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Putin Sends Trump Clear Message After U.S. Strikes on Iran
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking…
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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…
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This Is Donald Trump’s War, and It’s Only the Beginning
President Donald Trump has just committed the most basic of strategic blunders: the fallacy of the last move. This is the mistaken belief…
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A Letter From a Young Iranian American as We Head to War
Young Iranian Americans who grew up during the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan see through this facade, terrified to see the same…
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The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
The Trump administration’s bombastic attacks on the nation’s most prestigious universities have commanded the public’s attention all year…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants to Save the Supreme Court From Itself
“As previously explained, EPA is undertaking its own review of the 2022 reinstatement, and the agency may ultimately conclude in that…
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Judge Frees Mahmoud Khalil in Biggest Blow to Trump Yet
The world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House…
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Trump Seeks Revenge on Biden With Call for Special Prosecutor
The world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House…
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Elon Musk Doxes Himself in Rush to Prove He’s Not a Ketamine Fiend
In a desperate attempt to exonerate himself of drug use allegations, Elon Musk actually just doxxed himself. Last month, there were…
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Elena Kagan Torches Supreme Court for Undermining Government
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan slammed a decision Friday that empowers the courts to ignore federal agencies by undermining agencies’…
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The Fate of the World Is Now in Donald Trump’s Hands. Gulp.
They both shoulder some blame, but neither of those is really the answer. Every time I ask myself how he gets away with this, I remember:…
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Trump Threatens to Send Troops to More Cities After Huge Legal Win
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his…
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Transcript: Trump Seethes at Awful Poll as Press Sec Soothes His Fury
Litman: That’s right. Sargent: Just like that. No more invasion. They’re not invaders. They’re hardworking people. Litman: They’re not…
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Why We Can’t Quit Our Y2K Obsessions
The final essay of the collection, “The Rabbit Hole,” is a near-50-page examination of the Playboy empire born out of Bolin’s…
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The War on Terror Never Ended. Now It’s Spreading to Iran.
Another way in which we know the war on terror never ended is that its cheerleaders and practitioners remain in positions of power. Its…
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Single Moms Will Bear the Brunt of the Republicans’ Budget Cuts
“It has been difficult to try to navigate, because I do work and I have a child, and I’m not exactly clear on when I’m supposed to do…