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As the U.S. Celebrates 250 Years, Time for American Whiskey to Take a Bow
American whiskey is winning record prices and new respect as collectors bet on its history, rarity and cultural cachet.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes jab at Cavaliers after Knicks’ sweep
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Just like the Knicks, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani can dunk when needed.
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Minneapolis mayor sparks disgust by making Memorial Day all about George Floyd
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a rabid leftist, incited a firestorm on Memorial Day by posting a tweet in honor of deceased criminal George Floyd. Floyd famously died […]
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Rubio: Iran deal could take ‘a few more days’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that it could take “a few more days” to hammer out the terms of an emerging deal with Iran, dashing hopes for a quick end to the nearly three-month conflict just days after President Trump signaled an agreement was close. “There was some talks going on…
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‘True Maga warrior’ takes on old-guard Texan in key test of Trump’s GOP grip
Scandal-plagued Ken Paxton has won Trump’s backing – can he defeat John Cornyn in a high-stakes primary runoff? Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas will contest November’s general election against Democrat James Talarico.Paxton and Cornyn have spent months coveting the most valuable endorsement in Republican politics: Donald Trump. Last week, scandal-plagued Paxton got it, with the US president describing him as “a true Maga warrior”. Continue reading...
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Transcript: Trump Tirades Take Weird Turn as Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 26 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.After we recorded, The New York Times posted a piece reporting at length that Trump’s ballroom, slush fund, and overall “self-indulgence” (translation: deranged megalomania) have “alarmed” Republicans about the midterms, again confirming the thrust of this conversation.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.Donald Trump has been spinning wildly about his success in ousting disloyal Republicans in primaries, and he has been succeeding at that. But underneath this story is a much bigger truth. Trump is losing control of the GOP on many fronts, and his political project is failing more broadly. Trump’s corruption is forcing Republicans to abandon him, and he’s trying really hard to turn that around, as a crazed tirade on Truth Social reveals. There are other signs of failure too. For instance, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia criminal case was just dismissed as a vindictive prosecution.We’re trying to make sense of all this with New Republic deputy editor Jason Linkins, who’s been arguing well that Trump’s corruption and criminality are actually political liabilities for him. Jason, thanks for coming on.Jason Linkins: It’s great to be here. Thanks for having me.Sargent: So here’s where we are. Trump succeeds in ousting a bunch of disloyal Republicans, but that’s now backfiring. Republicans are so pissed that they’re granting him less leeway on his corruption. They’re turning against the funding for the ballroom. Republican senators just unloaded on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the slush fund. House Republicans shelved a vote on a measure ending the war because they didn’t have the votes to defeat it. Jason, how do you explain this sudden GOP move against him?Linkins: Right now, I think that we’re seeing both the strengths and the limitations of Trump’s thrall, his hold on the party and his base. We’ve seen in a couple of elections now that his base, when they’re riled up, are still capable of dealing a primary defeat to a Republican that steps out of line of Trump. But the cartoon villainy has gotten to a point that, outside of a rump that I think you’ve argued in the past—and I believe you’re going to be correct—is starting to shrink, he doesn’t really have the same kind of power and influence. We’ve seen now on a few votes, and specifically some related to what I would term graft corruption—this ballroom he wants to build and this insane slush fund that he wanted to assemble for himself to dole out to his political allies—you’re seeing prominent elite GOP electeds balk at this.Sargent: Trump just let out an angry, self-pitying rant on Truth Social over the slush fund. He said this:“I gave up a lot of money in allowing the just announced Anti-Weaponization Fund to go forward. I could have settled my case, including the illegal release of my Tax Returns and the equally illegal BREAK IN of Mar-a-Lago, for an absolute fortune. Instead, I am helping others, who were so badly abused by an evil, corrupt, and weaponized Biden Administration, receive, at long last, JUSTICE!”Jason, that’s funny because the original lawsuit that he filed against the IRS that he gave up was a total scam. That aside, the idea that Trump is setting up a slush fund to reward allies in an act of great selflessness and public service is just a farce. Your thoughts on that?Linkins: Well, I think one thing that stands out to me is the fake magnanimity that he’s trying to project in that statement. He had the good fortune of negotiating both sides of the settlement. There was no real conflict. The conflict was to get this matter out from under the auspices of a judge who was prepared to call this whole lawsuit bogus. And he had the good fortune of having a Justice Department that essentially treats him as a client. There used to be consequences for stuff like Teapot Dome or Watergate. But this Republican Party is so clapped out and absented that there’s no accountability possible until, you know, such when the day comes and perhaps Democrats have power again.Sargent: I’ve not seen a Republican uprising like this in a long time against Donald Trump. It doesn’t happen that often. But this one, according to all the reporting, there was genuine anger from Republican senators at Todd Blanche for sticking them in this position. The ballroom is already a problem for them. You’ve had Republicans telling the press that they don’t want to defend the ballroom precisely because it’s impossible to do when there’s so much economic pain out there. Now, Donald Trump is asking them to defend this ridiculous slush fund. And not only is it absurd and difficult for them to do because of the economy—the money would go to the January 6 insurrectionists and they won’t rule out giving the money to people who beat cops.
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Rubio: Iran deal could take ‘a few more days'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that it could take “a few more days” to hammer out the terms of an emerging deal with Iran.
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Raw Story
Insiders reveal Vance taking political shots ahead of White House invite: report
Vice President JD Vance snubbed Democratic state attorneys general in a White House invite for an upcoming meeting for his fraud task force, according to a Politico report on Monday.President Donald Trump named Vance "the face of the administration’s efforts to combat fraud" in March and the vice president has a meeting slated for Tuesday to continue the conversations with states as part of the new initiative to combat fraud. But what's happened behind-the-scenes was strategic, according to four administration insiders who spoke with Politico."Invitations for the hourlong meeting, set for Tuesday afternoon, were sent to Democratic attorneys general on Friday with a deadline to RSVP by Saturday, according to one of the people, who like others in this report, was granted anonymity to discuss nonpublic details," Politico reported. "Republican attorneys general were invited to the event about a week prior, the person said."The event was originally scheduled to only host Republican attorneys generals — but Vance reportedly later pushed back on that, one source told Politico. "About 15 Republican attorneys general — including Derek Brown of Utah, Marty Jackley of South Dakota, Raúl Labrador of Idaho, Gentner Drummond of Oklahoma and Todd Rokita of Indiana — are expected to attend, one of the people said," Politico reported. "Democrats are largely expected to skip the meeting, two people said, although some offices are expected to send other staffers, according to a third person."
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Heroes, zeros from Knicks’ Game 4 win over Cavaliers: James Harden was a mess again
Heroes and zeros from the Knicks’ 130-93 Game 4 win over the Cavaliers on Monday night in Cleveland:
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