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The New Republicby Edith Olmsted27 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump wants you to pretend that he’s on the ballot in the midterm elections. Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News’s Hannity Wednesday night, Trump explained his latest...
The New Republicby Sophie Jager27 Aug 2026
“Poetry is not sexual misconduct,” writes disgraced North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards. The congressman released a rambling 22-page letter to his House colleagues Tuesday detailing all the...
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling27 Aug 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to the Senate about his 2019 trip to Samoa. During two separate confirmation hearings last year, America’s foremost anti-vaccine activist claimed that his trek to the...
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted27 Aug 2026
So long Karoline Leavitt, we hardly knew ye—and what we did know, we didn’t like. Leavitt will officially step away from the podium Thursday, a relief to those of us who care about honesty in...
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff27 Aug 2026
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The New Republicby Sophie Jager27 Aug 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has his eyes on his next Army secretary, and true to form, the leading candidate’s résumé includes credible domestic abuse allegations.
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling27 Aug 2026
Even Georgia Republicans have grown worried about Representative Mike Collins’s staffing choices.
The New Republicby The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent27 Aug 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.
The New Republicby Kali Holloway27 Aug 2026
On the day we met in early June, Philip “P.J.” Haynie III’s gears had ground him awake just before 4:30 a.m. By the time I got into his truck, he had already spent the morning farming in his head.
The New Republicby Adam Nayman27 Aug 2026
“I never want to repeat myself, and all my films have been on the money,” said Sir Ridley Scott, promoting his new film, The Dog Stars.
The New Republicby Kristen Ghodsee27 Aug 2026
The sweeping success of progressive candidates this election season and the rapid growth of the group with which many of them are aligned—the Democratic Socialists of America—has triggered a spate...
The New Republicby Matt Ford27 Aug 2026
A certain segment of American elites has recently realized that people don’t like AI, data centers, and the Silicon Valley oligarchy that is foisting these things upon this country.
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling26 Aug 2026
The Trump administration has futilely projected a victory in its trade war with Canada, despite the obvious losses for the American public.
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson26 Aug 2026
GOP Senate nominee Darline Graham accidentally shared a horrifying anecdotal indictment of the U.S.
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling26 Aug 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the preeminent leader of the nation’s anti-vax movement, is suddenly blaming the Covid-19 lockdowns for the current surge in measles-related deaths.
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson26 Aug 2026
Nearly half of the states in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit to stop the United States Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the midterms in November.
The New Republicby Natalie Weiner26 Aug 2026
Was she a saint? A goddess? An angel with a hairspray halo? Dolly Parton knew how people saw her, and embraced her role as pop culture fairy godmother.
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling26 Aug 2026
As the U.S. mourns Dolly Parton, the country idol’s charity, Imagination Library, has recommitted itself to providing free books to children under the age of five.
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling26 Aug 2026
A clean energy group has quietly managed to derail several Republican races. The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC has raised and spent millions of dollars to dethrone at least three conservative...
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff26 Aug 2026
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