A weekly roundup of The New Republic’s political reporting
A weekly roundup of The New Republic’s political reporting Why Democrats and the media are struggling to capture the insanity—and danger—of the new Trump administration. |
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The New Republic’s new senior legal columnist talks with editor Michael Tomasky about how Donald Trump is wrecking the Justice Department. |
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The president won’t clarify what his price for ending his idiotic trade war is. Maybe that’s because it’s something he dare not say out loud. |
As the Treasury Department offers some new spin about Elon Musk’s takeover of payment systems and ousting of a top career official, Senator Ron Wyden tells us why this "reeks of a cover-up." |
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On February 12, we are producing an important event to help you prepare for Trump 2.0. Livestreamed from Washington, D.C., it will gather influential political commentators determined to mitigate the imminent threats of a second Trump term, including Jared Bernstein, Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, Olivia Troye, Mark Zaid, and more. This event is produced in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Rachel Carson Council. |
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It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns. |
The White House is effectively declaring war on federalism by claiming unconstitutional jurisdictional power—and daring the judiciary to stop it. |
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{{/if}} Jean Piaget could tell you more about the president’s rationale—or the lack thereof—than any economist. |
The tech oligarch has unleashed his slow-rolling coup d’état across the federal government, and it’s not clear anything can prevent a total takeover. |
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Don’t be fooled by the clownish incompetence of people like Dr. Phil and Tom Homan. These sorts of people now hold the fates of millions in their hands. |
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