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Transcript: Sen. Warren’s Bold Plan for Dems To Win in 2026 and 2028
This is a lightly edited transcript of the January edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube...
Transcript: Trump Tirades on Shooting Darken as ICE Polls Turn Brutal
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 14 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The...
Elizabeth Warren’s Bold Plan for Democrats to Win in 2026—and 2028
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. Senator Elizabeth...
Trump’s Obsession With Real Estate Is Fueling a Ruinous Foreign Policy
Everywhere you look, Trump’s foreign policy is driven by his instincts as a developer. Last February, he posted an AI-generated video showed Gaza, then in rubble due to Israel’s...
Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic
Not surprisingly, Trump’s imperial designs on the country have not been warmly received there. In December 2024, before taking office, he began musing about his desire to acquire Greenland,...
Does Congress Even Want Power Anymore?
Trump’s defiance of congressional oversight extends to actions that might otherwise be bipartisan. During the 43-day government shutdown last fall, he authorized the continuation of military salaries, using money...
Trump Tirades about Shooting Get Darker as Polls Turn Brutal on ICE
PODCASTAs new polling shows Trump is losing the argument over the Minneapolis shooting, the writer of a new piece on this horror explains how Trumpworld sees this as an...
Trump’s Favorite Attorney Freaks Out Over Very Reasonable Question
Top Justice Department officials Tuesday tore into a Trump-appointed federal judge who dared to ask why Lindsey Halligan is still calling herself a U.S. attorney. In an 11-page filing,...
The Supreme Court Is Skeptical of Trans Athletes’ Rights
Hecox began to undergo medical gender-transition treatments as a first-year student, including medication to suppress her natural testosterone levels. “Lindsay’s medical treatment rendered her eligible to participate under NCAA...
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Ban Trans Kids From Playing Sports
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised Tuesday to allow states to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams. The court heard oral arguments for...
ICE Violently Arrests Woman Trying to Pass Them to Get to the Doctor
Thompson had sought to work with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which reviews police shootings in the state, to investigate the shootings, but was shot down by his...
Trump and ICE Want You to Think Renee Nicole Good Deserved It
What we saw in the ICE officer’s video should be understood alongside the intense attacks on women and LGBTQ people under this administration. Her killing takes place against the...