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MTG Blows a Fuse After Trump “Bait and Switch” on Iran Strikes
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene somehow continues to be one of the most coherent and consistent right-wing voices against the U.S. war on Iran.The MAGA hard-liner lambasted President Trump and...
Transcript: Trump Threat to Unleash Troops Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 23 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The...
Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits
Emboldened by a partial court victory over his use of troops amid immigration protests in Los Angeles, President Trump is now threatening to expand deployment to other cities. This...
If You Thought Donald Trump Would Never Do This, You’re an Idiot
Are you surprised? If you’re surprised, frankly, you’re a fool. You understand nothing about politics and international affairs, and you bought into obviously dishonest propaganda about who Donald Trump...
New York’s Election System Isn’t Chaotic. It’s Democracy Done Right.
Here are some recent updates from the Democratic primary for New York City mayor: Several rival candidates, for the first time in the history of the nation’s largest city,...
The Simple Truth About These Miserable Heat Waves
In order to determine whether such an event can be attributed to climate change, researchers run complex models based on historical observations: one showing the world as it is...
Trump Just Expanded His Tawdry Empire of Scams
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office may have been the longest, figuratively speaking, of any U.S. president in history. But we can also say definitively that they were...
Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier
On Thursday, President Donald Trump scored a temporary victory after an appeals court ruled that he can continue deploying the National Guard as part of his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV response to...
The Iranian Voices Missing From the “Regime Change” Debate
Mohammadi, who lives in Tehran but fled the city after Trump’s warning, acknowledged she could be arrested again for speaking out.“I know that war won’t bring democracy,” labor journalist...
Trump Totally Trashes Tulsi Gabbard Over Iran Nuclear Intelligence
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, the president...
