Medicare for All Is Making a Comeback
The New Republicby Abdullah Shihipar, Brandon Marshall24 Aug 2026
The situation is dire. Millions of people in the United States are months away from losing their health care.
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top 84%The Ongoing Betrayal of Our Afghan Allies
The New Republicby Grace Segers23 Aug 2026
Five years ago this month, when the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan and Kabul fell to the Taliban, Sayed Sadat was out of the country earning his master’s degree at a university in Germany.
Trump Hates the Troops. The Troops Are Taking Notice.
The New Republicby Jason Linkins22 Aug 2026
If you want to get the unfiltered skinny on how the never-ending war with Iran is going, it’s written in the dust. Responsible Statecraft’s Trita Parsi reported this week that U.S.
Why Is the DOJ Working With a Man Convicted of Hacking Election Sites?
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson21 Aug 2026
The Justice Department appears to have hired a convicted election hacker to monitor elections. Democracy Docket reported that David Michael Levin appears to have joined the DOJ’s Civil Rights...
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Move Forward With White House Ballroom
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid21 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court is letting President Trump move forward with his expensive White House ballroom.
Trump Threatens to Sue Over National Guard Report He Doesn’t Like
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson21 Aug 2026
President Trump is trying to sue for defamation after yet another report found that the National Guard takeover of cities across America had no significant impact on violent crime levels.
Republican Donors Fume Over Trump Putting Texas Senate Seat at Risk
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid21 Aug 2026
President Trump isn’t spending any campaign cash on close midterm election races, irking his fellow Republicans and putting contests like the Texas Senate seat in jeopardy.
Wait, Are Dems Ahead in ... Arkansas?
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff21 Aug 2026
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Trump Moves to Strip American Bar Association of Its Power
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson21 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 Olmsted21 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 Olmsted21 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 Ferguson21 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 Litman21 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 Olmsted21 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 Ferguson21 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 Sargent21 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 Chang21 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 Aronoff21 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 Ford21 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 Greene21 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...