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May 14, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Iran Tirade Rattles GOP as Leaks Expose New Blunders
As damning revelations make the Iran fiasco worse for the GOP, an international relations expert explains why its economic damage is only just beginning—and why Trump is politically stuck.
May 14, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Plot to Pocket Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Just Might Succeed
The president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS is unique in that both negotiators are working for the same side.
May 14, 2026
Steve Kennedy
The Conservative Legal Movement’s New Purity Tests
Time was that David Souter was the bete noire of the right wing. But now judges like Amy Coney Barrett aren’t passing muster.
May 14, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump Offers U.S. Citizenship to 32 Million Venezuelans
Taking another zany plan by the president seriously because he cannot possibly do so.
May 14, 2026
J.P. Meyboom
The AI Giants’ Doomsaying Is Also a Sales Pitch
Companies like Anthropic regularly warn about the risk and threats posed by artificial intelligence—and then rake in tens of billions of dollars.
May 14, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Leaks Expose New Blunders
As damning revelations make the Iran fiasco worse for the GOP, an international relations expert explains why its economic damage is only just beginning—and why Trump is politically stuck.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Aren’t Done Stealing Democratic Seats
The GOP is hoping to redraw maps in at least two more states before the midterm elections.
May 13, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Miami Residents Sue to Block Trump’s Scammy Presidential Library
A lawsuit alleges that the land for the construction of his presidential library was given to him in an effort to gain favor with the president.
May 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
JD Vance Insists Trump Never Said He Doesn’t Care About Americans
Unfortunately for the vice president, there’s video.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Report: Rand Paul’s Son Hurled Antisemitic Insults at GOP Congressman
“Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew,” the younger Paul reportedly said.
May 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
One Democrat Joins GOP to Install Trump Puppet as New Fed Chair
Donald Trump has demanded Kevin Warsh lower interest rates.
May 13, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Guts California’s Medicaid Over Alleged Fraud
Vice President JD Vance announced the move during a press conference on his supposed anti-fraud unit.
May 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
John Fetterman Single-Handedly Tanks Effort to Rein Trump in on Iran
Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote against the latest war powers resolution.
May 13, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Kash Patel Created a “Payback Squad” Just to Help Trump
The FBI has a new team focused solely on investigating political cases.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Secretary of the Interior Has No Idea How Solar Power Works
Doug Burgum suggested on Wednesday that solar power would not be available after the sun set.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
The White House Is Hosting a Massive Christian Nationalist Festival
The event, which will be held on the National Mall on Sunday, will last nine hours and “is about the history and the foundations of our nation, which was built on Christian values.”
May 13, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
With World Cup 30 Days Away, ICE Still Threatens Fans
Los Angeles organizers have indicated that they have received no guarantees that immigration agents won’t harass or detain traveling fans.
May 13, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants
Natalie Harp is helping Donald Trump make dozens of late-night, conspiracy-laden posts.
May 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Counterterrorism Adviser Brands Tucker Carlson an Enemy
It appears the leopards have come for Carlson’s face.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Why Didn’t Lesley Stahl Conduct
60 Minutes
’s Netanyahu Interview?
Veteran reporter Major Garrett was tapped after negotiations between CBS and the Israeli prime minister’s office.
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