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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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January 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump Suddenly Ramps Up Attacks on Rival Nikki Haley
Donald Trump seems to be worried about Nikki Haley’s rise in the polls.
January 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nikki Haley Tries Defending Trump in Case Where He’s Already Been Found Guilty
Innocent even if proven guilty?
January 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Bernie Sanders to Force Vote That Could Freeze Military Aid to Israel
“I hope it is not controversial to ask how U.S. weapons are being used.”
January 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nikki Haley Tries Weighing in on Racism Again—and It’s a Disaster
Why is the daughter of Indian immigrants like this?
January 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump May Have Won Iowa—but He Just Lost a Slew of Lawyers
Trump has lost an impressive number of lawyers in one day.
January 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ohio’s GOP Governor Vetoed an Anti-Trans Bill. Then He Made It Worse.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine got a lot of credit when vetoing an anti-trans bill from his own party. But pay attention to what came next.
January 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New York Attorney General Wants to Hit Trump Where It Hurts
Donald Trump’s bank fraud trial could prove costlier than he anticipated.
January 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Florida Republicans Introduce the Most Terrifying Assault on Trans Rights Yet
The bill would change legal recognition of trans people in the state—and it actually has a chance of passing thanks to Florida’s Republican trifecta.
January 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Calls Out Another Election-Stealer—and It’s Not Joe Biden
Donald Trump is already sowing claims of election fraud.
January 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nikki Haley Really Just Used the “Black Friends” Card to Defend Herself
Nikki Haley keeps digging herself into a bigger hole.
January 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Twitter Is Helping Push the Most Dangerous Epstein Conspiracy Theory Yet
Conspiracy theorists are tying the Jeffrey Epstein documents to a school shooting.
January 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
House Republican Admits He’ll Kill Border Deal If It Helps Biden
Secure the border … unless it helps Biden’s poll numbers.
January 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New Poll Finds Republicans Seriously Think Trump Is the Greatest Person of Faith
More Republican voters believe Donald Trump is a person of faith than nearly any other politician.
January 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Two-Year Take From Foreign Governments While He Was President Is Staggering
A new report details how much Trump made in just half of his presidency—and which countries paid him.
January 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s How Trump Is Responding to Being Named in Epstein Documents
It’s finally out.
January 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nikki Haley Is So Unhinged She Renamed Her Husband
This is a bizarre confession to make.
January 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Candidate Keeps Stealing Other People’s Food Photos, Calling Them Hers
Mayra Flores, what are you doing?
January 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
2024 Kicks Off With Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols
The new year is already off to a terrifying start.
January 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Conservatives Are Having a Meltdown Over Trump and the Epstein List
Donald Trump’s biggest supporters are freaking out over the anticipated unveiling.
January 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene Offers Pathetic Excuse for Stock Trading
A new report named the Georgia congresswoman as one of the top members of Congress to make a profit in the stock market.

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