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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 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Fed Chair Warns the Economy Is Even Worse Than We Realized
Jerome Powell revealed the jobs market is suffering from a “much larger” slowdown than initially reported.
August 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Laura Loomer Is Now Setting State Department Policy
Laura Loomer’s influence over Donald Trump’s administration continues to grow.
August 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Warns He’s Not Done Torturing Washington, D.C., Yet
Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover can still get worse.
August 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Makes Ominous Threat About What D.C. Takeover Really Means
Donald Trump has bigger plans for his fascist Washington takeover.
August 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Celebrates New York Fraud Win by Lying His Butt Off
Donald Trump went on a celebratory posting spree about his civil fraud ruling getting tossed out.
August 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Avoids Accountability Yet Again as Civil Fraud Ruling Tossed
Donald Trump was fined nearly $500 million after he was found guilty of bank fraud.
August 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Suddenly Changes His Tune on Putin-Zelenskiy Meeting
Donald Trump is backing away from a major detail about the planned meeting between the warring leaders.
August 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Game On”: Dem Governors Hit Back at Texas Forcing Through Rigged Maps
“It’s on,” warned California Governor Gavin Newsom.
August 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Fails for Third Time on Unsealing Epstein Grand Jury Records
The third time is not the charm for Donald Trump’s request, which a judge called a “diversion.”
August 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Democrats Have a Massive Voter Registration Problem
The Democratic Party is bleeding registered voters.
August 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Rep Says Dead People Personally Told Him They Voted Fraudulently
Representative Jeff Van Drew sees dead people, apparently.
August 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ex-Trump Ally Couldn’t Definitively Say He Isn’t in Epstein Files
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said that new testimony meant to exonerate Donald Trump did no such thing.
August 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Even Steve Bannon Admits Gavin Newsom’s Trump Trolling Is Pretty Good
The California governor has taken a page out of Donald Trump’s book—and it’s working.
August 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Rep’s Town Hall Derails Over Her Support for Trump Tariffs
Representative Harriet Hageman was ruthlessly booed as she doubled down on backing Donald Trump.
August 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Creates Bonkers New Justification for Fascist D.C. Takeover
Donald Trump is now accusing Washington of faking its crime numbers.
August 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
D.C. Residents Tear Into Federal Officers as GOP States Send Even More
Six Republican governors are deploying their states’ National Guard members to Washington, D.C.
August 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“You Sold Us Out!”: Elise Stefanik Drowned Out by Booing Crowd
Donald Trump’s erstwhile nominee for U.N. ambassador could barely get a word in over the furious crowd.
August 19, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Just Inventing Wars He’s “Solved”
Does Donald Trump know how many conflicts he’s worked on? Unclear.
August 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Melts Down Upon Realizing Just How Much D.C. Hates Him
Donald Trump started pushing conspiracy theories rather than believe Washington, D.C., residents hate his guts.
August 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Gets Wrench Thrown in Cotswolds Vacation by Angry Pub Staff
Even random British people hate JD Vance.

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