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Breaking News
Breaking News
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Means He Can Ignore City Laws, Border Czar Says
Members of the National Guard stand next to military vehicles parked by the Washington Monument
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Means He Can Ignore City Laws, Border Czar Says
D.C. Officer on Trump’s Crackdown: It “Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense”
National Guard troops arrive in Washington D.C. on August 12
Fascism
Robert McCoy
D.C. Officer on Trump’s Crackdown: It “Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense”
Trump Casually Lies About His Greatest Failure
Trump waves in front of the border wall
Didn't Build It
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Casually Lies About His Greatest Failure
Trump Admits One Thing He Won’t Ask Putin During Ukraine Meeting
Donald Trump holds his hands out to the side while speaking at a podium at the Kennedy Center
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Admits One Thing He Won’t Ask Putin During Ukraine Meeting
Laura Loomer’s Defamation Deposition Will Make Your Head Explode
Laura Loomer holds her cell phone while disembarking from Donald Trump’s private jet
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Laura Loomer’s Defamation Deposition Will Make Your Head Explode
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at the U.S. Capitol
Malpractice
Aaron Regunberg
Establishment Democrats Are Going to Torpedo the 2026 Midterms
Having failed to learn the key lesson from last year’s defeat, party leaders are promoting moderate candidates to run against populist progressives in next year’s elections.
Keeping watch
Matt Ford
This Probably Won’t Be the SCOTUS Case That Kills Marriage Equality
Same-sex marriage supporter Vin Testa waves a rainbow pride flag near the Supreme Court, April 28, 2015.
Keeping watch
Matt Ford
This Probably Won’t Be the SCOTUS Case That Kills Marriage Equality
METRICS
Timothy Noah
How to Gauge the Strength of Trump’s Fact-Free Economy
Trump pretends to understand charts in the Oval Office
METRICS
Timothy Noah
How to Gauge the Strength of Trump’s Fact-Free Economy
Video
Right Now With Perry Bacon
How Democrats Can Beat Republican Race-Baiting Politics
Video
Right Now With Perry Bacon
How Democrats Can Beat Republican Race-Baiting Politics
Editor’s Picks
Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House.
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Is About to Do to Europe What He’s Been Doing to America
The administration has three-plus years to inflict its maladies on the rest of the world. That task kicks off in earnest this week.
An etching showing the American Revolution interrupted by an image of Trump as a king
MagazineJohann Neem
Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
TNR Series
An illustrated portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt with the eyes torn away revealing Donald Trumps eyes
Trump Against History
Politics
Trump with Education Secretary Linda McMahon
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Trump’s Assault on Universities Isn’t Just About Education
The Trump administration’s moves against colleges are part of its broader antidemocratic campaign against independent institutions and sources of power. Liberals must defend universities to defend democracy.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the U.S. Capitol
Sandeep Vaheesan
The (Sort of) Win Over Google and Meta That Trump and Biden Agree On
Even Trump’s DOJ is pursuing cases that could make Google sell off Chrome. But the suits still leave a dangerous piece of the business model untouched.
Flanked by defense secretary Pete Hegseth and attorney general Pam Bondi, Donald Trump delivered a speech during a press conference at the White House on August 11.
Trump Is Taking Over D.C. Police Because He’s a Racist Thug
Melissa Gira Grant
Flanked by defense secretary Pete Hegseth and attorney general Pam Bondi, Donald Trump delivered a speech during a press conference at the White House on August 11.
Melissa Gira Grant
Trump Is Taking Over D.C. Police Because He’s a Racist Thug
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is a Fascist Spectacle
Matt Ford
Matt Ford
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is a Fascist Spectacle
Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the White House.
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is a Fascist Spectacle
Matt Ford
Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the White House.
Matt Ford
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is a Fascist Spectacle
Culture
Jamaica Kincaid at her home in Vermont in the 1990s.
Mychal Denzel Smith
The Evolution of a Beloved Postcolonial Critic and Literary Giant
The essays in Jamaica Kincaid’s Putting Myself Together: Writings 1974– track the maturation of one of our most distinguished writers.
Delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, wear keffiyehs and hold up signs with the names of people killed in Gaza.
Daniel Felsenthal
A Book Called Fascism or Genocide That’s Reluctant to Discuss Either
Ross Barkan’s engrossing, literary analysis of the 2024 election disappoints with its blinkered vision of U.S. politics.
Climate
On July 6, three firefighters in yellow helmets walked through brush as they battled a wildfire in Montebello, California.
burned
Kate Aronoff
Fighting Wildfires Is Hellish Work. It’s Even Worse Under Trump.
As the Trump administration’s climate denial collides with its quest to incapacitate the federal workforce, wildfire fighters are taking a hit.
On July 15, tourists took pictures of smoke from nearby wildfires settling into the Grand Canyon. The fires burned thousands of acres and destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge.
The Invisible Climate Change Effect That Is Most Likely to Kill You
Liza Featherstone
On July 15, tourists took pictures of smoke from nearby wildfires settling into the Grand Canyon. The fires burned thousands of acres and destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge.
Liza Featherstone
The Invisible Climate Change Effect That Is Most Likely to Kill You
Trump’s EPA Is Hurting the Automakers It’s Claiming to Help
Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff
Trump’s EPA Is Hurting the Automakers It’s Claiming to Help
A profile view of Lee Zeldin during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in mid-January
Trump’s EPA Is Hurting the Automakers It’s Claiming to Help
Kate Aronoff
A profile view of Lee Zeldin during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in mid-January
Kate Aronoff
Trump’s EPA Is Hurting the Automakers It’s Claiming to Help
From the Magazine
Photo of the windows of an Ivy League university interrupted by a photo of a stained glass window of a church
Schools of Thought
Molly Worthen
What Besieged Universities Can Learn From the Christian Resurgence
Educators can fight back against Trump’s attacks by re-embracing “old-fashioned” disciplines and ideas.
Photo of a topped statue of a confederate soldier interrupted by a photo of a white supremacist
MagazineWilliam Sturkey
Trump’s White Nationalist Vision for the Future of History
A photo of a group of soldiers solemnly paying respects interrupted by a photo of Trump disrespectfully grabbing a flag
MagazineEdward L. Ayers
Trump’s Reckless Assault on Remembrance
Image of the 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C. interrupted by an image of a person waving a MAGA cap
MagazineMichael Kazin
The Two Faces of American Greatness
The Daily Blast Podcast
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PodcastThe Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
The Best of Greg Sargent’s Politics Podcast
This summer, catch up on our favorite episodes of TNR’s The Daily Blast.
PodcastThe Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide Worsens
As Karoline Leavitt unleashes some of her most obsequious flattery of Trump yet, the author of a new analysis of Trump’s sliding numbers explains why his coalition is collapsing—and how Dems should exploit it.
Podcast
Trump Hit by Harsh Blow From Fed Chair as Polls Reveal Fresh Weakness
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
PodcastThe Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Hit by Harsh Blow From Fed Chair as Polls Reveal Fresh Weakness
Podcast
Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
PodcastThe Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
Podcast
Donald Trump shrugs while standing on his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland.
Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Donald Trump shrugs while standing on his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland.
PodcastThe Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
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The New Republic
Play Our Daily Crossword Puzzle
Published daily, the TNR Crossword is designed to be quick and addictive—a perfect pastime during all the 30-minute meetings that should have been 30-second group emails.
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MagazineThe New Republic
Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?
They’re both unqualified for their jobs and love to drink. Can you tell them apart?
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