Wait, Are Dems Ahead in ... Arkansas?
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff·21 Aug 2026
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Trump Moves to Strip American Bar Association of Its Power
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·21 Aug 2026
President Trump is trying to take away the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools due to its being too woke.
Trump Pardons of Fraudsters Cost Victims Nearly $2 Billion
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·21 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump is letting fraudsters off the hook at the expense of their victims, according to a new report from Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Friday.
Navy in Talks to Rename Ship After Trump Instead of Black War Hero
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·21 Aug 2026
The U.S. Navy has been quietly considering renaming an aircraft carrier that was set to honor Doris Miller, a heroic Black sailor at Pearl Harbor, after President Donald Trump instead.
Judge Rips Trump Team for Caring More About Pronouns Than Wildfires
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·21 Aug 2026
A federal judge in Oregon ripped the Trump administration for placing political conditions on crucial, potentially lifesaving disaster relief. On Thursday, U.S.
Five Outrageous Things Trump’s New Attorney General Has Already Done
The New Republicby Harry Litman·21 Aug 2026
In just his first week in office, Todd Blanche has inflicted more damage on the norms and traditions of the Department of Justice than any attorney general in its history.
Natalie Harp’s Full Trump Letters Exposed—Revealing Creepy Obsession
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·21 Aug 2026
Natalie Harp’s relationship with President Donald Trump is even more intimate than we thought. The Daily Beast published two intimate letters Thursday from Trump’s assistant, courtesy of Michael...
Michael Cohen’s Radio Interview With Trump Was a Fever Dream
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·21 Aug 2026
Michael Cohen’s highly anticipated reunion radio interview with President Trump was a masterclass in brownnosing.
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Midterm Bombshell: GOP Is Toast
The New Republicby The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent·21 Aug 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.
The Real Lives of Online Romance Scammers
The New Republicby Vivien Chang·21 Aug 2026
By the time Chibuike was 24 years old, he had been kicked out of his family home multiple times, developed a drug addiction, attempted suicide, and scammed tens of thousands of dollars from...
The Strait of Hormuz Isn’t the Only Major Shipping Route in Crisis
The New Republicby Kate Aronoff·21 Aug 2026
Policymakers and economists have long treated climate change as a crisis whose costs would mainly accrue to future generations. Unfortunately, that future is here.
Will the Supreme Court Reject Police Militarization?
The New Republicby Matt Ford·21 Aug 2026
Millions of Americans spent this summer trying to beat the scorching heat at the beach. Next month, the Supreme Court justices will also do some wading of their own: through the ocean of petitions...
Natalie Harp Should Concern Everyone—I Should Know, I Once Had Her Job
The New Republicby Greg Greene·21 Aug 2026
Handling a U.S. president’s social media voice is a magisterial job. The work involved ranges far and wide—from figuring out how to handle the president’s receipt of a Nobel Peace Prize to huddling...
Trump’s Rage Darkens as MTG Drops Midterm Bombshell: GOP Is Toast
The New Republicby The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent·21 Aug 2026
Donald Trump just issued a crazed, rambling tirade, vowing to hit Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN” while threatening “TREMENDOUS” economic consequences to any country...
Food Safety Keeps Getting Worse Under Trump
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·20 Aug 2026
In the last week alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled 12 different products—a rate four times higher than the same week a year ago.
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Thinks It’s Good That the Economy Is Bad
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·20 Aug 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants you to think that a weak job market is a good thing. CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked Bessent to comment on recent signs that the job market was cracking.
Sean Duffy’s Travel Show Is An Ethical Nightmare
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·20 Aug 2026
The second episode of The Great American Road Trip, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recently released vanity project travel show, starts in the massive suburban home Duffy shares with his...
Why the GOP’s Pushing a “Satanic Wedding” Story in This Race
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff·20 Aug 2026
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U.N. Alarmed by Trump Plan to Allow Drilling Near World Heritage Site
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·20 Aug 2026
The Trump administration’s plan to allow oil and gas extraction near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico is drawing concerns from UNESCO, the United Nations’s heritage...
Democrats Launch Probe Into Hegseth Meddling With Military Newspaper
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·20 Aug 2026
Senate Democrats are initiating a probe into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth placed one of his own supporters inside the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
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