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May 1, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Why Graham Platner Trounced Janet Mills in Maine
Maine reporter Alex Seitz-Wald says Janet Mills ran such a bad campaign that Graham Platner was almost destined to win.
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May 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Big Medicare Project Leaked Tons of Social Security Numbers
The Trump administration’s Medicare portal has made lots of people vulnerable to identity theft.
May 1, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alex Jones Is Finally Off the Air (For Now)
Jones issued an ominous threat in his final
InfoWars
appearance.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s War Is Less Popular Than Iraq And Vietnam, Stunning Poll Shows
It took years for the Iraq and Vietnam wars to hit this low point.
May 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republican Governor Refuses to Join Trump’s Gerrymandering Wars
Georgia’s Brian Kemp is refusing to take action after the Supreme Court ruling—for now.
May 1, 2026
Michael Tomasky
John Roberts Is Either Dumb or Racially Obtuse. And He’s Not Dumb.
After the Supreme Court struck down school integration, guess what happened in the schools? The same thing that’s about to happen with congressional districts.
May 1, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Sons Land Massive Pentagon Deal as They Flaunt Corruption
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump also bought a stake in a federally contracted mining company.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Not Even Republicans Are Buying Pete Hegseth’s New Iran War Logic
Apparently the ceasefire means Donald Trump doesn’t need congressional approval yet?
May 1, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Fiasco for Trump as GOP Memo Warns of Midterm Bloodbath
As a new Republican memo issues a harsh warning about the elections, a writer who covers the Trump economy explains how the economic distress of ordinary people could prove decisive this fall.
May 1, 2026
Matt Ford
The Best Way to Fix the Supreme Court’s Attack on Voting Rights
If U.S. electoral politics is going to survive the high court’s attack on equal rights, the game will have to change.
May 1, 2026
Kate Aronoff
Trump’s Iran War Is Smashing His Fossil Fuel Dreams
The president wanted to ensure American hegemony and global energy dominance. Instead, he might be torpedoing both.
May 1, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Fiasco for Trump as Urgent GOP Memo Warns of Epic Midterm Bloodbath
As a new Republican memo issues a harsh warning about the elections, a writer who covers the Trump economy explains how the economic distress of ordinary people could prove decisive this fall.
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 30, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Epstein May Have Left a Suicide Note—and DOJ Didn’t Mention It
Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate revealed everything he could remember about the note.
April 30, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Ramps Up Threats to NATO Allies Who Won’t Help Him on Iran
Donald Trump is furious that his allies won’t help him clean up the mess he made.
April 30, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Cave and End DHS Shutdown—Without Funding ICE
Republicans in Congress have finally voted to end the government shutdown, with no money for federal immigration enforcement.
April 30, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Visibly Declining Trump Demands Candidates Prove Mental Wellness
Donald Trump made the demand just days after falling asleep during a public meeting.
April 30, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
How Graham Platner Trounced Janet Mills in the Maine Senate Primary
Maine reporter Alex-Seitz Wald says Governor Janet Mills ran a terrible campaign that ensured Graham Platner’s likely Democratic primary victory in Maine.
April 30, 2026
Perry Bacon
Graham Platner’s Next Fight Is Even More Consequential
With Governor Janet Mills dropping out of the Senate primary, we’ll now see if a progressive outsider can defeat a moderate Republican incumbent in a swing state.
April 30, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pete Hegseth Can’t Defend Why He Made It Easier to Kill Civilians
The Defense secretary found himself on the back foot when trying to explain his decision to cut a crucial team.
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