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 Ugly New RFK Stunner Points to Dark, Un...
As Trump elevates the worst possible picks to positions of great influence, the author of a new piece laying out some dark second-term scenarios explains why we may be facing a very troubling future.
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Trump’s Unhinged Rant Announcing Matt Gaetz as ...
As Trump announces his picks of Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard for top roles in his administration, a close chronicler of MAGA explains why the choices signal serious turbulence for our nation.
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Krugman: Trump Voters About to Be Shocked at Ho...
As Trump's personnel choices signal mass deportations are coming, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman explains how this will spike inflation—and why Trump voters will soon realize they've been had.
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Trump’s Angry New Threats on Truth Social Take ...
As Trump rages at critics, New Yorker writer Susan Glasser explains how he'll be able to persecute his enemies more easily this time—helped by a more pliant GOP and a near-total absence of guardrails.
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Jeff Bezos’s Shocking Suck-Up Moment with Trump...
As Jeff Bezos fawns over Trump's victory, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch talks about what this portends about institutions surrendering in the face of Trump's coming authoritarian rule.
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A Top Trump Ally Just Revealed the Horrors He’l...
As a leading MAGA figure telegraphs what's coming under Trump, the author of a new piece on the election results argues that voters supported him in the full knowledge of the cruelties he's vowed to unleash.
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Liz Cheney: Women Will Save Us from Unhinged, H...
With Liz Cheney predicting massive female turnout, the Lancaster Democratic Party vice chair in Pennsylvania tells us why the anti-Trump energy she's seeing on the ground could prove decisive.
22 min
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Trump Visibly Rattled as Surprise Data Shows Un...
As Trump and his spinners suddenly appear uncertain of victory amid last-minute shifts in the polls, the head of a Democratic Super PAC explains what must happen now for Harris to win.
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Brutal New Ad Nukes Trump—with His Own Ugly, Ha...
As Kamala Harris hits Trump hard over his misogyny, a scholar of political communications explains how Harris is tapping into a level of cultural energy among women we are underestimating.
25 min
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Angry Trump Starts Blame Game as Polls Reveal B...
With Trump suddenly scapegoating others in advance even though the race is tied, a top MoveOn official walks us through what could be worrying Trump: the gap between both sides' ground games.
23 min
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GOPer Wrecks Trump over NYC Rally: "Surprise, Y...
As the fallout from Trump's racist rally in New York gets worse, a leading Never Trump GOP strategist explains why it could cost him Pennsylvania—and the whole election.
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Trump Rages at Fox News as His Allies Suddenly ...
As MAGA spinners rush to do damage control over the racist "jokes" at Trump's New York rally, a Democratic strategist dissects why this saga could drive disaffected voters to Democrats at a critical moment.
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Michelle Obama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump’s Men...
As Michelle Obama harshly indicts Trump, a former GOP strategist working to win undecided voters explains why her message might reach on-the-fence women—and reflects on how the media is failing us.
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Trump’s Angry New Rants at Jack Smith Suddenly ...
As Trump vows to fire the Special Counsel and potentially cancel prosecutions of himself, a former federal prosecutor explains how dangerous an unshackled Trump would get in a second-term.
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Harris’ Harsh Takedown of Trump over “Hitler” B...
As Trump's former chief of staff reveals shocking details about his dictatorial intentions, the Wisconsin Democratic Party chair explains how this could give Kamala Harris a way to win the state.
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How Trump Loses: The Hard Path to a Harris Vict...
Veteran political journalist Ronald Brownstein lays out in detail what has to happen for Kamala Harris to defeat Donald Trump, why it's tough but doable—and what could still go wrong.
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Trump’s Bizarre Stunt at McDonald’s Fryer Blows...
After Trump's photo op at a McDonald's goes awry, the author of a new piece on the whole saga explains what all this says about the fraudulence of his economic agenda for working people.
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Obama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump at Rally Revea...
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Trump’s Fury at Fox News Over Harris Coverage T...
An election law expert explains in frightening detail how Trump is already telegraphing his plot to rely on Fox and other right wing media to spread chaos in the event of an election loss.
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Trump’s Unhinged Fox News Ramblings on “Fascist...
As a former general labels Trump a "fascist" and he seethes in response, a historian explains how the U.S. right's long overlap with fascist movements is culminating in the MAGA moment.
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Finally, Trump’s Worsening Mental Decline Has B...
As new developments focus attention on Trump's derangement, a shrewd media observer dissects whether the press is finally treating his deteriorating mental state as a major news event.
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Trump's Angry Rant on Fox News Instantly Wrecks...
As Trump contradicts Vance by vowing on Fox News to target the "enemy within," a reporter who watched numerous Trump rallies details how explicit his authoritarian threats have now become.
21 min
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Trump’s Rage at CBS over Kamala Interview Takes...
As Trump's fury at CBS News veers into unhinged threats, the author of a new report on Project 2025 lays bare what Trump is really revealing about his intention to suppress dissent in a second term.
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Trump Suddenly Facing Loss of Crucial GOP Suppo...
As new polling finds a small but critical group of GOP voters supporting Kamala Harris, a veteran reporter who's well sourced among Republicans lays out the danger this poses to Trump.
22 min
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Kamala’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Over Bob Woodw...
As Harris blasts Trump over revelations about his private dealings with Putin, a foreign policy expert explains what the news reveals about Trump's ties to the global authoritarian right.
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