The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Trump’s Team Is Already Lying About Handcuffing Democratic Senator

Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference. Now DHS is lying abo...

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Hegseth Refuses to Admit Courts Can Stop Him in Alarming Testimony

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to think he has ultimate power when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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June 12, 2025

Unearthing the Deep Fascist Roots of the Unite the Right Rally

Charlottesville reaches into Virginia’s past to trace the currents that led to the violent neo-Nazi rally.

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

How Trump’s Tariffs Promote Hate at Home

This isn’t the first trade war driven by xenophobia. But it’s among the stupidest.

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

The Symbolic Power of Burning Waymo Robotaxis

It’s no accident that the vehicles that got torched during the Los Angeles protests were driverless cars.

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June 12, 2025

Trump Brazenly Admits His Immigration Policies Are Wrecking Farmers

Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing.

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Trump Is Stiffing the National Guard Soldiers He Sent To L.A.

As usual, Trump is refusing to foot the bill.

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June 12, 2025

Rand Paul Reveals Just How Petty Trump Is After Revoked Invite

The Kentucky senator has been fighting with the president over his budget bill. Now Trump is targeting him.

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June 12, 2025

Trump Launches $5 Million Gold Card on Ugliest Website You’ll Ever See

Trump has opened a fast-track to citizenship for the richest people, as he continues his war on immigrants on every other front.

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June 12, 2025

Hegseth All but Confirms Trump Plans to Take Greenland by Force

The defense secretary made some troubling remarks before Congress—even as a Republican representative tried to save him from himself.

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June 12, 2025

Donald Trump Is Writing Fan Fiction About the L.A. Protests

The president thinks California Governor Gavin Newsom should be thanking him, even though he didn’t do anything.

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June 12, 2025

Andrew Cuomo Ad Leans Into Racism With Edited Photo of Zohran Mamdani

A campaign ad for Cuomo featured a deceptively edited photo of the new front-runner in New York’s mayoral race.

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June 12, 2025

After Purging Key Vaccine Panel, RFK Jr. Moves to Assert Control

The HHS chief went on Fox News to repeatedly lie about vaccines and the members of an advisory committee he recently purged.

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Democratic Senator Forcefully Dragged Out of Kristi Noem Presser

California Senator Alex Padilla was kicked out of a press conference with the Homeland Security secretary, who declared Trump will soon “lib...

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June 12, 2025

Newsom: Trump Is in Mental and Physical Decline

The California governor said the president is “not the same person that I dealt with just four years ago.”

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June 12, 2025

Trump Blocks California EV Rules as He Fully Destroys States’ Rights

This isn’t just an attack on the environment. It’s an attack on every state.

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June 12, 2025

Trump Snaps at Fox News Reporter Who Tells Him Protests Are Spreading

The nation is in growing revolt against Trump and his immigration crackdown.

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Senator Alex Padilla’s Detention Is being Celebrated on the Right

Reaction from Republicans and conservative media to a U.S. senator being roughed up by the FBI

The New Republic

June 12, 2025

Trump Press Sec Seethes at Journos as Harsh New Poll Shows Him Tanking

As Karoline Leavitt snaps at reporters amid bad polling news on Trump’s top issue, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains why the media m...

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Mitch McConnell Grills Pete Hegseth on Russia in Damning Exchange

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to answer one very easy question on Russia and Ukraine.

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June 11, 2025

Musk Says He Regrets “Some” of His Trump Posts. Which Ones Exactly?

Elon Musk is crawling back to Donald Trump in an embarrassing 180.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

This Is Not the Time to Lecture Protesters

Some pundits are urging protesters in Los Angeles not to resist the militarization of their city. That’s easy to say when ICE isn’t snatchin...

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Republicans Are Fleeing Town to Avoid Trump’s Birthday Military Parade

Only seven Republicans have confirmed they plan to attend Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C.

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June 11, 2025

Bill Nye Asked RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him: “Okay, No More”

Bill Nye the Science Guy revealed the miles of texts he kept getting from the health secretary.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

U.S. Prepares to Evacuate Iraq Embassy as Netanyahu Ramps Up Threats

The notice comes amid a heightened risk of war in the region—as Trump seems unable to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Poll: Americans Really, Really Hate Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

A new poll found that a majority of Americans are against the bill—and that only two-thirds of Republicans like it.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

TACO Trump Announces Paltry Trade Deal With China

Trump has achieved nothing after months of tariff threats against China.

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June 11, 2025

Newsom Warns All of America: Dictator Trump Is Destroying Democracy

California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered a powerful message on how Donald Trump’s actions in Los Angeles prove “democracy is under assault...

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June 11, 2025

Trump Treasury Secretary Suddenly Backtracks on Major Tariff Deadline

Scott Bessent seems to realize the truth: Trump isn’t getting all those trade deals he promised were coming.

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June 11, 2025

Trump Says He Has a Deal With China. He Really Doesn’t.

It’s more of a “handshake for a framework.”

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June 11, 2025

Hegseth Fumbles Basic Question on Trump Deploying Troops to L.A.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can’t explain the main question at the heart of Trump’s decision to send the Marines to crush anti-ICE protes...

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Trump Is Planning a Nationwide Crackdown Targeting Blue Cities

What started in Los Angeles will soon spread across the country.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Trump Just Got Some Bad News Before The G7 Conference

The rest of the world has realized the United States is no longer a dependable partner or ally—and they’re moving closer together without us...

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June 11, 2025

Masked ICE Agents Detain U.S. Citizen Who Is Nine Months Pregnant

The federal agents detained a U.S. citizen during their crackdown on Los Angeles.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Trump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness

The media has it wrong. Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident...

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Yiyun Li’s Unsparing Memoir of Life After Two Sons’ Suicides

In Things in Nature Merely Grow, the Chinese-American author writes past grief’s clichés.

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Donald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity

The first term was historically corrupt. But this time Trump has grabbed billions already—and by the time he’s done, he may make off with te...

The New Republic

June 11, 2025

Trump Is Expanding His Thuggish War on Union Leaders

First, they came for Lelo Zeferino. Now—amid the administration’s escalations in Los Angeles—the administration is prosecuting David Huerta.

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June 11, 2025

Trump’s Angry, Violent Outbursts Go Nuclear as Poll Delivers Bad News

As Trump’s eruptions grow more violent and a new poll finds disapproval of his use of troops in California, a data analyst explains why Trum...

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

World Bank: Trump’s Trade War Could Destroy the Global Economy

The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report sounds a dire warning about tariffs.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Trump’s Move to Send Troops to L.A. Will Cost Taxpayers Exorbitant Sum

So much for cutting government spending.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Pentagon Rushes to Create New Rules as Trump Sends Marines to L.A.

The Pentagon didn’t have guidance for sending troops to a major American city.

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June 10, 2025

Why in the World Was John Fetterman Dining With Steve Bannon?

The Democratic senator was spotted having dinner with far-right MAGA leader.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

“Disturbing”: Trump’s Threats to Use Troops in Cities Just Got Darker

As Trump’s talk about unleashing the military on American streets grows more menacing in its specifics, a former federal prosecutor explains...

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Americans Are Pissed About Trump’s Handling of L.A. Protests

A new poll finds double-digit disapproval of Trump’s decision to send in the Marines.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

The Tiny Border Town Getting Battered by Trump’s Tariffs on Canada

On America’s northern border, Trump’s trade war is already causing devastation in communities like Point Roberts—and the economic and cultur...

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Science Badly Needs Defending Right Now. It Doesn’t Need Your Belief.

Smug assertions of “believing in science” have only contributed to the problem. We’ve got to make a better pitch.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense

Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Trump’s Version of Federalism Is a Perverse Death Trap

Call it “Make America Dead Again”: If it’s a peaceful anti-ICE protest, send in the Marines. If it’s a hurricane, no disaster aid for you!

The New Republic

June 10, 2025

Mike Johnson Escalates War Against Newsom After Trump Arrest Threat

Johnson says the California governor should be “tarred and feathered” over his response to the L.A. protests.