{"podcast":{"title":"THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent","slug":"the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","podcast_index_feed_id":6772496,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dailyblast2024","website_url":"https://newrepublic.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b94c6786-bc82-11ee-9ef8-27c6fd1e8dd7/image/d8e43b6e3c1b3537ce23c2a9c505e158.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The New Republic","episode_count":598,"summary":"Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:15.517680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496"},"episode":{"title":"Trump ICE Standoff in N.J. Takes Darker Turn with Unnerving DHS Threat","slug":"trump-ice-standoff-in-n-j-takes-darker-turn-with-unnerving-dhs-threat","published_at":"2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-ice-standoff-in-n-j-takes-darker-turn-with-unnerving-dhs-threat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2500259632.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2500259632.mp3","summary":"For days, activists have been protesting terrible conditions at an ICE facility in New Jersey. In response, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is now threatening to pull Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in sanctuary cities, which could halt international flights to them. As even Fox News is pointing out, this would cause massive disruptions. Indeed, it would likely deal another big blow to GOP midterm chances. Yet the whole saga captures how Trump governance seeks to deliberately stoke searing tensions between MAGA and blue America. We talked to Nayna Gupta, policy director for the American Immigration Council, which just released a blueprint for a saner system. We discuss the worsening situation in Newark, why Mullin’s threat is simultaneously deranged and comical, and how the fascist advisers around Trump see violent conflict between MAGA and blue America as a good and desirable outcome. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"For days, activists have been protesting terrible conditions at an ICE facility in New Jersey. In response, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/episodes/trump-ice-standoff-in-n-j-takes-darker-turn-with-unnerving-dhs-threat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-ice-standoff-in-n-j-takes-darker-turn-with-unnerving-dhs-threat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}