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Founded in 1914, The New Republic is a magazine of interpretation and opinion for a rapidly changing world.

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"Trump is like nuclear power. He produces a lot of energy and radiation. The trick [for his advisers] is to keep the cooling tower over the reactor, so it doesn't go into meltdown." On the pod, reporter Marc Caputo is so good on MAGA-world's thinking about debate: newrepublic.com/article/1831...

Trump Allies Secretly Fear He Botched Debate Expectations for Bidennewrepublic.com With Trump and his backers relentlessly smearing Biden as senile, a veteran reporter who’s well sourced in MAGA world explains why Trump allies worry he set expectations for Biden too low.

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House Republicans don't want U.S. officials even acknowledging the Palestinian death toll in Gaza. My words: newrepublic.com/post/183200/...

House Republicans Pass 1984-esque Bill Censoring Information on Gazanewrepublic.com The amendment bans giving the State Department funds to cite the Gaza Health Ministry’s data.

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First Jamaal Bowman, now Cori Bush: AIPAC has another Gaza genocide opponent in their crosshairs. My latest for @tnr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/post/183165/...

Here’s the Next Squad Member in AIPAC’s Crosshairsnewrepublic.com Missouri Representative Cori Bush has begun to slip in the primary polls.

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Nikki Haley went to Israel on Memorial Day instead of commemorating fallen U.S. soldiers, and signed some bombs. My words for @tnr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/post/182003/...

Nikki Haley Signs Her Name on Israeli Bombs—Alongside Sick Messagenewrepublic.com As Israel continues its assault on Rafah, Nikki Haley is signing her name on Israeli artillery.

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Biden's top donors seem to be pushing overwhelmingly pro-Israel, and even Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian views in some cases. My story for @tnr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/post/181679/...

Biden’s Wealthiest Donors Are Quite Pleased by Israel Policy: Reportnewrepublic.com A new report details how many of Biden’s top donors are also funding pro-Israel organizations.

Mike Johnson is pushing a new conspiracy theory right before the election, even as he says he can’t actually prove it’s true. newrepublic.com/post/181404/...

Mike Johnson Has a Racist Election Conspiracy He Admits He Can’t Provenewrepublic.com The Republican House speaker is pushing a new conspiracy theory right before the election, even as he says he can’t actually prove it’s true.

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Remember when Chuck Schumer gave that speech on the floor of the Senate against Netanyahu? Apparently neither does he. My latest: newrepublic.com/post/181268/...

Chuck Schumer Appears to Cave on Netanyahunewrepublic.com Schumer previously said the Israeli prime minister should be voted out.

Donald Trump won’t be getting his way in his New York hush money trial—at least, not without consequences. Presiding Judge Juan Merchan decided that prosecutors can cross-examine the former president on prior judgements and gag order violations. newrepublic.com/post/180861/...

Trump Suffers a Major Loss Just Minutes into Hush-Money Trialnewrepublic.com Some of the former president’s actions are coming back to bite him.

This crime literally turned the 2016 election to Trump. Without it, polling shows and political scientists argue, Hillary Clinton would likely have been our president for at least four years. From @thomhartmann.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1807...

How This Trump Prosecution Could Have Happened Years Agonewrepublic.com The Justice Department was looking into the hush-money saga. Then, suddenly, it wasn’t. Why?

Donald Trump fired off an all-caps rant on Truth Social Friday about his presidential immunity Supreme Court case—despite sitting in the courtroom for his hush-money trial as the posts went up. newrepublic.com/post/180838/...

If Trump’s Sitting in His Hush-Money Trial, Who the Heck Is Posting?newrepublic.com The former president did not have access to his phone in court.

This is a direct challenge to the MAGA worldview in multiple ways. From: @gregsargent.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1808...

Mike Johnson’s Shockingly Pro-Ukraine Speech Really Sticks It to MAGAnewrepublic.com The House speaker’s comments wrecked one of the far right’s most ridiculous, reprehensible tropes.

During jury selection at Donald Trump’s hush-money trial on Thursday, a potential juror was excused for making an apt comparison: The former president reminded him of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. newrepublic.com/post/180819/...

Trump Savagely Dragged by Another Hush-Money Trial Jurornewrepublic.com The potential juror made a hilarious but inaccurate comparison to Trump.

"Some people call what Weiss is doing a grift but I disagree: It’s not a grift if you are giving people what they paid for, and her customers are more than satisfied with the product." From @anamariecox.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1807...

My Night Among Bari Weiss’s Free Speech Warriorsnewrepublic.com At The Free Press’s Texas-size immigration debate, nothing was at stake and everybody won.

Trump thrives on chaos and confusion, which he creates not because he’s a savvy political operator but because he’s a birdbrain who has no political beliefs or moral principles to speak of. From @alexshephard.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1806...

Trump’s Actual Position on Abortion Is Obviousnewrepublic.com He’s distracting the media with his usual word vomit, but his record is quite clear.

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S. From @alexzfinley.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1806...

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?newrepublic.com A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

Rural whites are being told to blame all the wrong people for their very real problems. From @paulwaldman.bsky.social and Tom Schaller: newrepublic.com/article/1805...

An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overduenewrepublic.com We say very clearly that rural America is hurting. But we refuse to justify attitudes that some scholars try to underplay.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has personal reasons for wanting to defend the January 6 rioters: At least one of his staffers may have been among them. newrepublic.com/post/180579/...

RFK Jr.’s Adviser Has Frightening Ties to Trump Worldnewrepublic.com His adviser Rita Palma’s anti-Biden stances are starting to make more sense.

This is now beyond politics. Too many people are dying and starving. President Joe Biden should stop immediately the shipment to Israel of weapons being used in its war in Gaza. newrepublic.com/article/1805...

Stop Weapons Shipments to Israelnewrepublic.com This is now beyond politics. Too many people are dying and starving.

Far-right provocateur Jacob Wohl and lobbyist Jack Burkman have a history of promoting conspiracy theories, unsuccessfully trying to frame public figures for made-up sexual assaults, and saying fraudulent things.

At a multi-million dollar event in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump complained that immigrants weren’t coming from “nice” countries “like Denmark.” From @hafizr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/post/180524/...

Trump Admits He Only Wants White People to Come to the U.S.newrepublic.com The former president wondered why the U.S. doesn’t get more migrants from Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland.

SEC laws prohibit the use of “manipulative and deceptive devices” to pump up stocks. The Truth Social posts in question could be seen as the former president trying to talk up his company to increase its stock price after a rough week. From @hafizr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/post/180479/...

Donald Trump’s Big Mouth Could Cost Him Even More on Truth Socialnewrepublic.com Did Donald Trump violate SEC rules?

In a meeting with Republicans in the Empire State, the Kennedy campaign’s New York director said that “our mutual enemy is Biden.” newrepublic.com/post/180532/...

RFK Jr. Adviser Makes Shocking Admission about Campaign’s True Goalnewrepublic.com The goal isn’t actually to become president.

Even as Judge Aileen Cannon's moves show she’s carefully disguising her advocacy for Trump, he is making it clear that he expects her to save him. From @gregsargent.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1805...

Trump Is Accidentally Exposing Aileen Cannon’s Shady Pro-MAGA Gamenewrepublic.com Even as the judge’s latest moves show she’s carefully disguising her advocacy for Trump, he is making it clear that he expects her to save him.

Donald Trump’s Big Mouth Could Cost Him Even More on Truth Socialnewrepublic.com Did Donald Trump violate SEC rules?

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Important from Jamie Raskin: News of Trump's call with Saudi Crown Prince raises big questions about what Trump is promising right now to the Saudis that he'd do for them if he wins. On the pod, Raskin tells me Congress should probe Trump-Saudi relationship👇 newrepublic.com/article/1804...

Why Trump’s Sordid New Dealings With Saudis Have Jamie Raskin Alarmednewrepublic.com The Congressman explains how reports of undisclosed conversations between Donald Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince raise all kinds of ugly questions that demand answers.

A fundraiser in Los Angeles brought together classic environmentalists, Kennedy groupies, and new age hippies with a lot of money. newrepublic.com/article/1804...

My Weird Night With RFK Jr.’s Most Devoted and Deranged Supportersnewrepublic.com A fundraiser in Los Angeles brought together classic environmentalists, Kennedy groupies, and new age hippies with a lot of money.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has some questions about Donald Trump’s $175 million bond insurer—mainly, if it can even guarantee the full amount if push comes to shove. newrepublic.com/post/180475/...

That Guy Who Backed Trump’s Bond? He May Not Have the Moneynewrepublic.com New York Attorney General Letitia James doesn’t trust Don Hankey.

The faux-centrist group’s attempt to mount a 2024 bid failed miserably—just like everything else they’ve ever done. Now let’s banish them from Washington. newrepublic.com/post/180466/...

Good Riddance, No Labels!newrepublic.com The faux-centrist group’s attempt to mount a 2024 bid failed miserably—just like everything else they’ve ever done. Now let’s banish them from Washington.

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Just awful: Trump has suggested he'd pardon the 1/6 inmates held in DC, but virtually *all* of them are charged with violently assaulting law enforcement, a new analysis finds. On the pod, we dug into these findings with the analysis' lead author. Appalling stuff👇 newrepublic.com/article/1803...

Shocking New Info Shows Trump Might Free Jan. 6-ers Who Attacked Copsnewrepublic.com Many of the Jan. 6 prisoners that Trump has suggested he'd pardon were charged with violently attacking law enforcement, a surprising new analysis finds.

Big Tech and the Pentagon built the “wheelchair-to-warfare” pipeline—and left those with the most to benefit from the fruits of innovation behind. newrepublic.com/article/1793...

How Cutting Edge Disability Technology Gets Sent to War Insteadnewrepublic.com How Big Tech and the Pentagon built the “wheelchair-to-warfare” pipeline—and left those with the most to benefit from the fruits of innovation behind.