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State of Denial

Republicans Are Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms

With Trump’s help, Republicans across the country are sowing doubt about next year’s congressional elections—and gearing up for 2028.

Editor’s Picks

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Michael Tomasky

Donald Trump’s Biggest, Dumbest Lie Is … Really Big and Really Dumb

The president is peddling hot nonsense on what tariffs can do for America—and the person he’s conned the most seems to be himself.

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a briefing conference in Mexico City on April 23, 2025.

The Democrats Could Learn a Lot From Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum

The wildly popular president of Mexico is advancing industrial policies that resemble Joe Biden’s, but they’re premised on a totally different theory of politics.

TNR Features

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Heart of Darkness

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

Politics

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How Republicans in Congress Enable Trump’s Tyranny

GOP lawmakers in Washington have stumbled onto one neat trick to abet the president’s lawlessness—dismantle their own power.

President Donald Trump listens to House Speaker Mike Johnson speak during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 1, 2025.

The Republican Budget Plan Could Kick Millions Off Medicaid

As GOP lawmakers mull how to slash federal spending, health care for low-income Americans could be first on the chopping block.

Culture

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My Digital Pregnancy

In a smart, well-observed memoir, a longtime reporter on internet culture explores how childbearing has become inescapably mediated by technology.

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Whatever Happened to the Power Elite?

The trio of interests atop business, military, and government depicted in C. Wright Mills’s postwar critique is no longer united in setting the national agenda.

From the Magazine

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Michael Lewis’s Paean to Federal Workers Hits Differently Under DOGE

While Elon Musk paints federal bureaucrats as inefficient or worse, Lewis and other literary essayists shine a light on the quiet heroes of the civil service.

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Inside Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His Will

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The Two Best Bob Dylan Films

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David Cronenberg Takes High Tech to the Graveyard

The Daily Blast Podcast

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump Seethes as Karl Rove’s Harsh On-Air Poll Warning Deflates MAGA

As Trump bristles at the GOP strategist’s advice about his slippage on immigration, an elections analyst explains the hidden reasons Trump is losing ground on his best issue—and how Dems should proceed now.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump’s Rage at Fox News over Bad Poll Hints at Coming Fiasco for MAGA

As Trump’s worsening polls force Fox News personalities to deny what the numbers are clearly showing, a shrewd observer of right-wing media explains the deeper problem all this exposes for the MAGA movement.

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.

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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?