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Trump’s Military Parade Was So Bad That Now He Wants a Redo
Then came the Q&A portion, beginning with a question about whether Moore believes consumers pay for Trump’s tariffs. “So, right now, what we just saw in a report is...
Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Dumb Spin Implodes as RFK Fiasco Worsens
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 29 episode of theDaily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New...
This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular
In a debate during the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, the candidates were asked to name the most “effective” Democratic politician in America right now. Both Zohran Mamdani...
Lisa Cook Forces the Supreme Court to Show Its True Colors on the Fed
Powell, Cook, and the other five Federal Reserve governors automatically serve on the Federal Open Market Committee, a separate body that also includes some of the presidents of the...
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
At 8 a.m., Taunton Bay is glassy—the air cool but salty enough to make your nose wrinkle. A man in rubber boots, canvas pants, and a black t-shirt worn...
Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” Is a Meta-Reckoning with His Success
Though Kurosawa’s classic features the great Toshiro Mifune in the equivalent of Washington’s role, it doesn’t rely on its lead actor’s stardom to build out its ideas about the...
Trump Press Sec’s Dimwitted Spin Implodes as RFK Firing Fiasco Worsens
The White House is trying to fire Centers for Disease Control director Susan Monarez for opposing Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies. This has sent the CDC...
Republican Official Accused of Drugging Granddaughters’ Ice Cream
Then came the Q&A portion, beginning with a question about whether Moore believes consumers pay for Trump’s tariffs. “So, right now, what we just saw in a report is...
White House’s Argument on Ousted CDC Director Gets More Unbelievable
Then came the Q&A portion, beginning with a question about whether Moore believes consumers pay for Trump’s tariffs. “So, right now, what we just saw in a report is...
MAGA Rep. Slams Trump’s Shady Takeover of Businesses
Then came the Q&A portion, beginning with a question about whether Moore believes consumers pay for Trump’s tariffs. “So, right now, what we just saw in a report is...
