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Joe Biden looks down because he is disappointed

Our Own Two Eyes

Was It Really a “Cover-Up” If We All Knew the Truth About Biden?

It’s true that Biden’s team hid his decline from the public. But the public had long known that he wasn’t fit to serve another term as president.

Editor’s Picks

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to members of the press as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol. House lawmakers are back at Capitol Hill this week to work on the budget bill.

The GOP’s Budget Hawks Will Bankrupt the Country

The Republicans’ tax cut plans are an exercise in bad faith, aimed squarely at the American people.

Pope Francis meets with Vice President JD Vance during an audience at Casa Santa Marta on April 20, 2025 in Vatican City.

How Pope Francis Saved the Catholic Church From JD Vance

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

TNR Features

A parody photo-illustration of Trump and his associates storming Greenland via Viking ship

Northern Fights

Christopher Hooks

Real Men Steal Countries: Inside Trump’s Absurd Greenland Obsession

Culture

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, chairman of the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate, comments on the latest developments in his dispute with the White House and Arm Secretary Robert T. Stevens.

The Red Scare Still Haunts America

The paranoia and conspiracy theories of the McCarthy era still inform our culture and politics in the present day.

Zhao Tao in Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides”

Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides Is an Epic of Loss and Perseverance

The filmmaker’s tale of modern China probes the emotional toll of living through two decades of social upheaval.

From the Magazine

A portrait of a young R. Crumb

Still Truckin’

Jeremy Lybarger

He’s Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential

R. Crumb’s cartoons plumb the grotesque corners of the American unconscious.

Bob Dylan onstage on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour

Can We Allow Bob Dylan to Be Himself?

Collage of Homer Simpson and Pete Hegseth

The New Republic

Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?

Photograph of an installation by Mumbai-based collaborative art studio CAMP

The Inspiring Hacktivist Ethos of an Indian Art Studio

The Daily Blast Podcast

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

“Chilling”: Trump’s Fury at Bruce Springsteen Just Got Much Darker

As Trump rages at the rocker and his allies criminally charge a House Democrat, a reporter who’s tracking Trump’s weaponization of investigatory power explains why MAGA’s true intentions are so alarming.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam

As Trump’s war with Walmart intensifies over its truth-telling about his tariffs, an economist explains how this exposes the fraudulence of his rationale for them—and exposes the political weakness of his position.

Games & Quizzes

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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.

Collage of J.D. Vance and Jonah Ryan

The New Republic

Who Said It: Veep’s Jonah Ryan or JD Vance?

One is a fictional politician who everyone hates. The other is a real politician who everyone hates. Can you tell them apart?