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Michael Tomasky

Trump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done

He’s using the White House to get rich from anonymous investors—and it’s hardly even a news story.

Editor’s Picks

Fox News host Laura Ingraham in New York City on March 05, 2024.

Laura Ingraham’s Angry Rants at Dem on Fox Reveal MAGA’s Dark Endgame

An Arizona Democratic congresswoman shoved the Fox host’s talking points back in her face Tuesday night. Why can’t more Democrats do that?

Trump and Musk during their Tesla infomercial on the South Lawn of the White House

Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?

The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.

TNR Features

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Heart of Darkness

Decades Later, the Truth Behind a Grisly Mass Murder in El Salvador

Politics

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone, with JD Vance and Mike Johnson clapping behind him, against the backdrop of an American flag.

Melissa Gira Grant

The Trump Administration Isn’t Pro-Family. It’s Pro-Patriarchy.

So-called pronatalist policies to increase the birth rate often involve rewarding the “right” kind of family—an exercise that’s hard to separate from its sexist and racist origins.

Demonstrators in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans outside the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools

The conservative justices are poised to side with religious parents who want to opt their children out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books.

Culture

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in season two of “Andor”

Andor Is the Best Star Wars You Will Ever See

The second and final season of Tony Gilroy’s epic is suspenseful, action-filled—and a timely, unflinching portrayal of the human costs of rebellion.

Henry James in his study.

Scott Bradfield

Henry James Was Not at Home in America

At the turn of the century, the expatriate novelist visited the U.S. for the first time in decades. He left feeling more estranged from his home country than ever.

From the Magazine

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Completely Known

The Two Best Bob Dylan Films

One is very popular, while the other is quite obscure.

Illustration of David Cronenberg standing in front of the digital tombstones featured in his new film

David Cronenberg Takes High Tech to the Graveyard

Illustration of a figure with a TV for a head wearing a MAGA cap

How the Radical Right Captured the Culture

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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

The Last Days of the Boat-Dwellers of Sausalito

The Daily Blast Podcast

Donald Trump looks to the side and speaks

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump’s Surprise Admission About Putin Wrecks “Great Dealmaker” Scam

As Trump reveals that he’s not expecting serious concessions from Russia in peace talks, the author of a new piece on his strategy explains why it’s likely to prove counterproductive—with tragic and disastrous results.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump Suddenly in Retreat on Many Fronts as Poll Reveals Key Weakness

As President Trump abruptly starts backpedaling on numerous issues at once, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why Democrats should make Trump’s weakness central to their case against him.

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.

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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?