Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier
Sat 6:00am By Greg SargentOn Thursday, President Donald Trump scored a temporary victory after an appeals court ruled that he can continue deploying the National Guard as part of his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV response to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. The decision accepted…The Iranian Voices Missing From the “Regime Change” Debate
Sat 6:00am By Adrienne Mahsa VarkianiWe have been here before. For those who remember the lead-up to the Iraq War, the last week has been unnerving. Ever since Israel launched unprovoked airstrikes in the middle of the night on June 12, American politicians from both parties and the media have…The Simple Truth About These Miserable Heat Waves
Sat 6:00am By Kate AronoffIn the coming days, some 200 million people across the United States will sweat through temperatures in the high 90s and triple digits, made worse by “oppressive” humidity. It’s the country’s first major heat wave of the year, which may—like last…Trump Just Expanded His Tawdry Empire of Scams
Sat 6:00am By Jason LinkinsIn the end, I was only on hold with the Trump Mobile customer service line for about 13 minutes. I’d been offered the opportunity to simply leave a number for an agent to call me back, due to “unprecedented demand,” but my extreme reluctance to give…Trump Totally Trashes Tulsi Gabbard Over Iran Nuclear Intelligence
Fri 4:46pm By Edith OlmstedDonald 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 played dumb when confronted with a major discrepancy between his…Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants to Save the Supreme Court From Itself
Fri 4:00pm By Matt FordSupreme Court justices typically play a more backbencher role in their first few terms on the court while they learn the institution’s rhythms and habits. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson seems to be a quicker learner than most. In a dissenting opinion on…Trump Suffers Highest-Profile Loss Yet as Judge Frees Mahmoud Khalil
Fri 2:00pm By Edith OlmstedMahmoud Khalil is finally being released from ICE custody, more than three months after he was detained for his involvement in Columbia University’s pro-Palestine protests. In a hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz found that Khalil did not…Trump Seeks Revenge on Biden With Call for Special Prosecutor
Fri 12:48pm By Adrienne Mahsa VarkianiDonald Trump, ever the sore loser, wants a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election, which he lost by more than seven million popular votes.“Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE and…Musk Accidentally Doxes Himself in Rush to Prove He’s Not on Ketamine
Fri 11:46am By Edith OlmstedIn a desperate attempt to exonerate himself of drug use allegations, Elon Musk actually just doxxed himself. Last month, there were multiple reports detailing Musk’s rampant drug use throughout Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, which were published…Elena Kagan Drags Supreme Court for Ruling That Undercuts Government
Fri 11:19am By Edith OlmstedSupreme Court Justice Elena Kagan slammed a decision Friday that empowers the courts to ignore federal agencies by undermining agencies’ authority to interpret their own statutes. In a 6–3 decision along ideological lines in McLaughlin v. McKesson, the…The Fate of the World Is Now in Donald Trump’s Hands. Gulp.
Fri 10:29am By Michael TomaskyI’ve been just staggered this week…Trump Threatens to Deploy More Troops After Terrifying Legal Win
Fri 9:57am By Edith OlmstedDonald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to other American cities after a major legal win in California’s case against him. A three-judge federal appeals court panel sided Thursday night with Trump over California Governor Gavin Newsom, who…Transcript: Trump Seethes at Awful Poll as Press Sec Soothes His Fury
Fri 7:06am By The Daily Blast with Greg SargentThe following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 20 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.President…The War on Terror Never Ended. Now It’s Spreading to Iran.
Fri 6:00am By Jonathan GuyerThe war on terror never ended. It simply evolved into a series of forever wars humming in the background. With never-ending conflict in the Middle East normalized, it’s all too easy to stumble into a new Middle East war.Over the past week, President Donald…Exactly Why Is It that All American Presidents Dance to Bibi’s Tune?
Fri 6:00am By Eric AltermanDespite the extremely stiff…Single Moms Will Bear the Brunt of the Republicans’ Budget Cuts
Fri 6:00am By Grace SegersWhen Mia’s son was an infant, she understood the expectations she would need to meet: A poor single mother living in Capistrano Beach, California, she had to care for his welfare and try to maintain a steady income, while also navigating the stigma that…Why We Can’t Quit Our Y2K Obsessions
Fri 6:00am By Kate MabusThe year 2025 has produced a proliferation of essay collections by millennial women taking stock of the frenetic moment in which they came of age. Before Alice Bolin’s survey of early-aughts nostalgia, Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse, there was…Senate GOP’s Remedy for Anti-Trump Lawsuits? Make Them Impossible.
Fri 6:00am By Thom HartmannRight now, the only thing that’s preventing Donald Trump from going full dictator is the federal court system and our ability to challenge his unlawful, unconstitutional behavior in it. Republicans in the Senate think they have a fix for that, though. It’s…Trump Rages at Brutal New Polling as Press Sec Rushes to Calm Him Down
Fri 5:00am By The Daily Blast with Greg SargentPresident Trump is furious over a new poll from Fox News, and understandably so. It finds his approval upside down, with 54 percent disapproving. His standing is deeply underwater on many major issues—and remarkably, that includes immigration. So he erupted…L.A. Dodgers Stand Up to ICE in Stunning Move as Trump War Escalates
Thu 5:03pm By Adrienne Mahsa VarkianiThe Los Angeles Dodgers blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as Donald Trump escalates his crackdown on immigrants in the city of angels.“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested…Trump’s DHS Unveils Chilling Strategy to Avoid ICE Facilities Scrutiny
Thu 4:39pm By Tori OttenThe Trump administration has found a new way to block Democrats from highlighting the reportedly appalling conditions at ICE facilities: flout the law.The Department of Homeland Security is imposing new restrictions on visits that members of Congress and their…Trump White House Considers Dropping Nukes on Iran
Thu 4:30pm By Malcolm FergusonThe Trump administration is reportedly considering nuking Iran.The Guardian on Wednesday claimed that the U.S. military has reservations regarding the success of using a bunker-buster bomb, a nonnuclear weapon, to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility,…Trump Press Secretary Ignores Two Key Questions on Iran Strike Plans
Thu 3:10pm By Malcolm FergusonWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she wouldn’t “engage in hypotheticals” when asked two major questions on Trump’s plans for Iran.First, she was asked whether Trump would circumvent Congress to strike Iran. “[If] the U.S. were to take…Karoline Leavitt Reveals Trump’s Deadline to Decide on Attacking Iran
Thu 2:32pm By Tori OttenThe world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, everyone will have to wait a little longer—two weeks, to be exact.Leavitt revealed…Can the United States Really Be Marching Toward This Madness Again?
Thu 1:45pm By Yousef MunayyerI keep glancing at the date to make sure it isn’t somehow 2003 again. Even though it reads 2025, there seem to be constant reminders of the disastrous mistakes that led up to the most catastrophic American foreign policy decision in recent memory, the war on…ICE Claims Agents Need to Wear Masks Due to Assaults. Here’s the Truth
Thu 12:43pm By Malcolm FergusonImmigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security have claimed multiple times since May that there’s been a 413 percent increase in assaults against their agents to justify their officers wearing masks and refusing to identify…Here’s Anti-DEI King Pete Hegseth’s Plan for Marking Juneteenth
Thu 12:26pm By Tori OttenDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his anti-diversity crusade.Hegseth’s office requested the Department of Defense take “a passive approach to Juneteenth messaging,”…Donald Trump Is Already Waging War: Against Blue America
Thu 11:55am By Harry LitmanDonald Trump is using the powers of the presidency—augmented with powers that the Constitution doesn’t give him—to make war on blue states and their officials.There have been critical historical periods when presidents used federal law to enforce…Trump Edits Tulsi Gabbard’s Words to Suit His Iran Policy
Thu 11:45am By Tori OttenDonald Trump insists that Iran is on the brink of developing a nuclear weapon, despite repeated statements to the contrary from his own intelligence officials. But rather than listen, the U.S. president is twisting reality to suit his plans.The White House…Trump Deliberately Leaves Two Key People Out of Iran Plan Convos
Thu 10:51am By Malcolm FergusonTwo of the highest-ranking military Cabinet members have essentially been cut off as Trump teeters on the edge of joining Israel’s war on Iran, according to a report from The Washington Post.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National…
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