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Four Republicans Defect From Mike Johnson to Force Health Care Vote
DeSantis’s order prohibits CAIR, a national organization with chapters in states across the country, from receiving contracts, employment, or funding from state agencies. When asked for comment, a DeSantis...
“I Watched It Go Bing Bing”: Trump, 79, Talks About Launching Bombs
Donald Trump got excited on Tuesday describing his bombing campaign against suspected drug boats, at a Hanukkah reception at the White House.“The only time anybody could see those planes...
Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Just Got Even More Expensive
One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the...
Trump “Jokes” About Third Term as Miriam Adelson Offers Him Millions
One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the...
Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails as Susie Wiles Mess Worsens
But again, even something like that, when you are arguing before a judge that this needs to be thrown out because my client is being selectively and vindictively targeted...
The New Republic’s Books of the Year 2025
Some of the books we chose this year touched familiarly big themes: the place of the United States in the Americas; the weakness of democracy in the U.S. and what...
AI Isn’t Just Spying on You. It’s Tricking You Into Spending More.
In October, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator published research showing that companies use loyalty programs to hook consumers, creating a captive audience they can track. Because consumers opt into these...
The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.
Some will point to Republican politicians bucking Trump as a reason to believe that the whole circus tent is about to collapse. Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Congress, and...
America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. There are...
Transcript: America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
That’s not good for diversity. And so most democracies figure out ways to diversify media ownership, to make sure that you have a wide range of voices and views...
