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Transcript: Trump’s Odd Ramblings to Media make Tariff Fiasco Worse
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump’s “Golden Dome” Won’t Work—but It’ll Make Elon Musk Richer
This is all nonsense, of course. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a Golden Dome system would cost as much as $831 billion…
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US dollar tumbles as Trump’s EU tariff talk spurs investor flight
The US dollar dropped across the board on Friday (May 23), as investors dumped the currency after US President Donald Trump once again…
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Europe: Stocks close week lower on Trump’s EU, Apple tariff threats
European shares closed sharply lower on Friday (May 23) after US President Donald Trump ramped up threats of tariffs on the European Union…
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Trump’s Crypto Dinner Guests Admit They’re Trying to Buy Him Off
“It’s kind of a fund-raiser” for Mr. Trump, Korean crypto executive Sangrok Oh and another dinner attendee, told the Times. “And he’ll…
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Trump’s Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque
As I argued recently, Trump’s “white genocide” imagery draws heavily on a kind of internationalized “great replacement theory” that’s…
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Here’s What Happened at Trump’s Shady Cryptocurrency Dinner
Crypto-investors anonymously shelled out a total $148 million to purchase access to Donald Trump, but all they got was a low-quality…
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Trump’s New Attack on Harvard Fails Immediately as Judge Blocks It
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. In a…
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Trump’s Week: Rob From the Poor, Give to the Rich, Steal Like Crazy
Let’s start with the sum and substance of the judges’ orders. Some 25,000 federal employees will be back at work Monday. One judge’s order…
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Transcript: Trump’s Vile New Attack on Harvard Is Already Backfiring
At the end of the day, what is this witch hunt about? It’s about freedom of expression. It’s about these international students who have…
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Trump’s Angry New Attack on Harvard Is About to Blow Up in His Face
After raging at Harvard earlier this month, President Donald Trump is now revoking the university’s right to receive foreign students. The…
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Trump’s FTC Goes to War Against Media Group Elon Musk Despises
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s latest escalation against foreigners in the U.S. on Thursday, a ruling that came just hours after…
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Karoline Leavitt Snaps When Asked About Trump’s White Genocide Rant
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s latest escalation against foreigners in the U.S. on Thursday, a ruling that came just hours after…
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Judge Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s International Student Crackdown
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s latest escalation against foreigners in the U.S. on Thursday, a ruling that came just hours after…
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Karoline Leavitt Says You’ll Never Know Who’s at Trump’s Crypto Dinner
“Well as you know, Garret, this question has been raised with the president. I have also addressed the dinner tonight; the president is…
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Trump’s Social Security Head Bragged About Having to Google Own Job
It looks like Donald Trump’s streak of hiring wildly unqualified people remains undefeated. Frank Bisignano, the new Social Security…
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Republicans Sneak Terrifying Gun Law Change Into Trump’s Budget Bill
In March, Musk walked into what he understood to be an ambush, facing heated backlash from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Veterans…
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US: Wall St opens mixed after Trump's tax Bill narrowly clears House test
Wall Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Thursday (May 22) after the US House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s tax…
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House Republican Rips Apart Trump’s Tax Bill: “Debt Bomb Ticking”
While Republicans managed to pass their budget bill through the House Thursday morning, one GOP representative was not happy, calling it a…
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US accepts Qatar luxury jet as Trump’s new Air Force One
The Defense Department formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar to temporarily serve as the new Air Force One for US…
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Trump’s ICE Traps People Right Outside Immigration Court
There was “mayhem” outside of an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday, as federal agents arrested several people, including one…
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Here Are the Worst Things in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
The CBO also found that the bill would increase resources for the top 10 percent of Americans and lower incomes for the bottom 10 percent.…
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Trump’s EPA Head Melts Down When Democrat Catches Him in a Lie
House Democrats immediately pounced. At a House Rules Committee meeting early Wednesday morning, ranking member Jim McGovern asked…
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US: Wall Street opens lower with focus on Trump's tax Bill
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (May 21), as investors awaited the outcome of a pivotal debate around US President…