Plus,‌ Jamie Raskin’s harsh takedown of Trump’s Qatar plane scam draws blood,‌ and more.‌.‌.‌
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May 13, 2025

 

Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump’s Qatar Plane Scam Draws Blood

As Trump corruptly accepts a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from Qatar, Representative Jamie Raskin explains why this is an "outrageous abuse" of the Constitution—and what Democrats will do now.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 

Angry Trump Kills "Woke" Program—and Accidentally Screws MAGA Voters

It’s called the Digital Equity Act. That word—"equity"—caught the White House’s attention. So now Trump is moving to nix funding—but it could cut off millions destined for red America.

By Greg Sargent

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The Trump White House Brings Back Supply-Side Magical Thinking

You know the GOP’s budget mess is getting desperate when a top economic aide says tax cuts increase revenue.

By Timothy Noah

 

Trump’s Attacks on International Students Are the Start of a Wider War

The administration is using immigration enforcement as a guise to mask its plans to decimate vital research and academic freedom.

By Indigo Olivier

 

Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides Is an Epic of Loss and Perseverance

The filmmaker’s tale of modern China probes the emotional toll of living through two decades of social upheaval.

By Adam Nayman

 

Tomorrow: Resisting the Authoritarian Takeover

On May 14, TNR’s editor, Michael Tomasky, and staff writers Matt Ford, Timothy Noah, Tori Otten, and Greg Sargent will host the next in our series America in Crisis, live and livestreamed from the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.

 

With Trump’s antidemocratic rampage underway, this event will bring together influential political figures and commentators to explore what we can do to fight back. Guests will include Senator Amy Klobuchar; Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees; Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co–executive director of the Indivisible Project; Representative ​​Raja Krishnamoorthi; Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward; Representative Veronica Escobar, and many more.

RSVP before it sells out:

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Here’s How Much Trump’s "Free" Qatar Private Jet Will Cost Americans

The luxury jet Qatar gifted Donald Trump does have a price, after all.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Not Even Biden’s Own Staff Knew How Badly He Was Declining

An explosive new book reveals just how far Joe Biden’s inner circle went to hide the extent of his decline.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Exiling Americans? This Isn’t Legal. It’s Not Even Close.

Trump is openly floating the idea of banishing "homegrowns" to Salvadoran prisons, with zero legal basis. This isn’t "deportation." It’s the kind of fascist lunacy that should be laughed out of the room—except his administration is actually considering it.

 

Will you help us continue to expose this authoritarian madness?

Yes, I’ll help!
 

Trump Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on White Afrikaner "Refugees"

Donald Trump has blocked thousands of refugees from entering the U.S.—but is welcoming white South Africans.

By Edith Olmsted

 

The Trump Administration’s Reckless Policies Will Kill Children

The administration’s "pronatalist" position is substantially at odds with a range of policy decisions that will cause kids to sicken and die.

By Matt Ford

 
 

Kamala Harris 2028? Hard Pass.

Brat Summer is over and never coming back.

By Liza Featherstone

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