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Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent is a staff writer at The New Republic and the host of the podcast The Daily Blast. A seasoned political commentator with over two decades of experience, he was a prominent columnist and blogger at The Washington Post from 2010 to 2023 and has worked at Talking Points Memo, New York magazine, and the New York Observer. Greg is also the author of the critically acclaimed book An Uncivil War: Taking Back Our Democracy in an Age of Disinformation and Thunderdome Politics.  

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July 2, 2026
Greg Sargent
Two Maine Polls Just Dropped. Is It Time to Fret About Graham Platner?
The Democratic Senate candidate is pretty much tied with Susan Collins, but she’s trouncing him with working-class voters. Why, and can he turn that around?
June 30, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Weakness Suddenly Puts Texas in Play—a Surprise Poll Shows How
A New York Times survey has James Talarico and Ken Paxton tied—and shows how Talarico can actually win this thing.
June 26, 2026
Greg Sargent
This MAGA Ohio Town Could Soon Face the Mother of All ICE Raids
Is Springfield, Ohio—home of the Haitian community that Trump and Vance brazenly lied about in 2024—about to become the next Minneapolis?
June 25, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump 250 Gala Takes Humiliating New Turn as More States Pull Out
Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania exclusively tells TNR that his state will not take part in Trump’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Here’s the important point Shapiro’s action proves.
June 19, 2026
Greg Sargent
Obama’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Points to a World After MAGA
The forty-fourth president’s library dedication speech was a powerful explication of liberal patriotism—and a much-needed repudiation of the Trump-Vance fascist variant.
June 17, 2026
Toby Buckle, Greg Sargent
Elon Musk’s Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response
The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
June 11, 2026
Greg Sargent
Why Is Trump Tanking in MAGA Country? These Dems Found a Good Answer.
Some new research on working-class voters makes it clear. They’re furious at Trump—and they want a message from Democrats that pledges specific action.
June 8, 2026
Greg Sargent
Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn
Governor Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban. Some county prosecutors in pro-Trump areas say they won’t enforce it. Is a new MAGA nullification movement brewing?
June 2, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Corrupt IRS Shakedown Backfires Badly as GOPers Turn on Him
The slush fund may be on life support, but this IRS immunity thing Trump wants is outrageous—and Democrats need to make Republicans own it.
May 29, 2026
Greg Sargent
Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit.
Paulina Mangubat’s life was upended in a big way this week. She talks about it in an exclusive interview.
May 27, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump, the Wages of MAGA Sin, and the Dream of Flipping Texas Blue
Ken Paxton is the embodiment of MAGA rage and corruption. Can James Talarico win by transcending Paxton’s Trumpy acrimony?
May 22, 2026
Greg Sargent
Even Fox News Admits It: Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
A threshold has definitely been crossed in these last couple weeks as Trump shrinks his MAGA base down to its molten core.
May 19, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Angry Jan. 6 Tirade Accidentally Hands Dems Midterm Weapon
Democrats will seek to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s toxic new slush fund for January 6 rioters, Representative Jamie Raskin tells TNR in an interview. Democrats shouldn’t let up.
May 15, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn
The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.
May 11, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats
The state’s Democrats have decided against forcing resignations on the state Supreme Court to preserve their redistricting. Funny how Republicans always find a way, and Democrats don’t.
May 9, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Ballroom Suddenly Faces GOP Opposition in Surprise Blow to MAGA
MAGA hoped the Correspondents’ Dinner assassination plot would give the ballroom a big political lift. But Americans still hate the idea. Democrats must capitalize on that.
May 5, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon
The Comey indictment is totally baseless. The question, which Democrats are now exploring, is how such prosecutions can be stopped.
May 1, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed
The Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering points in one direction only: Come 2028, Democrats have to declare a take-no-prisoners redistricting war on the GOP.
April 27, 2026
Greg Sargent
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dustup on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
April 24, 2026
Greg Sargent
The Incredible Shrinking MAGA
How far can MAGA continue to get if it keeps purging itself down to its ever-more-molten core? Donald Trump appears bent on finding out.

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