Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio
In a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton lamented that he isn’t in control of his own campaign. At a fundraiser in September, Paxton spoke candidly...
View ArticleTrump Is Poised for a Big Win—in Brazil
The Trump administration is watching Brazil’s presidential election results closely.Over the weekend, right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and...
View ArticleThe Voters Who Won Trump the Presidency Are Abandoning Him
Two recent polls show that the majority of Latino voters have all but abandoned President Trump—reaffirming a development that’s been brewing since he returned to office and began his draconian...
View ArticleTranscript: Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as GOP Panics: “Wake Up!”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 5 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 ArticleFour Years After Dobbs, Abortion Is Back on the Ballot in a Big Way
Four years after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion with the Dobbs decision, access to the procedure remains a critical matter for voters across the country. Abortion rights...
View ArticleThe Biggest Cases Coming in the Next Supreme Court Term
Next week the Supreme Court will return from its summer recess to hear a new term of cases. While the court is already slated to make rulings with far-reaching consequences, the most important...
View ArticlePathetic Republicans “Trans”-ition to Their Vile Closing Argument
Well, we’ve entered that time-honored phase of the campaign that we’ve come to know so well: when Republicans turn to their closing argument about the issue that is keeping Americans up at night. Gas...
View ArticleA New Approach to Public Safety Is Reshaping American Cities
A couple of weeks ago, the city of Seattle announced that its community violence intervention work would move into the city’s community safety department, also known as CARE. The next day, Baltimore...
View ArticleFox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”
A new Fox poll showing James Talarico ahead in the Texas Senate race unnerved Fox figures. One MAGA guest on Fox exclaimed: “Texans have to wake up!” The poll also has truly terrible news for Trump:...
View ArticleThe Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Bill McKay, played by Robert Redford, shockingly wins a Senate seat. Surrounded by ecstatic staff and volunteers, a stunned and panicky McKay pulls aside his manager...
View ArticleTrump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat
This week, one of the most talked-about stories has been President Donald Trump’s decision to spend taxpayer money on campaign ads that the administration is misleadingly characterizing as “public...
View ArticleICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders
Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson branded a group of brutalized ICE protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” Now they’re suing him for defamation.On October 3, 2025, Johnson accompanied top Homeland...
View ArticleTrump’s Meddling in Brazil’s Elections May Backfire
The Trump administration has ratcheted up its election interference efforts in Brazil, using sanctions, tariffs, and narratives to give Flávio Bolsonaro—son of right-wing hard-liner and convicted...
View ArticleEric Schmitt’s a Joke. The Assaults on Jack Smith Are Anything But.
We’ve all had our laughs now at Eric Schmitt. I plan on continuing to laugh at him for quite some time. That was the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen a United States senator do. But it was also...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Poet Extraordinaire
Editor’s note: Commentators are expressing concern about a Time cover story by Eric Cortellessa in which our commander in chief’s mind appears to wander. Maybe, they’re saying, the old bird is losing...
View ArticleNew Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”
“If you look at that Fox News poll, he’s ahead by seven points in the state of Texas,” Fox anchor Ainsley Earhardt lamented on Friday, adding: “How is that possible?” The “he” is Democrat James...
View ArticleHow Worried Should Dems Be About the GOP’s Huge Cash Advantage?
You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free.Inside Washington How worried should Dems...
View ArticleJasmine Crockett Quietly Yanks Offer of Lobbying Services From Website
Texas Representative and former Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett tried to jump-start her lobbying career before even leaving office. Reporting from Zeteo showed that Crockett, who lost a contentious...
View ArticleTrump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up
The Group of Seven Nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil from its stockpiles—following a desperate plea from the White House.The G7 held an emergency meeting Friday morning to...
View ArticleTrump, 80, Brags He Can Walk Up Both Ramps and Stairs
The bar for America’s highest elected office keeps sinking.The nation’s totally healthy, very fit, 80-year-old president gave himself a little pat on the back Thursday after he managed to climb on the...
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