1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (991+ words) The Department of Justice is arguing that it is not independent from President Trump even as it tries to claim that the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey isn’t vindictive. In a court filing Tuesday, federal prosecutors argued that…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1164+ words) The USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t able to be resupplied because the U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes—a fact that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public, David Rhode,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1205+ words) Harvard political scientist Ryan Enos is arguing that the right way to think about this is to face forward. If we’re going to avert the worst, we need to prepare for it right now. So we’re getting into all of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1912+ words) This is a lightly edited transcript of the July 13 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Perry Bacon: This is the New Republic show Right…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1747+ words) The New Republic Don’t Blame Old People For American Decline Samuel Moyn takes aim at senior citizens hoarding power and wealth. But most are just getting by. It is modernity’s hardest brag: In a single century, the average human life…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (726+ words) So they’re pretty well-qualified to assess the question: Has Trump deteriorated over the years? “The past year, I will say it’s accelerated more than anything,” Carusone said. “It’s really noticeable.” For starters, he said, Trump simply sounds different: “There’s a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1693+ words) The president is leveraging his position as commander in chief for another moneymaking scheme. An eyebrow-raising fundraising email was circulated Thursday by a Trump-affiliated super PAC, promising supporters a “National Security Briefing Membership” in exchange for their cash. It was…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (662+ words) “In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury,” Thomas Jefferson wrote after laying out the charges against George III. “A prince, whose…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1799+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is addressing the affordability crisis by asking Americans to eat more liver and less steak. “There’s a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts…...

6+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (1749+ words) While President Trump ranted about tariffs, immigration, and hockey at his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Democrats were celebrating three local election victories in crucial swing states. Ana Tiburcio of Alleghany County and Jennifer Mazzocco of Lehigh County…...