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May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Satellite Images Reveal Iran Has Destroyed Far More Than Trump Admits
The U.S. isn’t exactly winning the war like President Trump claims.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
FBI Launches Probe Into Reporter Who Covered Kash Patel’s Drinking
The investigation is highly unusual, and some FBI officials expressed concern over the probe.
May 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
GOP Governor Candidate Flails When Confronted With Own Words
California Republican primary candidate Chad Bianco was stopped short by a brutal fact-check.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
JD Vance Fumbles Speech in Front of Utterly Silent Room
The vice president had previously bragged about not needing help during a speech.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
One Indiana Republican Stands Up to Trump After Elections Bloodbath
Trump’s biggest target, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, says he’s sticking around.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Embarrasses His Own Officials as He Ditches Latest Iran Plan
President Trump has abandoned his own plan to fix the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, much to the surprise of his Cabinet.
May 6, 2026
Perry Bacon
Indiana Primary Results Prove It: The GOP Is Still a Trump Cult
A few state senators bucked Trump on mid-decade gerrymandering. He endorsed their opponents. And Trump’s candidates won. But there is a silver lining here.
May 6, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Ballroom Saga Worsens for GOP as Midterm Panic Grows
As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.
May 6, 2026
Matt Ford
A Journey Through Trump’s Bizarre Statue Garden of American Heroes
The president wants to permanently honor 250 Americans with statues near the National Mall. The list is not as controversial as you’d expect, but there are some weird inclusions.
May 6, 2026
Alex Shephard
Trump Doesn’t Care If He Wrecks the Global Economy
What started with tariffs has escalated with the Iran war. He’s playing a giant game of chicken, and everyone will lose.
May 6, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Ballroom Saga Takes Brutal Turn for GOP as Midterm Panic Worsens
As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DOJ Walks Back One of Todd Blanche’s Main Accusations Against SPLC
Blanche initially claimed the Southern Poverty Law Center had not shared information with law enforcement.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Rushes to Claim Trump Didn’t Threaten the Pope
Donald Trump’s one-sided beef with Pope Leo is escalating, and his team is hurrying to defend it.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Admin Sues
New York Times
for Discriminating Against White Men
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims it has a case against the newspaper detested by President Trump.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Pressures FDA to Approve Flavored Vapes as Youth Support Tanks
President Trump is pissed at FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for blocking his plan to win back young people.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Revenge Cases Derail Key DOJ Office
The U.S. attorney’s office in Miami has significantly scaled back its focus on white-collar crime and narcotics cases.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Plantiff in Case That Destroyed Voting Rights Act Exposed as Jan. 6er
Phillip Callais, who helped the Supreme Court demolish the historic civil rights law, had fallen deep in the MAGA rabbit hole.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry wasted no time trying to overturn votes.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
How Trump Plans to Profit Off Renaming of Palm Beach Airport
President Donald Trump has made a deal with Palm Beach Airport that will make him even richer.
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.
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