23+ hour, 16+ min ago   (188+ words) A self-described “history nerd” whose “happy place” is inside library archives, Westervelt opens her narrative by recounting how the American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s U.S. trade association, came into being. Collective amnesia about deteriorating conditions is also seen…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1450+ words) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thinks Trump’s $5,000 midterm bribe can be paid for with funds from the so-called “Trump Platinum Card,” which hasn’t even been launched yet. Lutnick shared this ridiculous idea with NBC News on Thursday. The Platinum Card is…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1528+ words) The Justice Department sent letters demanding 30 states led by both Democrats and Republicans retain all 2024 election files, threatening their top election officials should they fail to do so. The letters order states not to destroy or dispose of any voting…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (166+ words) After Canada’s reciprocal tariffs kicked in this week, Donald Trump spiraled on social media. He posted a deranged map suggesting he wants to annex all of Canada. He posted a demented visual of himself domineering over Canada’s prime minister. And…...

4+ day, 15+ min ago   (211+ words) Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of angry, unhinged threats over the last few days. He posted a map of all of North America—including Canada and Mexico—under conquest by the United States. He angrily threatened to cut off all…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (158+ words) Donald Trump’s tailspinning continues. A CNN analysis finds that Trump has a lower approval rating than any of his predecessors going into midterms in this millennium. That’s worse than Joe Biden in 2022, Barack Obama in 2014 and 2010, and even George W....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1761+ words) A federal whistleblower has alleged that the development and deployment of the USPS system has been rushed and haphazard, and could result in voter disenfranchisement ahead of the general election. Despite a court order barring the Postal Service from continuing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1418+ words) On this cusp of Labor Day, when election campaigns kick into fourth gear, I don’t want to jinx anything, but I have to say it: The voters are going to barber-strap Donald Trump in the November midterms. The first is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1771+ words) Usually, foreign conflicts engender a rally round the flag sentiment in military communities. But in this case, the handling of the Iran war has caused well-publicized hardships for the military, especially sailors. This creates a challenge for Republicans in the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1411+ words) The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 29 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. So here’s the question: Could what Trump is doing here make a difference and hurt Republicans in the midterms? We…...