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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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April 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Latest Order Wants to Use Military for Terrifying Purpose
Donald Trump wants to turn the military into his personal police force.
April 29, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Canada’s Prime Minister Celebrates Election Win by Dissing Trump
Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to take over Canada.
April 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karoline Leavitt Lets Unhinged Sycophant Into White House Briefing
He got to ask the first question too.
April 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ex-Hegseth Aide Reveals Just How Obsessed He Is With Stopping Leaks
Signalgate made Pete Hegseth more paranoid than ever.
April 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Top GOP Pollster Issues Grim Warning to Trump About Tanking Support
Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to drop.
April 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Inserts Himself in Canada’s Election With Bizarre Rant
Donald Trump weighed in with another demand for the U.S. to annex Canada.
April 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pete Hegseth’s Group Chats Aren’t Only Ones Setting Trump Policy
A damning new report shows just how much Trumpworld is shaped by group chats.
April 25, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Attack on ActBlue Just Blew Up in His Face
Donald Trump’s attempt to target the major Democratic fundraising platform has instead galvanized donors.
April 25, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
George Santos’s Many, Many Lies Finally Catch up to Him
The former representative has been sentenced to prison.
April 25, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MyPillow CEO Torched for Hilariously Bad AI-Generated Legal Filing
A judge reprimanded Mike Lindell and his lawyers for the mistake-riddled document.
April 25, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Privately Freaking Out About the Ukraine War
Donald Trump is finding it a lot harder to end the war than he first said it would be.
April 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Putin Allies Can’t Believe How Much Trump Is Groveling to Them
While Donald Trump is bragging about the Ukraine peace deal, Vladimir Putin’s allies are laughing at him.
April 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s New Merch Is a Horrifying Warning
Donald Trump is making it pretty clear he plans to say in power forever.
April 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Had Screaming Fight With Treasury Sec. for Pettiest Reason
The two men nearly reportedly came to blows.
April 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
How Trump Just Made His Own Cryptocurrency Value Skyrocket
Donald Trump’s latest cryptocurrency scheme is his most corrupt yet.
April 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has New Strategy to End Ukraine War: Begging Putin Online
Donald Trump has fallen a long way from ending the Ukraine war on day one.
April 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio’s Spokeswoman Has Tantrum on Air Over Ukraine Talks
State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce snapped when asked about efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
April 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Senior Democrat to Retire After Viral Primary Challenger Announced
Representative Jan Schakowsky will retire after 14 terms in Congress.
April 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Flopping on His Main Campaign Promise, Brutal New Poll Shows
Donald Trump is failing at immigration now, too.
April 23, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
60 Minutes Chief Abruptly Quit. Here’s the Reason Why.
Executive producer Bill Owens resigned, saying he could no longer run the show independently.

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