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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling is an associate writer covering breaking news at The New Republic. Her work has also appeared in The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Gothamist and The Real Deal.

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August 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Texas GOP Ropes Public Safety Office Into Hunting Democrats
Republicans are escalating the gerrymandering war by dragging yet another law enforcement team into the mix.
August 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas’s Most Terrifying Wish Is About to Come True
The Supreme Court has been asked to hear a new case about the future of same-sex marriage.
August 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Oops! FBI Chief Undermines Trump’s Main Reason for Taking Over D.C.
Kash Patel accidentally cited real data during Donald Trump’s press conference.
August 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Warns Fascist D.C. Takeover Is Just the Beginning
Donald Trump has seized control of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
August 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Fox News Issues Scathing Fact-Check of Trump’s Deranged D.C. Claims
Donald Trump’s favorite network debunked his claims about Washington’s crime rates on air.
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Axing IRS Head After Just Two Months on the Job
Donald Trump is planning to replace Billy Long as IRS commissioner.
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Justice Department Takes Revenge on One of Trump’s Top Enemies
The Justice Department is picking off Trump’s perceived enemies, one by one.
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Netanyahu and Trump Got in Heated Fight Over Starvation in Gaza
The Israeli prime minister reportedly demanded a private call with Trump after his statement on starvation in Gaza.
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Bring It On”: Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Scorched Earth on AIPAC
The MAGA congresswoman is warning AIPAC that America is fed up.
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients Life Wasn’t So Easy for Him Either
Trump dodged the draft, by the way.
August 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MTG Under Serious Fire From Surprising Group
Marjorie Taylor Greene is taking heat for finally admitting Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza.
August 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Kash Patel Ousts FBI Official Who Fought Off Previous Loyalty Purges
FBI resistance figure Brian Driscoll has finally fallen.
August 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Attack on Intel CEO Reveals He Just Does What Fox News Wants
Who’s in charge here?
August 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New Detail Blows Huge Hole in Trump’s Story About Epstein Friendship
Donald Trump said he ended the friendship in 2004. But that doesn’t appear to be the case.
August 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Fumbles Defense of RFK Jr. Gutting His Biggest Achievement
Does Donald Trump actually know what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing to mRNA vaccine research?
August 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
RFK Jr. Torn to Shreds for Cancelling Vaccine Research Projects
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cut $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Does Tulsi Gabbard Have Damning Obama Evidence? See for Yourself.
Tulsi Gabbard took a very long time to say not very much when asked.
August 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Insists He Was Clueless About Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer
Either Donald Trump is fully in the dark about his own administration, or he’s playing dumb. Both are terrifying options.
August 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Rep Lands in Legal Trouble After Trying to Use Revenge Porn on Ex
Representative Cory Mills threatened to share sexual images of his ex-girlfriend with her future partners.
August 6, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is Trump About to Drag Joe Rogan Into the Epstein Files Debacle?
Donald Trump is trying to figure out his next steps on Epstein.

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