Surprise Evidence Against Trump May Wreck His Hush Money Trial Defense

With Trump heading to trial this week over payoffs to Stormy Daniels, some have dismissed the case against him as weak. A working prosecutor explains why that could prove very wrong.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

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The Scariest Unit in the Israeli Army Is Not an Elite Fighting Squad

It’s the International Law Department, which gives the army permission to kill 15 to 20 civilians per combatant death and pastes a veneer of properness over IDF operations.

By James Robins

Republicans Think Your Dishwasher Is Too Leftist

Six bills to keep household appliances in the dark ages are up for consideration this week.

By Kate Aronoff

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Louisiana High Court: It’s Priests’ "Right" Not to Be Sued for Abuse

The state Supreme Court ruled that priests have a "property right" not to be sued for sexually abusing children.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Anti-Trans Missouri A.G. Can Now Access Trans People’s Medical Records

A judge ordered Planned Parenthood to hand records of transgender care over to Andrew Bailey.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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You’ll Never Guess Who Joined Taylor Swift on the GOP’s Psyops List

House Republicans are bringing out the knives for Mike Johnson.

By Hafiz Rashid

The Shady Right-Wing Threats to Keep Biden Off Some State Ballots

Conservatives got their way when the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s disqualification, but two red-state secretaries of state seem to be bent on retaliation anyway.

By Matt Ford