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Breaking News
Breaking News
Fox News Host Chides Transportation Sec for Not Doing His Job
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy raises a hand and furrows his brows.
Hafiz Rashid
Fox News Host Chides Transportation Sec for Not Doing His Job
RFK Jr. Swaps Made-Up Studies in His Report for More Made-Up Studies
Robert F. Kenedy Jr. sits in a chair during a Senate hearing
Edith Olmsted
RFK Jr. Swaps Made-Up Studies in His Report for More Made-Up Studies
Trump Attacks Harvard With Social Media Screening for All Visas
A student with long blond curly hair adjusts their gradation cap. Several Black and brown people are in the background.
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Attacks Harvard With Social Media Screening for All Visas
Stephen Miller Grilled on Musk’s Drug Use as Wife Lands New Gig
Stephen Miller
Hafiz Rashid
Stephen Miller Grilled on Musk’s Drug Use as Wife Lands New Gig
Old Man Trump Repeatedly Fumbles in Weird Speech Praising Elon Musk
Donald Trump speaks and holds a box with the presidential seal and his signature on it, while sitting at his desk in the Oval Office
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Old Man Trump Repeatedly Fumbles in Weird Speech Praising Elon Musk
Wearing keffiyehs and graduation gowns, Columbia students hold a sign saying "Palestine Will Love Forever" at their graduation
Hypocrisy
Emily Tamkin
The Jewish Students Punished in the Name of Jewish Safety
Jewish students have been prevented from graduating after taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
MAGA TYRANNUS
A close up of President Donald Trump
Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much
Greg Sargent
A close up of President Donald Trump
MAGA TYRANNUS
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much
Lawless
The Only “Judicial Coup” in This Country Is by Trump Against Judges
Michael Tomasky
Lawless
Michael Tomasky
The Only “Judicial Coup” in This Country Is by Trump Against Judges
Lawless
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters about recent federal court rulings on immigration, calling them part of a “judicial coup” against the administration of President Donald Trump.
The Only “Judicial Coup” in This Country Is by Trump Against Judges
Michael Tomasky
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters about recent federal court rulings on immigration, calling them part of a “judicial coup” against the administration of President Donald Trump.
Lawless
Michael Tomasky
The Only “Judicial Coup” in This Country Is by Trump Against Judges
Whimsy, Inc.
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Embraces the Modest Pleasures
Adam Nayman
Whimsy, Inc.
Adam Nayman
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Embraces the Modest Pleasures
Whimsy, Inc.
Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera in “The Phoenician Scheme.”
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Embraces the Modest Pleasures
Adam Nayman
Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera in “The Phoenician Scheme.”
Whimsy, Inc.
Adam Nayman
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Embraces the Modest Pleasures
Scourge
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
Thom Hartmann
Scourge
Thom Hartmann
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
Scourge
Construction workers settle their lunch bills next to graffiti scrawled on the wall of a construction site reading "eat the rich"  in New York City.
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
Thom Hartmann
Construction workers settle their lunch bills next to graffiti scrawled on the wall of a construction site reading "eat the rich"  in New York City.
Scourge
Thom Hartmann
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
Modern Family
Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family
Susan Milligan
Modern Family
Susan Milligan
Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family
Modern Family
MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 17: Guests play in the Spades Tournament at The Family Reunion at the Salamander Resort and Spa on August 17, 2024 in Middleburg, Virginia.
Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family
Susan Milligan
MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 17: Guests play in the Spades Tournament at The Family Reunion at the Salamander Resort and Spa on August 17, 2024 in Middleburg, Virginia.
Modern Family
Susan Milligan
Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family
OLD “WHINE”
Trump sits, leaning on the arm of an upholstered sofa.
A New Working-Class GOP? If “Working-Class” Means $4.3 Million a Year!
E.J. Dionne Jr.
Trump sits, leaning on the arm of an upholstered sofa.
OLD “WHINE”
E.J. Dionne Jr.
A New Working-Class GOP? If “Working-Class” Means $4.3 Million a Year!
Editor’s Picks
Two Palestinians in Gaza hold a box of food containing some flour and cooking supplies.
James Robins
There Is Nothing “Humanitarian” About Israel’s New Gaza Aid Plan
Yes, Israel is letting some food into Gaza. But only so it can more efficiently brutalize its people.
A sign saying "You're hot. Stay cool" affixed to a street light on 86th Street in Manhattan during a heatwave in August 2024.
Kate Aronoff
The Republican Plot to Let People Die of Heatstroke
As we approach a summer that may be among the hottest on record, Republicans are trying to cut programs that help the poor and the elderly stay cool—and stay alive.
American Worker: Photo Series
Cattle rancher taking a calf to be branded
Photo Essay
Alyssa Schukar
Tough Work, Tight Margins: How Cattle Branding Is Evolving in Nebraska
Politics
Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden.
Timothy Noah
A Trade Court Stopped Trump’s Tariffs. Why Didn’t Congress?
The law is clear, and the legislature’s powers are unambiguous. But Republicans in Washington have fully knuckled under.
President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 23, 2025, including clemency for anti-abortion activists.
Grace Segers
Trump’s DOJ Has Put Reproductive Health Clinics Under Threat
With the administration’s refusal to enforce a key law for protecting clinics, abortion providers are bracing for increased disruptions.
Susan Brownmiller speaking at a press conference in 1976
Susan Brownmiller Asked Us to Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew
Claire Potter
Susan Brownmiller speaking at a press conference in 1976
Claire Potter
Susan Brownmiller Asked Us to Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew
The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started
Katherine Stewart
Katherine Stewart
The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started
Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro.
The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started
Katherine Stewart
Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro.
Katherine Stewart
The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started
Culture
Nathan Fielder dressed as the pilot Chesley Sullenberger in a replica of a jet's cockpit.
Phillip Maciak
Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal Takes Flight
In the second season of the HBO docu-comedy series, the airline cockpit is the stage for an ambitious investigation into how the roles we choose to play can entrap or liberate.
Rachel Connolly
Jamieson Webster’s Elegant Meditation on How We Breathe
A psychoanalyst trains her attention on the act of breathing, and it no longer seems quite so simple.
Climate
Commercial fishermen off the coast of Maine
Big Flop
Liza Featherstone
Trump Isn’t the Godsend That Fishermen Had Hoped For
Many in the fishing industry were eager to put Trump back in the White House. But the president and Elon Musk’s DOGE have unleashed havoc and confusion.
An aerial view of traffic moving on Interstate 80 in Emeryville, California, in mid-May.
Republicans Are Rewriting Congressional Rules So Cars Can Pollute More
Kate Aronoff
An aerial view of traffic moving on Interstate 80 in Emeryville, California, in mid-May.
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are Rewriting Congressional Rules So Cars Can Pollute More
Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States
Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States
House Speaker Mike Johnson, center, spoke with Representative Jodey Arrington, center left, at the U.S. Capitol on May 15.
Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States
Kate Aronoff
House Speaker Mike Johnson, center, spoke with Representative Jodey Arrington, center left, at the U.S. Capitol on May 15.
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States
From the Magazine
Collage of images showing people referenced in the piece, such as Klaus Kinzler, Samuel Paty, Jean-Michel Blanquer, Caroline Fourest and Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary
L'affaire Grenoble
Adrian Daub
Inside a Campus Crackdown Over Wokeism in France
At a small university in the city of Grenoble, an accusation of Islamophobia set off a wild kerfuffle and a media frenzy. Sound familiar?
Illustration of Karl Marx superimposed on the American flag, symbolizing the impact he's had on the U.S. over the years
MagazineMichael Kazin
What America Made of Marx
In mid-February, Selina Sandoval, the associate medical director at Planned Parenthood in Kansas City, Missouri, prepared to provide the first procedural abortion for a patient in the city in around 15 years.
MagazineMelissa Gira Grant
Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access
A portrait of a young R. Crumb
MagazineJeremy Lybarger
He’s Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential
The Daily Blast Podcast
Karoline Leavitt speaks at the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room.
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
MAGA Fury Erupts as Trump’s Epic Legal Loss on Tariffs Slowly Sinks In
As Trump’s MAGA-friendly advisers rage over a harsh ruling against his tariffs, a lawyer for the challengers explains how it exposed deep weaknesses in their legal justification—and what will happen now.
Donald Trump yells outside while wearing a white MAGA cap.
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Trump’s Rants About Harvard Get Darker as He Loses a Big One in Court
As Trump’s attacks on Harvard grow more unhinged amid a serious legal setback, a shrewd observer of MAGA explains why Trump actively wants you to think we’re sliding into lawlessness and terror.
Podcast
Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office
Humiliated Trump’s Anger at Putin Grows as GOPers Start Breaking Ranks
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Humiliated Trump’s Anger at Putin Grows as GOPers Start Breaking Ranks
Podcast
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Bizarre New Ramblings to Media Backfire
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Bizarre New Ramblings to Media Backfire
Podcast
Donald Trump raises his fist while walking outside the White House
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Bizarre New Ramblings to Media Backfire
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Donald Trump raises his fist while walking outside the White House
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Bizarre New Ramblings to Media Backfire
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Games & Quizzes
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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.
Collage of Homer Simpson and Pete Hegseth
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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