Politics

Inside the war tearing the Heritage Foundation and the American right apart

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Judge says possible errors by Lindsey Halligan could imperil Comey case

A federal magistrate judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, describing a cascade of apparent errors by lead prosecutor Lindse...

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‘He got tired of me winning’: How Thomas Massie outmaneuvered Trump on Epstein

President Donald Trump's call for House Republicans to support releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents was a stunning capitulation after a months-long campaign to block the vote.It was also a s...

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Trump to back primary against Indiana Republican who opposes redistricting

President Donald Trump is set to issue a retributive endorsement as early as Monday against one of a handful Indiana Senate Republicans who opposes the White House’s mid-cycle redistricting plan.Am...

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There’s a curious trend dividing Latino Republicans

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He won as an insurgent. Now he’s trying to stop one.

NEW YORK — A young lefty upstart is running against an experienced leader of the Democratic Party — but this time, Zohran Mamdani is stuck in the middle.City Council Member Chi Ossé, a democratic s...

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Trump, ignoring MAGA critics, is set to deepen US commitment to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump is making a high-profile overture to Saudi Arabia and its polarizing de facto leader — even as some major MAGA figures say the White House is too focused on foreign affairs a...

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The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war

A tourist wears a MAGA hat while visiting the US Capitol on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Key takeaways The internal ...

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Security clearance marks early test of Mamdani-Trump relationship

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government before he takes office. Whether President Donald Trump’s administration grants it will be ...

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Utah Democrats got a gift. Now comes the headache.

Utah Democrats just got their dream map. Now comes the circus primary.For the first time in decades, deep-red Utah will have a safe blue congressional district after a judge installed a new map las...

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The unanswered question that could define the future of US politics

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Transcript: Trump Fury at Epstein Mess Explodes as Allies Openly Panic

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and prese...

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The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media

The scandal that briefly made Brendan Carr a household name this fall was an outlier several times over. For one thing, FCC chairmen rarely make news. More than that, Carr usually knows better than...

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Indiana Republican called out by Trump on redistricting is swatted

An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatti...

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Trump administration ends flight cuts at busy airports

With the record-breaking federal shutdown over, the Transportation Department said Sunday it is ending a mandate that had led to the cancellation of thousands of flights across the nation.The 3 per...

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Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him

President Donald Trump is suddenly reversing his monthslong campaign to bottle up a bipartisan effort to disclose federal records dealing with Jeffrey Epstein — just as scores of House Republicans ...

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Bari Weiss wants to save America. First, she’ll have to save CBS News

The standing room-only crowd whooped as Bari Weiss strode onstage one recent evening in Washington, D.C. Wearing a sharp black blazer, a flouncy dress, and heeled sandals, the 41-year-old media mav...

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Past promises haunt Brazil's climate summit

BELÉM, Brazil — United Nations climate summits have for years ended with bold promises to stave off global warming. But those commitments often fade when nations go home.Three years ago, in a resor...

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How insurers ran afoul of Trump while pharma won him over

Insurers and drug companies facing dire threats to their bottom lines this year from President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress had to make a choice: Stand and fight, or go to ground and cu...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says fallout with Trump 'has all come down to the Epstein files'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said the growing animosity between her and President Donald Trump “has all come down to the Epstein files.”“I believe the country deserves transparency in these files, a...

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Massie says Trump’s Epstein investigation might be 'a big smokescreen'

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) dismissed the Justice Department’s investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to notable Democrats as “a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein f...

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