The New Republic

July 12, 2026

Who Should Own the Robots?

AI’s displacement of workers will make it even harder to organize labor—and all the more necessary.

The New Republic

July 11, 2026

The Race to Replace Graham Platner Is Heating Up

Maine Democrats plan to stage a nominating convention to select their Senate nominee. They’ve already got a lot of options.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Mitch McConnell’s Home Gets a Makeover While He’s in the Hospital

Who ordered a renovation of the Kentucky senator’s home?

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump Moves to Gain Unprecedented Control Over Federal Funding

The Trump administration is prepared to cancel any federal grants that don’t fit its agenda.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

The Man ICE Killed in Texas Wasn’t Even Person They Were Looking For

Federal agents shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead while he was on his way to work.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Surprise! Trump Is Renovating Even More Parts of the White House

Will there be a single part of the White House that Donald Trump leaves untouched?

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Judge Deals Two More Blows to Trump’s War on DEI in Blue States

Trump’s attempt to block federal grants would have affected things like disaster response.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Pete Hegseth Overturns Review of Pilots in July 4 Stunt

Eight pilots flew Apache helicopters over a beach in South Carolina.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Gay Republican Sues Members of His Own Party Over Homophobic Slurs

The Republican candidate for Wyoming’s only House seat says he’s shocked by the harassment he’s facing from his own party.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Texas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump

As Trump’s deportation agenda results in another killing and his losses mount in court, the author of a piece on ICE’s horrors explains why...

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Smithsonian’s First Black Chief Pushes Back on Everything Trump Said

In an internal letter, Lonnie Bunch told Smithsonian employees to press on despite the attack from the White House.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump Team Freaks Out After He’s Caught in Blatant Lie About Walmart

Donald Trump has nothing to do with Walmart lowering prices.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump’s DHS Plans to Launch Its Own 24/7 Deportation Airline

The Department of Homeland Security is building a round-the-clock fleet as Trump’s immigration crackdown continues.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

I Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My Work—Until Now

I have spent months of work on some stories, and all of my journalism is the result of years of labor. But large language models feed on it...

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

The Chilling Ramifications of Clarence Thomas’s Cuckoo Barbara Dissent

The extremist jurist’s dissent in the birthright citizenship case could in theory kick the door open to a future reconsideration—ready?—of B...

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump’s Forever War Is Finally Here

Iran is already a quagmire. As the bombing resumes, just how bad will it get?

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Is There Any End to The Atlantic’s “End”-ism Fetish?

I am so tired of this lazy approach to social commentary.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump Gives His Own Party the Middle Finger on Housing Bill

Donald Trump threw a pointless tantrum over signing the measure.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Mitch McConnell Was Loaded Onto Stretcher, Says Eyewitness With Video

McConnell’s neighbor says he saw him loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump Guts Entire Election Commission Months Before Midterms

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is tasked with helping state and local officials run elections.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Pete Hegseth Is Pissed There Are Still “Beardos” in the Military

Hegseth banned beards on troops during an unprecedented speech in 2025.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Trump Plans to Fence in Historic Space for Political Protests

Trump is moving to shut down all protests outside the White House.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Witnesses Who Were Arrested After Texas ICE Killing Say ICE Is Lying

The three men in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s vehicle were interviewed separately. They all said the same thing.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Susan Collins May Be Chuckling, but She’s in Far Worse Trouble Now

She was pretty clearly going to beat a man credibly accused of rape. But now? There’ll be a normal Democratic candidate in a heavily Democra...

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

JD Vance Brags About His Cushy Life as Americans Struggle to Buy Food

The vice president is thrilled to have private chefs and a new ability to skip TSA lines.

The New Republic

July 10, 2026

Minnesota Set to Lose Massive Wind Energy Projects Thanks to Trump

Losing projects like this doesn’t just hurt the climate—it also affects jobs and the economy as a whole.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Team Gets Ready to “Slap” Iran Around as Ceasefire Crumbles

Donald Trump is going all in on the Iran war again.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Mexico Prepares Criminal Complaint in ICE Killing of Houston Man

Mexican says it will go directly to U.S. prosecutors as ICE continues to kill its citizens.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Republicans Blew Millions on an Anti-Woke Program. It’s Failing Badly.

Only one person has signed up for the program at West Virginia University.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Suffers Third E. Jean Carroll Loss in 24 Hours

First the Supreme Court, then a judge, and now this.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

ICE Killed Another Person. His Son Found Out on Facebook.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by federal agents in Texas.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Platner Ignored All His Team’s Advice in That Resignation Video

Maine’s Graham Platner spent 11 minutes railing against the establishment for taking him down. His team warned him not to take that route.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump’s Smithsonian Critique Is Pathetically Weak

The White House’s Domestic Policy Council is desperate to find fault with the National Museum of American History. It has failed miserably.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Surviving With Little House on the Prairie and Lord of the Flies

Both shows tell the truth about what it means to grow up in an often inhospitable world.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Graham Platner Was a Train Wreck—but Playing It Safe Is Not the Answer

Okay, the Main candidate came up snake eyes, big time. But that emphatically does not mean Democrats should retreat to milquetoast candidate...

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Poll: Swing Voters Want Progressive Populism

A new Data for Progress survey found that Medicare for All, regulating AI, and taxing the rich were the top issues that would convince these...

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Epstein Survivors Say His Assistant Lied to Congress

Several victims of Jeffrey Epstein say his former assistant is lying about her role in his abuse.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

DOJ Loses Its First Big Ask in Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case

Federal prosecutors are already off to a bad start in their case against U.S. Olympian David Hearn.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

A Danish Journo’s Viral Takedown of Trump Caps Off Epic NATO Meltdown

As an explosive exchange at NATO perfectly captures the disaster that Trump has wrought, a foreign policy expert explains the bigger story:...

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Graham Platner Finally Drops Out After Campaign Filled With Red Flags

Here’s what happens next in Maine’s Senate race.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport

There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the govern...

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Team Fumes as Real Story on New Air Force One Gets Out

The White House is pissed over reports revealing why President Trump really ditched the new plane he bragged about receiving from Qatar.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Tried to Bully Vatican Into Telling Who Leaked Threats to Pope

Donald Trump’s ambassador to the Holy See also demanded an apology over how the U.S. was portrayed.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Democrats Gain Key Republican Ally in Holding Kash Patel Accountable

Members of Congress want more details on the FBI director’s spending habits.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Struggles to Form a Single Coherent Thought About Graham Platner

Donald Trump couldn’t seem to make up his mind on what Democrats should do now that Platner is out.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Trump Spews Wild Threat to NATO Over Greenland

Donald Trump is back on his Greenland obsession.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

Not Even Newsmax Is Buying Mitch McConnell’s Cover Story

McConnell and his team have given no updates on the senator’s condition.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

New Mexico Accuses Trump’s DOJ of Interfering With Epstein Ranch Probe

The state of New Mexico is demanding answers from the Department of Justice on why it’s impeding the investigation.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

ICE Is Hoping You Won’t Notice the Man Agents Killed In Texas

The administration may have changed its PR strategy for Trump’s mass deportation campaign. The violence hasn’t changed at all.

The New Republic

July 9, 2026

New Footage of Fatal ICE Shooting in Texas Sparks Fresh Outrage

ICE agents are claiming Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attacked them. That’s not what the latest video footage shows.