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Elon Tries to Kill “President Musk” Allegations After Total Disaster

Elon Musk is hoping to dispel the widely circulating notion that he, not President-elect Trump, is really calling the shots. On Thursday, X user...

21.12.2024 50

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Elon Musk Faces Blowback After Shocking Praise for Germany’s Far-Right

Elon Musk has spent the week derailing a bipartisan funding bill, sending the U.S. government hurtling toward a shutdown. But on Friday, the tech...

20.12.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Biden Forgives Billions in Student Loans as GOP Scrambles on Shutdown

A month out from Biden’s transfer of power to Trump, the president used his power to announce a massive new round of student loan forgiveness for...

20.12.2024 5

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Damning Report Reveals How Biden Aides Hid His Decline—Then Took Over

The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report Thursday, based on interviews with nearly 50 people knowledgeable of the operations of the...

20.12.2024 60

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

MTG Suddenly Calls for Elon Musk to Take Over as House Speaker

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has thrown her weight behind Senator Rand Paul’s ridiculous proposal that Elon Musk be elected the speaker of...

19.12.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

AOC Jokes About Getting Trump’s Sympathy After Pelosi Snub

President-elect Donald Trump and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a peculiar exchange after the progressive lawmaker lost a bid to...

19.12.2024 40

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Conservatives Introduce Radical DOGE Act in Battle Over Spending Bill

With a Friday deadline to fund the government looming and Republican lawmakers at loggerheads over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed stopgap...

19.12.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok Case—Setting Up Final Showdown

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear arguments regarding a law that could ban TikTok. The high court, granting certiorari in the...

18.12.2024 6

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Matt Gaetz Melts Down as House Ethics Plans to Release Its Report

After CNN reported Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee has secretly voted to release its report on its multiyear investigation into former...

18.12.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Goes on Late-Night Rampage About Top Revenge Target

Thirty-three days out from Trump’s inauguration, the president-elect’s comments show he intends to make good on his vows for revenge against his...

18.12.2024 4

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Elon Musk and His Nemesis Have One Thing in Common

Sam Altman has joined the growing list of billionaires genuflecting before Donald Trump. Fox Business reported Friday that the tech founder will...

14.12.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

James Comer Suddenly Claims He’s a “Big AOC Fan”

In her bid for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has found a perhaps...

13.12.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Of Course Elon Musk’s Charity Is Skirting the Law

The private foundation of the world’s richest man failed to donate the legally required amount for the third consecutive year. Per what’s known as...

13.12.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Jr. Shares Vile Post After Dad Named Time “Person of the Year”

Donald Trump Jr. took to Instagram Wednesday evening to celebrate his father’s selection as Time magazine’s 2024 “Person of the Year” and mock...

12.12.2024 5

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

The UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect and His Support for RFK Jr.

While many social media accounts belonging to Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, have been taken...

11.12.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Republican Senator Glitches After Hearing Answer to His Own Question

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on Trump’s mass deportation plans, Republican Senator John Kennedy, as is his wont, pestered a...

11.12.2024 5

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Take a Wild Guess How Many GOP Women Are in Leadership Next Congress

House Republicans haven’t selected a single woman to serve as a committee chair in the next Congress. With Representative Brian Mast winning out...

10.12.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Watch: Lindsey Graham Struggles to Praise Trump’s Intelligence Pick

Senator Lindsey Graham appeared hard-pressed for praise beyond personal niceties for Tulsi Gabbard after meeting with Donald Trump’s pick for...

10.12.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Even Fox News Has Turned on Trump’s Garbage Defense Pick

Even Fox News isn’t accepting MAGA Republicans’ attempts to discredit accusations against Pete Hegseth without objection. In an interview Monday,...

10.12.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Melts Down as Another Nomination Blows Up in His Face

President-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to deride The Wall Street Journal for reporting on his transition team’s travails. The...

05.12.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

House Republicans Are in Danger of Chaos as Last Race Called

Democratic candidate Adam Gray defeated incumbent Republican Representative John Duarte in the final 2024 House race to be called. Gray’s victory,...

04.12.2024 4

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Escalates His Bizarre Canada Joke in Weirdest Way Possible

Donald Trump is leaning in to his joking suggestion that the United States annex Canada with a bizarre Truth Social meme. Last week, Trump...

04.12.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Get Ready for Total Chaos as House GOP Wins Historically Puny Majority

The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives is looking meager. Three House races remain outstanding as of Wednesday—two toss-up...

28.11.2024 40

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

MAGA Candidate Makes Crazed Threat to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

In a disturbing post on X, a Trump-endorsed candidate for the House of Representatives targeted and invoked an anti-Muslim trope against two Muslim...

27.11.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Fans Suddenly Realize How He Picks Nominees—and They’re Pissed

Donald Trump’s pick for the secretary of the Navy isn’t sitting well even with some MAGA faithful. Trump announced Tuesday evening that he had...

27.11.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Steve Bannon Reveals New List of Trump’s Targets in Grim Rant

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon threatened MAGA’s perceived foes with “the long arm of the law” on a recent episode of his podcast War Room. The...

27.11.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Gets Stunning Reminder the Crypto Industry Owns Him Now

After funneling hefty sums into the 2024 elections, the crypto industry is poised to wield considerable influence over the incoming government. The...

26.11.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s War on Press Is About to Reach Nuclear Levels

Donald Trump is reportedly considering removing traditional media journalists from the White House press briefing room, making way for friendlier...

26.11.2024 7

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Border Czar Makes Bonkers Threat Against Democratic Leader

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for “border czar,” Tom Homan, has threatened to jail Denver’s Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston should he obstruct...

26.11.2024 50

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Closest Ally May Be Scamming Him

Lawyers for Donald Trump investigated allegations of noncriminal influence peddling against one of the president-elect’s top aides, Boris Epshteyn,...

26.11.2024 7

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

The Shady Reason Why Trump Might Not Have Signed These Key Documents

The Trump team’s delay in signing standard transition agreements is raising ethics and security concerns, as well as questions about the incoming...

26.11.2024 30

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Turns to Disturbing Figure to Help Get “Woke” Out of Schools

Right-wing provocateur Christopher Rufo could help shape President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for higher education, according to a new report from...

25.11.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Border Czar Issues Terrifying Threat to Democratic States

In recent days, Republican politicians have taken to the airwaves, threatening blue states that fail to comply with the Trump administration’s...

25.11.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Sparks Outrage After Calling America a “Garbage Can”

Escalating his anti-immigrant rhetoric, Trump is now calling the United States “a garbage can for the world.” The Republican nominee used the...

25.10.2024 4

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Very Serious, Very Literal Plans for a Fascist Second Term

Donald Trump was, by his standards, quite clear in his meaning during his Sunday morning Fox News appearance. Host Maria Bartiromo had dangled the...

17.10.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Is So Mad About His Bad Press That He’s Unleashed a New Threat

On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump called for the prosecution of Google for displaying negative stories about him. The remarks are characteristic of...

28.09.2024 30

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Elon Musk’s PAC Is Pumping Millions to Help Republicans in These Races

Last week, The Washington Post reported that Elon Musk’s political action committee is “playing a key role in the effort to win Trump a second...

27.09.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Harris Is Crushing Trump Among Key Voters in Two Battleground States

According to new polling, Donald Trump is losing a key demographic in two battleground states. A survey of Hispanic voters in Arizona and Georgia,...

27.09.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump’s Ultimatum to Republicans Sparks Shutdown Fears

On Monday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago following the attempt on Trump’s life. Two days later, the...

19.09.2024 20

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Pushes Deranged Idea That Climate Change Is Good for Real Estate

At a Tuesday night campaign rally in Michigan, Donald Trump briefly strayed from a point about international affairs to make an absurd remark about...

18.09.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Harris Secures Major Win as 100 GOP Officials Turn Against Trump

More than 100 former GOP officials have signed a public letter endorsing Kamala Harris for president and warning that Donald Trump is “unfit” for...

18.09.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

“He’s Cooked”: Republicans Say This Is Mike Johnson’s Last Rodeo

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s future hold on the speakership is looking tenuous as a government funding bill, tied to MAGA-backed...

18.09.2024 10

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Watch: GOP Senator Goes Full Racist in Attack on Arab American Witness

During a congressional hearing on hate crimes Tuesday, Republican Senator John Kennedy accused Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab...

18.09.2024 30

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

J.D. Vance Reveals How Trump Will Use Musk to Target Social Security

J.D. Vance’s recent comments regarding Elon Musk’s potential role in a second Trump administration are ringing alarm bells for some. In the past...

18.09.2024 50

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

J.D. Vance Gets a Reality Check After Complaint on Trump Shooting

Speaking at an event in Georgia Monday night, Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance noted the need to tone down the national political...

17.09.2024 4

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

New Poll on Republicans Reveals Just How Likely Another January 6 Is

A new report by the World Justice Project, an international group that assesses the rule of law in different countries, includes some startling...

17.09.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Local Libertarian Party Doubles Down After Violent Harris Threat

On Sunday, before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire celebrated the prospect of political violence...

17.09.2024 70

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Reacts to Assassination Attempt by Making Things Far, Far Worse

In Donald Trump’s first interview following the apparent attempt on his life on Sunday, he blamed the incident on his political rivals, telling Fox...

16.09.2024 4

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Even Fox News Forced to Fact-Check Lara Trump on Pet-Eating Conspiracy

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, defended the Trump...

16.09.2024 2

New Republic

Robert Mccoy

Trump Proves He’s Racist and Stupid With New Post on Kamala Harris

In a Truth Social post Thursday morning, Donald Trump appeared to suggest, again, that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris...

01.08.2024 3

New Republic

Robert Mccoy