Is This District the Key to the 2026 Midterms?
The New Republicby Grace Segers, The New Republic Staff·3 Sept 2026
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Trump Sics IRS on Universities That Support Non-White Students
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·3 Sept 2026
The Trump administration has found a new way to target Black and brown students at American universities—by giving white kids all their money.
Right-Wing Billionaire Sues House for Trying to Ask Him About Epstein
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·3 Sept 2026
Leon Black, a billionaire investor with millions of dollars in financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, refused to appear before Congress Thursday.
Trump Has Bonkers Excuse for Commerce Sec. Saying No One Died in Iran
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·3 Sept 2026
Following the president’s example, Trump officials have taken to saying whatever comes to mind with little regard for the significance of their office, or the truth.
RFK Jr. Pressures CDC into Fudging Measles Death Toll
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson·3 Sept 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove two measles deaths from the Pennsylvania tally, in an effort to fudge the...
Trump Says to Vote for Ken Paxton Even Though He’s Dumb and Ugly
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·3 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump just let everyone know how he really feels about Ken Paxton. Speaking at a dinner at the White House Rose Garden Wednesday, Trump promised to campaign for the Texas attorney...
Revolutionary Feminist Gloria Steinem Passes Away at 92
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·3 Sept 2026
Trailblazing women’s rights leader Gloria Steinem has died. She passed away peacefully in her New York City residence, according to a statement posted Thursday on her Instagram account. She was 92.
MAHA’s Meat Obsession Exposes the Movement’s Delusions
The New Republicby Jan Dutkiewicz·3 Sept 2026
Meat is back. Not that it ever really went anywhere—but for a few years around the turn of the decade, the centrality of meat in the American diet came under real scrutiny.
Look, John Roberts Actually Did an Unambiguously Good Thing for Once!
The New Republicby Harry Litman·3 Sept 2026
On Monday the Supreme Court told Donald Trump he can proceed full steam ahead to construct his monstrous ballroom.
The Legal Wreckage of the Supreme Court’s Ballroom Follies
The New Republicby Matt Ford·3 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump is building an illegal ballroom on the ruins of the White House’s East Wing, which he destroyed last fall.
Nancy Lemann’s Wasted Youths
The New Republicby Walker Rutter-Bowman·3 Sept 2026
Youth may be wasted on the young, but what if the young are already wasted? The writer Nancy Lemann coined the term “wastrel-youth contingent” to describe characters who squander their early...
Trump’s Vile Campaign to Link Trans People and Political Violence
The New Republicby Melissa Gira Grant·3 Sept 2026
Donald Trump returned to power in large part through a campaign of scapegoating, promising to rescue his supporters from the immigrants and transgender people who he claimed endangered America.
Who the Hell Is Paying for Republicans’ Midterm “Trump-a-Palooza”?
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·2 Sept 2026
The first ever Republican midterm convention is being fueled by a dark money web with a MAGA super PAC at its center. The unprecedented gathering will take place on September 9 and 10 in Dallas.
The Ukraine Bill That House Dems Have No Intention of Passing
The New Republicby Grace Segers, The New Republic Staff·2 Sept 2026
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Democrats Already Have Plan to Fight Back Against Trump After Midterms
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·2 Sept 2026
Health care has emerged as the chief priority for Democrats should the party wrest control of the House and Senate this November.
Trump Complains About Iranians After Allegedly Committing a War Crime
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·2 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump is clueless as to why the Iranian people won’t rise up against their government, oblivious to the fact that his bombing campaign isn’t exactly inspiring.
Pete Hegseth Cares More About Grooming Standards Than Readiness
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·2 Sept 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sacrificing military readiness for his conservative culture war—and he’s getting away with it.
Key Senate Race Is Already Blowing Up in Trump’s Face
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·2 Sept 2026
Georgia Republicans are snubbing Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Senate. A cadre of conservative mayors in the Peach State have opted to publicly back Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff rather than get...
Dozens of Republicans Aren’t Bothering With Trump’s Midterm Convention
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·2 Sept 2026
Republicans are steering clear of the upcoming GOP convention for fear that Donald Trump’s big mouth might hurt them in November.
James Comey Pokes Giant Hole in Trump’s Revenge Suit Against Him
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·2 Sept 2026
Former FBI Director James Comey may have ruined the federal government’s case against him. Comey’s attorneys argued in a court filing Tuesday night that he was charged under the wrong law, making...
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