas Floo...
19 min
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Trump Accidentally Reveals a Big Weakness on IC...
20 min
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"Shocking": Trump's Use of Secret Police Is Abo...
Trump’s bill gives him vast new law enforcement resources. Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg reflects on what the coming wave of militarized arrests will do to America—and how Democrats should fight it.
23 min
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Trump’s Threat to Jail Foes Darkens, Prompting ...
As New York mayoral candidate Zohram Mamdani responds sharply to Trump’s threats against him, an immigration expert explains what it would look like if Trump acts on those threats—and why we’re all at risk.
18 min
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Angry JD Vance Accidentally Reveals How Trump I...
As the Senate passes a bill decimating Medicaid and Vance exposes how Trump scams his voters about it, a progressive organizer reports on the angry reaction she’s seeing on the ground—including in Trump country.
20 min
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Trump’s Fury at Thom Tillis Backfires, Wrecking...
As Trump banishes Senator Tillis from the GOP for daring to tell the truth abut his policies, a writer who tracks GOP lies about the party’s economic agenda explains how this blows up one of his biggest swindles.
20 min
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“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Suddenly Learn He...
As evidence mounts that voters in Trump country are getting hammered by his biggest initiatives, an economist paints a dark picture of just how bad the sum total of these policies will be for working people.
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