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"A Lot of Eyerolls": Tulsi Gabbard Face-Plants With Senate Republicans

Things are not looking good for Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence.

By Edith Olmsted

 

The New Republic’s Books of the Year

A far from exhaustive guide to the books that our critics most admired in 2024

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Trump Prepares to Wreck Economy With Alarming Bank Regulator Plan

The Trump team is asking potential nominees some shocking questions about government cuts.

By Edith Olmsted

 

RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Exposed Trying to Abolish Polio Vaccine

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s right-hand man, helping him plan the Trump transition, tried to push the government to abolish the polio vaccine.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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Texas Escalates Its Harrowing War on Abortion Beyond State Lines

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking his anti-abortion crusade to the next level, just as Republicans nationally prepare for their trifecta hold on the government.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Biden Slammed After Commuting Sentence of "Kids for Cash" Judge

Biden is facing uproar over his decision to give clemency to an infamous judge who pleaded guilty.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Alvin Bragg: How Donald Trump Can Still Pay a Price for His Conviction

The Manhattan D.A. just offered Judge Juan Merchan three ways to resolve Trump’s sentencing. Two would leave MAGAworld furious.

By Harry Litman

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Republicans Are Once Again Embracing a Vigilante

Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of manslaughter and negligent homicide earlier this week, will hang out with Donald Trump and JD Vance at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game.

By Spencer Sunshine

 

Team Trump Wants to Destroy Key Safety Rule Hated by Tesla

Tesla’s "self-driving" cars may be about to get a whole lot more dangerous.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 
 

Elon Musk and His Nemesis Have One Thing in Common

Sam Altman and Musk are currently engaged in a bitter, protracted feud over OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company they co-founded in 2015. But they both are bankrolling Donald Trump.

By Robert McCoy

 

UnitedHealth CEO Sparks Uproar After Unbelievable New York Times Op-Ed

The New York Times has published the most inane op-ed after the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Elon Musk’s Stunning $250 Million Favor to Trump Should Wake Up Dems

It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.

by Greg Sargent

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