Max Miller Threatens to Air Ex-Father-in-Law’s Dirty Laundry
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·27 Aug 2026
Representative Max Miller is needling his former father-in-law, Senator Bernie Moreno. The embattled Ohio Republican representative issued a veiled threat against Moreno at the Cuyahoga County...
West Point Professor Fired for Refusing to Lie About Climate Change
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·27 Aug 2026
A science professor says he was fired from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, for refusing to ignore the human causes of climate change, and is now suing the institution in federal...
U.S. Has “Beyond Critical” Missile Shortage Thanks to Trump’s Iran War
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·27 Aug 2026
The Iran war has gravely exacerbated the U.S. military’s advanced missile interceptor shortage in Europe.
Trump Invests in Defense Contractors as He Wages War in Iran
The New Republicby Sophie Jager·27 Aug 2026
While Americans pay the price for President Trump’s war in Iran, he appears to be cashing in on it.
Trump Targets Lake Ontario in Bid to Troll Canada Amid Tariff Fight
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·27 Aug 2026
The executive order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to update the geographic names to reflect the new name of the Great Lake that shares a border with Canada.
ICE Agent Charged in Minnesota Shooting Set Free in Texas
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·27 Aug 2026
An ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis in January has been released from a Texas jail with no clear indication as to the future of his charges.
Trump Jr. Warns Republican Lawmakers to Back Off Prediction Markets
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·27 Aug 2026
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, wants Republican state leaders to stay away from any regulation of prediction markets.
Trump’s Big Midterm Strategy Sure Looks Like a Massive Flop
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·27 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump wants you to pretend that he’s on the ballot in the midterm elections. Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News’s Hannity Wednesday night, Trump explained his latest...
“Poetry Is Not Sexual Misconduct”: GOP Congressman Digs Hole Deeper
The New Republicby Sophie Jager·27 Aug 2026
“Poetry is not sexual misconduct,” writes disgraced North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards. The congressman released a rambling 22-page letter to his House colleagues Tuesday detailing all the...
RFK Jr. Lied in Confirmation Hearings About Spreading Measles in Samoa
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·27 Aug 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to the Senate about his 2019 trip to Samoa. During two separate confirmation hearings last year, America’s foremost anti-vaccine activist claimed that his trek to the...
Goodbye to Karoline Leavitt, the Latest in a Long Line of Clowns
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·27 Aug 2026
So long Karoline Leavitt, we hardly knew ye—and what we did know, we didn’t like. Leavitt will officially step away from the podium Thursday, a relief to those of us who care about honesty in...
What’s Driving Kamala Harris’s Midterm Endorsement Strategy?
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff·27 Aug 2026
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Hegseth Considers Army Secretary Accused of Horrific Abuse
The New Republicby Sophie Jager·27 Aug 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has his eyes on his next Army secretary, and true to form, the leading candidate’s résumé includes credible domestic abuse allegations.
MAGA Candidate’s Ex-Staffer Posted Photo of Himself in KKK Robes
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·27 Aug 2026
Even Georgia Republicans have grown worried about Representative Mike Collins’s staffing choices.
Transcript: Trump Unraveling as Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium
The New Republicby The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent·27 Aug 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.
They’ve Been Screwed Over for 160 Years. Trump Is Screwing Them More.
The New Republicby Kali Holloway·27 Aug 2026
On the day we met in early June, Philip “P.J.” Haynie III’s gears had ground him awake just before 4:30 a.m. By the time I got into his truck, he had already spent the morning farming in his head.
Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars Is an Oddly Trad Fantasy
The New Republicby Adam Nayman·27 Aug 2026
“I never want to repeat myself, and all my films have been on the money,” said Sir Ridley Scott, promoting his new film, The Dog Stars.
There’s Nothing Wrong With Being a “Subaru Socialist”
The New Republicby Kristen Ghodsee·27 Aug 2026
The sweeping success of progressive candidates this election season and the rapid growth of the group with which many of them are aligned—the Democratic Socialists of America—has triggered a spate...
The Data Center Backlash Is a Rare Bright Spot in American Politics
The New Republicby Matt Ford·27 Aug 2026
A certain segment of American elites has recently realized that people don’t like AI, data centers, and the Silicon Valley oligarchy that is foisting these things upon this country.
Trump Attempts to Troll Canada as He Loses Latest Trade War
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·26 Aug 2026
The Trump administration has futilely projected a victory in its trade war with Canada, despite the obvious losses for the American public.
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