Republicans Tear Into Each Other Over Payout in Shutdown Deal
Senate Republicans are still planning to take advantage of a provision of the shutdown-ending bill that would allow them to rake in cash from the federal government.At the close of the 44-day federal...
View ArticlePardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Punched in the Face During Racist March
A January 6 rioter decided to lead a hate march Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, a city with a sizable Muslim and Arab American populace, and got punched in the face. Jake Lang, who was pardoned by...
View ArticleEpstein Tanks Trump’s Approval Rating to Record Low, Brutal Poll Shows
Donald Trump’s approval rating is at an all-time low for his second term, and the president has his old pal Jeffrey Epstein to thank—and those pesky grocery prices. Only 38 percent of Americans approve...
View ArticleDOJ Admits Shocking Details That Could Blow Up Entire Comey Case
The Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey hit two major snags on Wednesday. First, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, who...
View ArticleTreasury Sec Flails When Asked If Trump’s Foreign Investments Are Real
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled to sell President Donald Trump’s outrageous claims about how much money the United States is making from his trade deals.During an interview on Fox News...
View ArticleMan Who Trump Pardoned for Fraud Is Headed Back to Prison … for Fraud
A Ponzi schemer who Donald Trump saved from prison is headed right back to the clink.Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein was sentenced Friday to 37 years in prison in a New Jersey courtroom, capping the career...
View ArticleTreasury Sec Has Idiotic Idea for How People Can Use Stimulus Checks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hopes that Americans will save their $2,000 checks President Donald Trump promised for a rainy day—if they get them at all. During a disastrous appearance on Fox News...
View ArticleTrump Makes Ridiculous Claim About Saudi Investment in the U.S.
Saudi Arabia is so invested in U.S. development that the country’s leadership is apparently willing to give more than they’ve got.Hours after the U.S. president penned a $1 trillion economic agreement...
View ArticleAbbott Releases—and Blacks Out—1,400 Pages of Emails With Elon Musk
After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails between the office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and tech oligarch Elon Musk’s companies, state officials took months fighting and...
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What Are Nicki Minaj and Trump Up to in Nigeria?
On Tuesday afternoon, the Trump administration produced yet another moment that felt more fever dream than reality.Legendary (and, more recently, embattled) rapper Nicki Minaj addressed the United...
View ArticleGive It Up, Folks: Donald Trump Will Escape Justice for Epstein Too
When the shutdown ended, Arizona Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in, 50 days after she was elected. She promptly signed the discharge petition to release the full Epstein...
View ArticleTrump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Gives Putin Everything He Wants
President Donald Trump’s newest plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would give President Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants—and Ukraine isn’t happy.Trump’s sweeping new proposal would require...
View ArticleTrump Publicly Threatens to Fire Scott Bessent in Unhinged Rant
President Trump joked (we think) about firing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while Bessent was sitting right in front of him.“Interest rates are down despite the Fed. I mean Scott, you gotta work on...
View ArticleTrump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers
The White House is close to implementing a new rule that would effectively eradicate congressionally approved whistleblower protections.Congress has passed several laws since the 1970s extending...
View ArticleDem Demands Transcript of Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Killing
Donald Trump’s claim Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing about” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi may be undercut by a phone call he had with the monarch.Democratic...
View ArticleWhite House Celebrates as International Student Enrollment Plummets
The White House is so desperate to scrape together some “good news” that it’s trying to tout a decline in the number of new international students enrolling at American universities. That would...
View ArticleMAGA Is Livid Ted Cruz Accidentally Helped Block Texas Redistricting
Donald Trump’s major electoral setback in Texas is thanks, in no small part, to Ted Cruz.A three-judge panel ruled against the Lone Star State’s gerrymandering effort Tuesday, ordering Texas to return...
View ArticleTrump’s Anger Over Prices Goes Nuclear as Fresh Polls Show Him Tanking
President Trump is cratering in two new polls. A Marist survey has his overall approval rating at 39 percent, and a Marquette poll has his approval plunging on the economy (36–64), tariffs (37–63), and...
View ArticleHow Mikie Sherrill Won Latino Voters Back for Democrats
When Mikie Sherrill was elected to be the next governor of New Jersey earlier this month, her success was due in no small part to support from the Garden State’s Latino voters. Although Latinos in New...
View ArticleTrump’s Case Against James Comey Is Crashing and Burning
The Trump administration’s campaign to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey is going about as badly as it can for the Justice Department. At a hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors admitted that a...
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MAGA’s State-by-State Plot to Butcher Democracy
“Are you looking for something?”The homeless man, kindly yet befuddled, stands underneath the awning of a long-abandoned Kansas City storefront and searches his shopping cart for an umbrella.This...
View ArticleVisions of Byzantine Hell
They were just following orders, the angels,when they shoved sinners into the River of Fire,or boiled them alive in cauldrons. It’s the economy,stupid. The frescoes in the Byzantine churchesof Crete...
View ArticleNoah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly Is a Cautionary Tale
Noah Baumbach first made a name for himself 30 years ago, writing and directing intelligent dark comedies about sad boys and angry men staring down the barrel of adulthood and all the difficulties that...
View ArticleSeason in the Dark
A stone-faced man sits in a folding chairat the edge of his lawn. He’s facing outtoward the street, where the threat awaits.He glares at me as if I am the threat, orthe promise of the war he will be...
View ArticleTranscript: Trump’s Fury at Prices Goes Wild as Crushing New Polls Hit
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 19 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented...
View ArticleTrump’s Anti-Affordability Agenda Has a New Target: College
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. President Trump and his administration are cracking down on universities, trying to...
View ArticleTranscript: Trump’s Anti-Affordability Agenda Hits Colleges
This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 18 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon....
View ArticleEx-GOP Aide Charged With Faking Violent Leftist Attack on Herself
A former congressional aide to a Republican congressman staged a fake anti-Trump attack against her over the summer and is now facing federal charges. Natalie Greene, who used to work for...
View ArticleThe Comey Hearing: This Would Be Hilarious If It Weren’t So Scandalous
Two days ago on my Talking Feds Substack, I wrote that Monday of this week was Lindsey Halligan’s worst day to date—which was already saying something—and that it pointed to far worse ones still to...
View ArticleTrump Discussed Taking Over CNN With Larry Ellison
President Trump and Larry Ellison—the conservative billionaire behind Oracle who wants to “retrain” the TikTok algorithm to be more pro-Israel—met to discuss which CNN hosts to fire if Ellison acquired...
View ArticleTrump Signs Bill to Release Epstein Files—and Immediately Freaks Out
The public is on the verge of accessing the Epstein files, and Donald Trump is not happy about it.After fighting for months to keep the files under lock and key, Trump expediently signed the Epstein...
View ArticleHere’s the Data Showing Why Dems Must Keep Talking About Climate
Over the last several months, reports from billionaire-funded centrist advocacy groups, like WelcomePAC and Searchlight Institute, have insisted that Democrats stop talking about climate change—either...
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Trump Suggests Executing Democrats Over Message to Troops
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding the members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution, not to President Trump. On Thursday, Trump...
View ArticleTodd Blanche Is Pissed Dems Want People to … Obey Constitution
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to investigate a group of Democratic lawmakers who made a video warning members of the military and intelligence community about the Trump administration, but...
View ArticleTrump Called Epstein Right After Winning 2016 Election
Donald Trump was reportedly still in contact with Jeffrey Epstein as he ascended to public office.Trump has claimed he cut off contact with Epstein after the financier was convicted in 2009 for...
View ArticleZohran Mamdani Reveals What He Plans to Talk to Trump About
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday, where he plans to discuss how New Yorkers are struggling to afford to live in their city.Mamdani...
View ArticleTop Military Lawyer Says Trump Ignored His Advice on Boat Strikes
Even the top military lawyer for the command overseeing President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged “drug boats” thought they were illegal—but the Pentagon ignored him.Senior government officials...
View ArticleTrump Plans Shocking Order Banning States From Regulating AI
President Trump is so devoted to protecting the artificial intelligence industry that he is preparing to sign an executive order attacking states’ rights to regulate it.The order would direct the...
View ArticleFeds Drop Case After Border Patrol Bragged About Shooting Defendant
Federal prosecutors are seeking to dismiss charges against a woman shot by Border Patrol last month. Marimar Martinez and her co-defendant, Anthony Ruiz, were charged with impeding a federal officer...
View ArticleMike Johnson Justifies Trump Threatening to Execute Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson thinks it’s “wildly inappropriate” for Democrats to tell troops to obey the U.S. Constitution, but he wasn’t the slightest bit concerned about President Donald Trump’s threat...
View Article“Insanity”: House in Total Chaos After Shutdown
Bedlam has consumed the House of Representatives since the end of the government shutdown.Lawmakers don’t seem to remember how to get along with one another after a whopping 54-day recess. Instead,...
View ArticleKaroline Leavitt Says Trump’s “Piggy” Insult Is a Sign of Respect
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a truly pathetic defense Thursday for President Donald Trump calling a female reporter “piggy.”During a press briefing, Leavitt was asked to explain...
View ArticleLeavitt Says She’s Not a Lawyer, But Dems’ Video Is “Punishable”
The White House is falling neatly in line behind Donald Trump’s call to execute half a dozen Democratic lawmakers.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt practically snapped Thursday under a...
View ArticleTrump Prosecutor Attacks Judge After He Questions if She’s a “Puppet”
Drama continues to follow interim U.S. Attorney and former Trump defense lawyer Lindsey Halligan, as she had a heated exchange with a federal judge who suggested she may be the president’s...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Will No Longer Consider Swastika a Hate Symbol
The U.S. Coast Guard is no longer going to consider the swastika a hate symbol. The Washington Post reports that a new policy will take effect next month at the military branch that will reclassify the...
View ArticleIs This Finally and Blessedly the End of the Larry Summers Era?
It seems Jeffrey Epstein’s tentacles reached much further than any of us could have imagined, with Larry Summers, one of the nation’s most prominent economists, being caught in the web. I have nothing...
View ArticleTrump Suffers Massive Loss Over National Guard Deployment to D.C.
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday.Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering...
View ArticleICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued
ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse. 404 Media reports that after ICE’s Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly...
View ArticleDemocrats Who Sent Message to Troops Respond to Trump’s Hanging Threat
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution, not to President Trump. The comments—made by...
View ArticleTop Dem Reveals How JPMorgan Chase Helped Epstein Hide His Crimes
A report released by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden on Thursday called for Congress to further investigate JP Morgan Chase over its ties to Jeffrey Epstein, one of the bank’s biggest clients,...
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