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The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.It’s…

This is a lightly edited transcript of the September 16 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New…

When she was 11 years old, Maddie felt a crippling despair and loneliness that rendered her daily existence almost unbearable. She was already the target of significant bullying when a fellow student took a picture of her, photoshopping her head onto the body…

Nearly two years after an unnoticed amendment to a water resources bill mandated the sale of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building—a government structure facing the National Mall that contains precious murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others, which has…

A writer receives a letter from her high school teacher, who married the writer’s high school sweetheart. A professional Brad Pitt impersonator entertains a woman with dementia. A stoical former lover reappears as the defendant in a murder case. A British…

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. Iowa’s Rob Sands, Ohio’s Amy Acton, Texas’s James Talarico, and other Democrats running in GOP-leaning states…

When it dies out, the storm, the silenceof frost hammering its fists against the glass.Last night, they asked about their father again,when will he call, what does it all mean?Now a small white ghost rests in the cornerof the window. We’ve tried to summon it…

As winter arrives and the weather begins to cool, Americans across the country will be contending with increased heating costs, compounding the economic burdens of persistent inflation and stubbornly high grocery prices. The cost of heating oil in particular…

Donald Trump has once again stepped up his threats to entirely wipe out Iran, but it somehow isn’t forcing Iran to make the deal he wants. The emptiness of the threats is embarrassing enough. But now, CBS News has published a series of extraordinary…

Two nominees on course to help lead America’s public health policy have distanced themselves from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and his anti-vaccine positions.Dr. Nicole Saphier and HHS counselor Chris Klomp are on track to become the…

President Trump had yet another predictable meltdown after his handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, refused to lower interest rates—instead raising them for the first time in three years.“Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less,…

The Trump administration is admitting that Trump’s proposed “Triumphal Arch” in Washington, D.C., will harm historical sites, but claims it must be built anyway.The Washington Post, citing a National Park Service document and email correspondence,…

Postmaster General David Steiner wants out.The United States Postal Service chief told individuals close to him that he wants to resign from his post, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday. “The message was, this isn’t what he signed up for, and…

“Give us another chance,” says Vice President JD Vance when asked about his midterm message to the American people.The vice president joined the All-In podcast for a disastrous live interview Wednesday, during which he struggled to defend the Trump…

Republicans appear to be listening to the White House rather than the president.Conservatives seem to have completely dodged Donald Trump’s midterm advice since the Republican Midterm Convention last week, during which the president told his party to promise…

President Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center saga continued Wednesday, the day after a federal judge unceremoniously knocked down his latest bid to add his own name to President John F. Kennedy’s memorial venue. NBC News reported Tuesday that the center’s…

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 WashingtonThe conversation around regulating artificial intelligence has rapidly become so…

The family of a Black Texas woman who died during her pregnancy is suing Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton—blaming his extreme abortion ban for her death. San Antonio’s Tierra Walker, 37, passed away in 2024 while she was 20 weeks…

Palantir, the shadowy tech and surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, is now working with Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle to supposedly track food safety issues.Wired reports that Chipotle is working on a “food safety risk…

The Iran war has slammed the American pocketbook, costing the public billions more dollars at the gas pump.Americans have collectively spent $107 billion more on gas and oil since the war began seven months ago, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night.…

The world’s largest animal rights organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is horrified that FBI Director Kash Patel is making it easier for people who have engaged in bestiality to become FBI agents.After a ridiculous exchange…

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who is supposed to be a Democrat, met with Fox News executives at a retreat in Montana two months ago. The Washington Examiner, a conservative publication, reports that the Murdoch family, who own Fox News, invited…

Flock cameras are recording even more than you think.A hacker collective known as stegan0gram tore down a Flock camera, scoured its insides, and shared the results with WIRED Wednesday, revealing that the proliferating surveillance devices are capturing and…

A plane split in two, a charred armored vehicle, flattened trailers, and smoke rising from a structure at Camp Buehring, Kuwait: New photos released by CBS News depict dramatic damage to American military infrastructure in the Middle East as a result of…

The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early and head home until the midterms, a nearly…

If you were concerned that the air was getting too clean, the Trump administration has great news for you. On Monday, Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin announced that the Trump administration had finalized a rule to eliminate a Biden-era policy…

The federal government paid employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 as a result of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.The New York Times, citing a new estimate from the Government Accountability Office, reports that DOGE’s deferred…

The Trump administration has a lot of things “visitors should know” before entering the National Museum of American History.According to reporting by The Atlantic, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is mobilizing the National Park Service to display at least a…

The European Union has offered Canada an associate membership, a move that underscores eroding relations with the United States caused directly by President Trump’s spiteful trade war and general disrespect. “We must urgently reimagine our…

House Democrats launched another Hail Mary bid to impeach President Donald Trump, but the effort was undercut by members of their own party.More than a dozen Democrats joined 213 Republicans in voting “no” Tuesday night. Another 46 Democrats simply voted…