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May 28, 2025

 

Trump’s Fury at Harvard Gets More Deranged—and Exposes a Big MAGA Scam

Trump says he’s attacking foreign students because they’re taking places reserved for American kids. But the House GOP budget bill would hurt countless American students from the working class.

By Greg Sargent

 

 

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Scott Pelley Warns Graduates About the Threats to American Democracy

The "60 Minutes" correspondent never mentioned Trump by name, but his call to defend democratic institutions was apparently too much for the MAGA crowd to handle.

By Parker Molloy

 

The Laws Propping Up Trump’s Masked Deportation Army

Across the country, unidentifiable law enforcement agents are snatching unsuspecting people off the streets where they live. But just because it’s beyond the pale doesn’t make it illegal.

By Felipe De La Hoz

 

The Supreme Court Wants to Crush Regulation—but Not the Fed

The legal reasoning on this point is unbelievably sloppy—even for this court.

By Timothy Noah

 
 

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail

Medicaid was once a little-regarded program. It is now a policy heavyweight—and with an enrollment larger than Medicare’s, it’s very, very popular.

By Timothy Noah

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Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim Wanted Peace, Not More Hatred

They were victims of brutal antisemitic violence as they sought peace. But some have invoked their tragedy toward the opposite end.

By Eric Alterman

 

Trump Finds Ridiculous New Excuse to Beg Canada to Become a State

Donald Trump has made his most idiotic pitch yet.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Elon Musk Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Prized Budget Bill

The tech billionaire complained that Donald Trump was hanging both him and DOGE out to dry.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Humiliated Trump’s Anger at Putin Grows as GOPers Start Breaking Ranks

As Trump’s frustration mounts over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war and Republicans search for a tougher approach, a writer who specializes in Russia explains why Trump is badly suited to this fraught moment.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 
 

Where the Money Is: America’s Obscene Wealth Gap

Undoubtedly, Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy; but the bigger threat is the obscene wealth gap that allowed his rise. This event on Tuesday, June 24 will build on our special reporting and polling about the concentration of wealth in America.

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