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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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October 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s midterm strategy reeks of desperation.
October 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
A third of Maryland Democrats are backing the Republican governor.
October 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. ambassador, praises Jared Kushner as “hidden genius.”
October 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump ensured that Brett Kavanaugh will forever be tied to him.
October 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Google covered up a data breach out of fear of more government regulation.
October 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump: Kavanaugh allegations were a Democratic “hoax.”
October 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
What happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi?
October 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
What will Democrats do about Brett Kavanaugh?
October 4, 2018
Alex Shephard
The FBI’s Kavanaugh Dilemma
Why the agency is in the crosshairs yet again in Washington
October 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage
It wasn't out of the goodness of Jeff Bezos's heart.
October 2, 2018
Alex Shephard
What Brett Kavanaugh Is Getting Away With
Even with an FBI investigation, Republicans have no intention of getting to the bottom of the assault allegations against him.
September 28, 2018
Alex Shephard
What will Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp do about Brett Kavanaugh?
September 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
Lindsey Graham embodies Republicans’ desperation to save Kavanaugh.
September 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
Brett Kavanaugh’s strategy is to be mad as hell.
September 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
The GOP’s strategy for the Ford hearing isn’t working.
September 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
Christine Blasey Ford: “Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter.”
September 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
Christine Blasey Ford’s gut-wrenching testimony was a huge blow to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.
September 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Democrats: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up On Brett Kavanaugh
The accusations against Trump's Supreme Court pick are credible, but the GOP has shown over and over again what kind of party it is.
September 17, 2018
Alex Shephard
Confirming judges was Trump’s magic bullet until Brett Kavanaugh.
September 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
Andrew Cuomo beat Cynthia Nixon in a landslide.

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