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June 9, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
JD Vance Isn’t Handling Republicans’ Defeat in Los Angeles Very Well
The vice president is boosting a MAGA conspiracy theory after Spencer Pratt failed to advance in the race for L.A. mayor.
June 9, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Makes Pathetic Claim About His Reception at Knicks Game
The boos weren’t contained to Madison Square Garden.
June 9, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Raging Trump Erupts On the Air for Unnervingly Dark Reason
As Trump viciously abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.
June 9, 2026
Mark Hertsgaard
Why Did NPR Fire Its Climate Editor?
Meanwhile, an exceptional AFP exposé shows what’s needed.
June 9, 2026
Jonathan van Harmelen
Golden State Democrats’ Next Challenge: Fix California
The primaries have been a fascinating fracas between establishment politicos and upstart outsiders. But when the dust settles, the winners will face a mountain of problems.
June 9, 2026
Harry Litman
Can Trump Really Tear Down the Statue of Liberty? His Lawyers Say Yes.
An administration lawyer made this shocking and cynical argument in court last week. That’s the position of an emperor, not a president.
June 9, 2026
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Will Choose Between Church and State Once Again
The high court will once again wade into a collision between church and state—and choose between two wildly different ideas of religious pluralism.
June 9, 2026
Timothy Noah
Freedom Summer’s Shrink: Remembering Robert Coles
The esteemed psychiatrist—and
New Republic
contributor—urged moral intelligence and alertness to life’s confounding specificity.
June 9, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Angry Trump Storms Out of On-Air Interview for Unnervingly Dark Reason
As Trump viciously abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.
June 8, 2026
Finn Hartnett
How Kash Patel Cobbled Together a Conspiracy to Help Trump
A new report exposes how Patel built the bizarre case.
June 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Administration Steps in to Help Ally Violate Environmental Laws
The Trump administration has intervened to squash a criminal investigation into coal companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice.
June 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Top African Referee Barred From Entering the U.S. for World Cup
Omar Artan was set to become the first Somali to officiate a World Cup match. He was denied entry to the United States on Monday at Miami International Airport.
June 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
As Trump Attends Knicks Game, Homan Threatens New York City
It’s not clear if the border czar’s threats to deploy “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen” are credible, given the agency’s failure to subdue much smaller cities.
June 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Finds Fresh Target in Tantrum Over Senate Republicans
Donald Trump went after the Senate parliamentarian in an online rant.
June 8, 2026
Finn Hartnett
RFK Jr. Is Totally “Checked Out” as Global Health Concerns Grow
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is almost never seen at his actual job.
June 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Republicans Blame End of Crucial Program DOGE Cut on Biden
Screwworms are back thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump—and beef may get a lot more expensive.
June 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Federal Judge Overturns Trump’s Effort to Make Money Off Immigration
The judge ruled Donald Trump was attempting to impose an unauthorized tax on businesses via his $10,000 H-1B visa fee.
June 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Of Course Sam Bankman-Fried Wants a Pardon From Trump
And he might just get one, even after running a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.
June 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
FBI Interviews Man Whose Claims Were Key to Trump’s 2020 Conspiracy
The FBI has done a terrifying new round of interviews in its investigation into the 2020 election.
June 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Homan Denies Inhumane Detention Conditions Because of Spaghetti
Trump’s border czar suggested that complaints about immigration detention centers were overblown because detainees occasionally eat mediocre food.
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