Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Upholding Trump’s Mail-in Voting Ban
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·24 Aug 2026
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed the Supreme Court’s Monday shadow-docket decision to greenlight Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of this year’s...
Darline Graham Goes All In on Election Denialism
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·24 Aug 2026
Darline Graham’s latest bid to solidify Donald Trump’s support involves a fraught empty gesture. The 62-year-old younger sister and current holder of the late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate...
Susan Collins Ditches JD Vance as He Campaigns for Her
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·24 Aug 2026
Vice President JD Vance has made two trips to Maine to stump for Republican Senator Susan Collins as her midterm election against Democrat Troy Jackson approaches.
Jeanine Pirro Fails Again—This Time, on Accused MS-13 Leaders
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·24 Aug 2026
Jeanine Pirro, President Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, messed up the prosecution of two accused MS-13 gang leaders earlier this year.
Today’s Strait of Hormuz Mystery: Where Did the Oil Go?
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·24 Aug 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed last week that the United States helped move 15 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
Latest Trump Financial Disclosure Reveals Dubiously Timed Stock Sales
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·24 Aug 2026
Donald Trump made some eyebrow-raising changes to his stock portfolio in June. The president reshuffled his investment accounts, rotating between stocks and bonds in exchanges that totaled between...
Indiana Mayor Speaks Out as Residents Near Two Weeks Without Power
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·24 Aug 2026
Gary, Indiana, has been without electricity for nearly two weeks after a powerful storm hit the area, closing businesses, closing schools, ruining food, stopping gas pumps, and causing food lines.
Bessent Flails as Trump’s Phony “Economic D-Day” on Iran Is Exposed
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·24 Aug 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled to explain how the Trump administration’s vague, toothless threat of more sanctions against Iran—which the president is calling an “economic D-Day”—was...
Republican Shirks AIPAC Donation Amid Contentious Michigan Race
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·24 Aug 2026
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has become so toxic that even embattled Republicans are shying away from its donations.
Ontario Premier Says Trump Can “Kiss My Ass” as Trade War Escalates
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·24 Aug 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t care about President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks produced in Canada.
National Guard Members on Their D.C. Deployment: Hey, This Sucks!
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·24 Aug 2026
National Guard members are speaking out about their feelings of humiliation and frustration being involved in Donald Trump’s yearlong federal takeover of Washington D.C.
U.S. Deports Witness Testifying Against Mexican Cartels Three Times
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·24 Aug 2026
A federal judge filed a temporary restraining order requiring an informant’s immediate return to the United States after he was deported three times—even after he willingly advised the Justice...
Mark Ruffalo Hits Back as Paramount Accuses Him of Antisemitism
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·24 Aug 2026
Actor Mark Ruffalo fired back Sunday against accusations of antisemitism over his criticisms of Paramount Skydance’s planned merger with Warner Bros., calling the attacks “appalling and...
Here’s How Trump’s Culture War Killed Trade Talks With Canada
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·24 Aug 2026
Trade talks with Canada collapsed over the weekend after the Trump administration demanded the country curtail its culture.
Navy Sailor Aboard USS Lincoln Learns ICE Took His Dad
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·24 Aug 2026
A Florida father was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol while his son serves on the now infamous USS Lincoln in the Persian Gulf. Luis Manuel Aviles, a 19-year U.S.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Defense Unravels as Secret Bunker Exposed
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·24 Aug 2026
President Trump may have undermined his own legal argument to build a new White House ballroom. Trump is claiming that ballroom is necessary because it will also provide a secure underground...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Columnist Fired Over Charlie Kirk
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·24 Aug 2026
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire opinion columnist Karen Attiah—who was fired from the paper last September after she criticized gun violence and posted a racist quote...
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Natalie Harp Mess as Leaks Grow Damning
The New Republicby The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent·24 Aug 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 24 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.
What Jon Ossoff Gets That Far Too Many Democrats Don’t
The New Republicby Michael Tomasky·24 Aug 2026
There’s a new Democratic presidential frontrunner, according to the Kalshi prediction markets at least.
Why Democrats Must Embrace a “Mom Populist” Education Agenda
The New Republicby Jennifer C. Berkshire·24 Aug 2026
Pease Elementary in downtown Austin, Texas, has sat empty since 2020. Formerly the oldest continuously operating school in Texas, Pease was shuttered by the Austin Independent School District to...
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