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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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May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Steve Bannon Floats Worst Person Ever as Trump’s Successor
Spoiler alert: It’s not JD Vance.
May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Tax Bill Falls Apart as He Spirals in Wild Online Rant
Despite Donald Trump’s attempt to rally votes, Republicans could not unite behind the budget bill.
May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Resurrects His Beef With Taylor Swift in Weirdest Way Possible
Donald Trump has announced Taylor Swift is no longer “hot” (yes, this is real).
May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MTG Snaps Over Embarrassing Report Trump Forced Her Out of Senate Race
Marjorie Taylor Greene was reportedly considering a Senate bid until Donald Trump talked her out of it.
May 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Freaks After SCOTUS Trashes His Birthright Citizenship Arguments
Donald Trump apparently can’t handle the fact that the justices thought his arguments were bad.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Second State Bans Fluoride in Water in Huge Win for RFK Jr.
Two states have now hopped on board Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA” train.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Georgia Is Forcing a Brain-Dead Woman to Complete Her Pregnancy
Adriana Smith was nine weeks pregnant when she was declared brain-dead. Georgia bans abortion at around six weeks.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Justice Department Makes Insane Claim About Obeying Court Orders
Donald Trump’s lawyers made the argument to the Supreme Court during a hearing on birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missouri Voters Overturned an Abortion Ban. Republicans Ignored Them.
State Republican senators have usurped the will of the voters on abortion.
May 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Bonkers Excuse for Why Putin Is Skipping Ukraine Peace Talks
Donald Trump seems to think he’s the reason for Vladimir Putin’s absence.
May 14, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s the Real Reason Trump Caved on China Tariffs
Donald Trump’s own inner circle warned him the tariffs could be disastrous.
May 14, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Kristi Noem Refuses to Even Look at Photo of Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos
Representative Eric Swalwell had the photoshopped image walked over to her.
May 14, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
A Democrat Is Trying to Impeach Trump. His Party Is Furious With Him.
Democrats are accusing Representative Shri Thanedar of selfishness.
May 14, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Prized Tax Bill Doesn’t Do Anything He Promised
Donald Trump’s pet “big beautiful bill” conveniently leaves out some major campaign promises.
May 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“You Will Kill Me”: Protester Dragged Out as GOP Debates Medicaid Cuts
Multiple protests broke out during the hearing.
May 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Will Lift Sanctions on Syria After Massive Business Deal Offer
Donald Trump claimed he wanted to give Syria a chance to rebuild itself.
May 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Old Man Trump Falls Asleep in Middle of Saudi Briefing on Arms Deal
Donald Trump appears to have dozed off in the middle of a key briefing.
May 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Tariffs Are Good for One Thing: Saving Us From Podcast Bros
Donald Trump’s tariffs are having an unintended (but welcome) side effect.
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May 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Biden’s Decline Hidden From Own Staff, Explosive New Book Reveals
A new book exposes just how far Joe Biden’s inner circle went to hide the extent of his decline.
May 12, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Chaos Breaks Out at Copyright Office With Supposed Trump Appointees
Two men claiming to be Donald Trump appointees were blocked from the newly gutted office.

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