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JD Vance Gives Stunningly Bad Defense of Why Trump Bombed Iran
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...
Trump Brazenly Brags About Real Reason He Bombed Iran
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...
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...
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 that a powerful or bold action...
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 playbook used against us. But propagandists play...
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 long. Now congressional Republicans are poised to dramatically expand that onslaught....
I Still Think Trump Will Fire Jerome Powell
The quickie ruling raised the question: What about the Fed, whose independence is also protected by Humphrey’s Executor? The majority, in effect, promised to cobble together some legal rationale...
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,...
