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Transcript: Trump Rages as MTG Wrecks Him on CNN with Perfect Epithet
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (961+ words) The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. After we recorded this episode, Trump erupted in a long, angry tirade yet again at Greene and many other critics....
The Ominous Big Tech Takeover of Our Community College System
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (1816+ words) The ghouls of privatization have long had their eyes on the community college system. From Devry to ITT Tech, there have been countless versions of the for-profit junior college, and most of them have the same problems. The process to…...
Will Trump's War in Iran Kick Off a High-Seas Toll Binge?
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (1227+ words) Forty-six years ago I told an editor of The New Republic that I'd like my first article for this publication to be about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. I was an earnest summer intern, less…...
For White-Collar Workers, AI Also Stands for "Apocalyptic Insecurity
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (13+ words) The New Republic...
Trump Rages as Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Him on CNN in Direct Hit
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (166+ words) Donald Trump has been raging at Marjorie Taylor Greene a lot lately. Why? Because improbably, Greene has emerged as a very effective critic of the president. In a striking CNN interview, Greene unloaded, declaring bluntly that Trump is mentally unfit…...
Trump Loses His Mind as Ex-Allies Turn on Him Over Iran War
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (1752+ words) Donald Trump is losing conservative support, and it's setting him on edge. The president posted a 482-word rant to his Truth Social account Thursday afternoon, lashing out at some of his longest supporters for their recent criticisms of the war…...
Melania Trump Desperately Tries to Distance Herself From Epstein
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (1722+ words) On Thursday, Melania Trump tried to deny having any connections to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, but the internet quickly produced receipts. The first lady said in prepared remarks at the White House that the first time she met the sex criminal…...
Melania Trump Calls on Epstein Survivors to Testify Before Congress
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (1723+ words) First lady Melania Trump on Thursday called on Congress to hold a public hearing for all the women victimized by sex predator Jeffrey Epstein'a surprising development given her husband's proximity to Epstein and the allegations against him within the files....
DOJ Wants to End Crucial Watergate-Era Rule to Give Trump Cover
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (1714+ words) The Trump administration is fighting to make the executive branch even more secretive. A 52-page memorandum from the Justice Department reveals that the agency is putting up a fight against the Presidential Records Act. The department's Office of Legal Counsel…...
DNC Kills Resolution Condemning AIPAC Influence in Elections
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (1767+ words) A Democratic National Committee panel on Thursday killed a resolution condemning the "growing influence" of dark money groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC'even as an overwhelming majority of Democrat voters have an unfavorable view of the…...