Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026

 

Today: "Podcast: Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026" Plus, Democrats flipped offices in Miami and Georgia; Trump accidentally sabotages case for bombings; the racist worldview behind the new vaccine recommendations; and more... For Once, the Supreme Court May Not Give Republicans What They Want Republicans are looking to the justices to remove a key campaign finance restriction. Most of the court’s right-wing majority doesn’t seem to want to play along. By Matt Ford

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Join us: This Is Not Us—ICE in America Today Tuesday, January 6 · 4–5 p.m. EDT To complement The New Republic’s January/February 2026 issue, "This Is Not America," our writers discuss Trump’s immigration policy and how communities are resisting, from refugees defying the administration’s orders to protests against ICE raids and the National Guard’s deployment in U.S. cities. RSVP now

Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of it all. By Greg Sargent Trump Brags About Taking More Dementia Tests Than Any Other President Donald Trump also suggested it was "treasonous" for anyone else to talk about his mental and physical state. By Edith Olmsted What subscribers are reading: The Supreme Court Is Set to Pick Financial Predators Over the People By Matt Ford The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms By Steve Israel Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents By Edith Olmsted Trump Effect Continues as Democrats Pull Off Two Stunning Upset Wins Democrats flipped offices in Miami and Georgia. By Rachel Kahn Podcast: Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026 The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent In today’s episode, we talk to Representative Jamie Raskin about President Trump’s corrupt scheme to gerrymander the 2026 midterms—and about Raskin’s new ranked-choice voting plan. Trump’s rage is growing as Indiana Republicans resist his pressure to gerrymander their state, and he exploded in a wild weekend rant, threatening primaries against Republicans who "stupidly say no." Yet for now, state Senate Republicans appear dug in. Meanwhile, other Republicans are now arguing that his overall gerrymandering scheme is backfiring. Why? Because Trump is hurting Republicans so badly that those whose seats are made somewhat less safe by redrawn maps might now be at risk. Raskin sees an opening to offer another way: Today he’s introducing a new bill that would require ranked-choice voting in congressional races across the country. He tells us about the proposal, discusses how Trump’s gerrymandering chaos reveals ranked choice as a better alternative, and urges Democrats to fight GOP tactics with hardball of their own. Listen to the episode here. Read the transcript here.

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