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Elon Musk makes a goofy face in the Oval Office

Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.

Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves.

Florida State Representative Angie Nixon is seen speaking into a microphone and gesturing to the side.

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Emma Janssen, The New Republic Staff

Can This Florida Dem Pull Off One More Big Surprise?

Angie Nixon’s scrappy, expectation-defying Senate campaign is starting to draw support from national Democrats like Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders.

Wake Up, Congress

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap

President Trump and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano in the Oval Office

Wake Up, Congress

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap