The Daily Blast
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Apr- 2024 -10 April
Trump Finally Reveals It: Billionaires Get Tax Cuts, We Get Autocracy
At a recent fundraiser, Donald Trump promised big tax cuts to some of the richest donors in the country. He also suggested he wants…
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9 April
Mike Johnson Finally Seems Ready To Stiff-Arm Marjorie Taylor Greene
This week, Mike Johnson finally appears set to decide whether to hold a House vote on funding military aid to Ukraine. If…
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8 April
MAGA Rage Targeting Local Librarians Is Getting Uglier
It’s a new trend: GOP legislatures are advancing bills that place onerous new kinds of restrictions on public and school…
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5 April
Why Trump’s Sordid New Dealings With Saudis Have Jamie Raskin Alarmed
This week, The New York Times reported that Donald Trump recently spoke privately with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Trump’s team won’t say…
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4 April
How Judge Cannon Is Quietly Strangling Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump
This week, special counsel Jack Smith made a surprise move in his prosecution of Donald Trump for stealing classified documents.…
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3 April
Trump’s Sick Vow to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters Just Got Even Uglier
One of Donald Trump’s central campaign promises has been to pardon untold numbers of rioters who attacked the Capitol—people he’s…
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2 April
Why Trump’s Lunacy Is Suddenly Raising GOP Fears of Down-Ballot Losses
GOP members of Congress facing tough races are suddenly worried that having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket…
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1 April
How Trump’s Weird Bible Scam Sends Hidden Codes to His Angry MAGA Base
Donald Trump’s announcement that he is now peddling something called the “God Bless the USA Bible” drew outrage from some religious figures,…
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Mar- 2024 -29 March
Striking New Data Reveals It: Trump’s Support Is Shakier Than It Looks
You’ve probably heard someone say we’re in the midst of a “racial realignment.” The idea is that Donald Trump is…
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28 March
Horror in Baltimore: Awful New Info Emerges About Six Missing Workers
Two days after a major bridge collapsed in Baltimore when a cargo ship rammed into it, we still know little about six…
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27 March
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Rage at Mike Johnson Has Gone Nuclear. Why?
All of a sudden Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to be attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson almost daily over all kinds of…
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26 March
Why NBC Is Suddenly In Full Meltdown Over Ronna McDaniel Hiring Fiasco
NBC News is reeling over its decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a political analyst. McDaniel actively…
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25 March
Trump Has Duped MAGA Voters With an “Amazing” Scam
In recent days, Donald Trump opened the door to cutting Social Security, and he’s also threatened to repeal the Affordable Care Act,…
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22 March
Christina Bobb Is Back, and Flailing Trump Needs Her More Than Ever
With Donald Trump’s fundraising badly trailing that of President Biden, the RNC’s new “election integrity” lawyer, Christina Bobb, is emerging as an…
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21 March
She Had a Heart-Wrenching Abortion. Now She’s a Candidate—in Alabama
Donald Trump just announced that he’s likely to campaign for the presidency on a promise of a 15-week abortion ban, even as…
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20 March
Is Mike Johnson Finally Ready to Stick It to MAGA on Ukraine?
Is there any chance that Congress will not abandon Ukraine to the Russians? With Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans determined to cut…
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19 March
Trump’s Humiliating $454 Million Bond Fiasco Shows Deep 2024 Weakness
This week, Donald Trump’s lawyers admitted that he’s failed to secure a bond to cover the half-a-billion-dollar penalty he faces in his…
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18 March
Trump’s Deranged “Bloodbath” Rant in Ohio Should Wake Up the Media
In Ohio over the weekend, Donald Trump delivered one of his most unhinged and dangerous rally speeches yet: He used…
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15 March
Chuck Schumer’s Brutal Takedown of Bibi Is a Watershed Moment
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave an extraordinary speech lacerating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel over the horrific civilian…
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14 March
The Serious Case for Not Freaking Out About Trump’s Scary Poll Numbers
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg has prominently argued that it’s premature to freak out about Donald Trump’s lead in the polls. Rosenberg’s…
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