Greg Sargent

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Inside the $50 million “Never Trump” Plan to Finish Him Off for Good

This week, a group of prominent “Never Trump” Republicans and conservatives announced that they will spend $50 million to defeat Donald Trump…

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How the Media Whitewashes the Trump-MAGA Threat—Revealed by an Insider

Over the weekend, The New York Times published a news analysis entitled, “The Biden-Trump rerun: A nation craving change gets more of the same.”…

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Moms for Liberty Founder’s Sex Scandal Spells Big Trouble For MAGA

Have you heard of Bridget Ziegler? A co-founder of the far right Moms for Liberty, she is embroiled in a three-way…

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RFK Jr.’s Creepy Claim About Jeffrey Epstein Has a Hidden Dark Side

This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. triggered an online explosion with a very weird defense of himself for spending time with Jeffrey…

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Is Ted Cruz Finally in Trouble? Meet the Dem Who Aims to Take Him Down

Texas is a state that keeps breaking the hearts of Democrats everywhere. But hopes are rising again this week, after…

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Unsung heroes of the Trump era: Female governors who face down MAGA rage

Earlier this week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico signed a handful of gun control bills in the face of a…

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The Supreme Court is peddling a big, ugly lie about Trump and MAGA

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 9 to zero that Donald Trump will not be disqualified from appearing on the ballot in…

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The Daily Blast: Why Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Meeting with Orban Should Terrify Us All

With Donald Trump set to host Viktor Orban at his Mar-a-Lago retreat this week, it’s time to get serious about…

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Is the Media Enabling Trump to “Usher in a New Era of Fascism”?

This week, former MSNBC journalist Mehdi Hasan launched a new digital media company called “Zeteo,” which is Greek for “to seek.” Hasan…

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Mitch McConnell tried to ride the MAGA monster. Then it ate him alive.

The news that Mitch McConnell will step down as GOP senate leader later this year has led many to argue that he…

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