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May 5, 2025
Grace Segers
The Republican Budget Plan Could Kick Millions Off Medicaid
As GOP lawmakers mull how to slash federal spending, health care for low-income Americans could be first on the chopping block.
May 5, 2025
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump’s Biggest, Dumbest Lie Is …
Really
Big and
Really
Dumb
The president is peddling hot nonsense on what tariffs can do for America—and the person he’s conned the most seems to be himself.
May 5, 2025
David S. Abraham
How the United States Lost the Rare Earth Materials War to China
Chinese dominance in this critical sector of the economy did not happen by accident—it was a policy choice.
May 2, 2025
Jason Linkins
Americans Really Dislike Trump. But They’re About to Truly Hate Him.
Welcome to the summer of scarcity and the full-blown Trump recession.
May 1, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Even Trump Officials Are Hoarding Supplies Thanks to His Tariffs
People connected to Trump are afraid of the consequences of his trade wars.
May 1, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Stephen Miller Crashes Out Defending Trump’s Weird Dolls Comment
Donald Trump told parents to offset tariff-induced cost increases by not buying so many toys for their kids.
May 1, 2025
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Fury Erupts in Crazed Rants over Shrinking Economy
As the worsening economy triggers Trump's anger and leads him to blame Joe Biden, the author of a piece on Trump's sliding approval explains why his aides are doing him no favors with their abject sycophancy.
May 1, 2025
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Recession Has Begun
It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.
May 1, 2025
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages Wildly Over Humiliating GDP Data as Aides Soothe His Fury
As Trump seethes over the embarrassing news that the economy contracted, the author of a piece about his worsening popularity explains why his aides’ penchant for abject sycophancy is working against him.
April 30, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s New MAGA Slogan: Kids Will Get Two Dolls and Not 30
Donald Trump gave an outrageous lecture to Americans to just buy fewer toys for their kids as his tariffs take effect.
April 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Fumbles When Asked Why He Blamed Biden for Bad Economy
And yet Donald Trump took credit for the economy while Joe Biden was still in office.
April 30, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Team in Overdrive to Defend Him as Economy Officially Shrinks
Trump’s chief tariffs adviser now claims the impact of tariffs shouldn’t count when you measure the economy.
April 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Insane Excuse for Why Economy Is So Terrible
Does Donald Trump realize it’s already Q2?
April 29, 2025
Alex Shephard
Think Trump’s Unpopular Now? Just Wait.
100 days into his second term, the president’s approval numbers are historically bad. There’s good reason to believe they’re only going to get worse from here.
April 29, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Official Says American Dream Is Working in Factories Forever
Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick laid out a disturbing plan to bring back serfdom in full force.
April 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stephen Miller Snaps on Fox News After They Ran a Bad Trump Poll
Never mind that almost all polls show Donald Trump’s popularity plummeting.
April 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Economy Sends U.S. Confidence Dropping Like a Rock
U.S. consumer confidence is the lowest it’s been in years.
April 29, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
“Pissed” Trump Called Jeff Bezos to Yell About Amazon Tariffs Report
Trump called up the Amazon founder furious about reports that the world’s largest online retailer was prepared to show the price of tariffs directly to consumers.
April 29, 2025
Greg Sargent
Karoline Leavitt’s Angry New Attack on Amazon Reveals Trump’s Weakness
OK, so Amazon backed down on posting the cost of Trump’s tariffs. But the wildly disproportionate attack on the company from the White House press secretary actually exposed Trump’s deep vulnerabilities.
April 29, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
UPS Prepares for Mass Layoffs as Trump’s Economy Takes a Toll
The move comes as Trump’s tariffs begin to hit American consumers—and the entire shipping industry.
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