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May 19, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Markwayne Mullin Has Depressing Advice After Islamic Center Shooting
The Homeland Security secretary more or less said places of worship were on their own.
May 19, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Todd Blanche Panics Over J6er Who Tried to Bribe Underage Abuse Victim
The acting attorney general struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to create a slush fund.
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 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Todd Blanche Panics Under Questioning on Slush Fund, Ghislaine Maxwell
The acting attorney general had a tough time in a hearing before the Senate.
May 19, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Brags About How Good He Looks During Tour of Pit in Ground
Donald Trump made everyone stare at the construction site of his ballroom.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Admits He Knows His War Is Unpopular—and Wrecking the Economy
The president’s justification for the Iran war has somehow gotten even more unbelievable.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Democrats Investigate Todd Blanche as DOJ Launches Slush Fund
Democrats in the Senate want answers on how acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is running things.
May 19, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Finds New Target in His Crazed Ballroom Quest
Donald Trump is trying to get a key Senate adviser fired.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Only One Republican Dares to Criticize Trump’s Corrupt Slush Fund
Senator Bill Cassidy is speaking up as the rest of his party remains silent.
May 19, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Bari Weiss Is Already on the Outs at CBS News
Weiss’s bosses are considering pulling back her control over content.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Stunning Details of Trump’s Proposal to China’s Xi Revealed
Donald Trump wants to join forces with some of the world’s worst leaders in order to take down the ICC.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Top Treasury Lawyer Quits as Trump Creates $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Brian Morrissey was picked by the president to be the Treasury Department’s general counsel. Even he had enough.
May 19, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump IRS Shakedown Takes Darker Turn: “Stinks … Illegal”
As Trump reaches a “settlement” with DOJ that hands $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to a fund he controls, a legal expert explains just how corrupt this truly is—and why it might backfire for the GOP.
May 19, 2026
Virginia Heffernan
Trump’s America Features Bad Vibes and Bad Numbers. Horrendously Bad.
The president insisted that Biden’s economy was “failing” in 2024, when it was anything but. Then he came into office and showed everybody what failing really is.
May 19, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Shakedown Takes Darker Turn, Unnerving Experts
As Trump reaches a “settlement” with DOJ that hands $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to a fund he controls, a legal expert explains just how corrupt this truly is—and why it might backfire for the GOP.
May 18, 2026
Edith Olmsted
“Betrayal”: Trump EPA Rolls Back Key Drinking Water Protections
The EPA has repealed limits on four types of “forever chemicals.”
May 18, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Demands Investigation Into Blue State That Didn’t Vote for Him
Donald Trump accused Maryland of election fraud.
May 18, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Suggests He Was on the Brink of Breaking Iran Ceasefire
The president wrote on social media that he was prepared to attack Iran but was persuaded not to by the United States’s Gulf allies.
May 18, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
How Team Trump Helps Hide How Fast He’s Aging
Donald Trump is in obvious physical decline—but you wouldn’t know it from how his team tells it.
May 18, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Comes With Huge Disclaimer
The administration has “no liability” for what recipients do with the money—which may be important given who they’re giving it to.
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