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Malcolm Ferguson

Malcolm Ferguson is an associate writer covering breaking news at The New Republic. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic and The American Prospect.

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May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Was Lying—He Deported a Lot of Legal Immigrants to El Salvador
A new report reveals that Trump sent dozens of legal immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Putin Dumps Cold Water Over Trump’s Celebration of Their Phone Call
The Russian leader’s summary of the phone call didn’t sound nearly as optimistic as Trump’s when it comes to next steps in Ukraine.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
CBS News CEO Suddenly Quits as Network Considers Caving to Trump
Wendy McMahon is the second high-profile executive to step down from the network amid an internal war over Trump’s lawsuit.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
MAGA Loses It as Trump Officials Say Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself
The far right is freaking out after Trump’s FBI directors say there was no Epstein cover-up.
May 19, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Threatens to Prosecute Beyoncé and Three Other Major Stars
Donald Trump called for an investigation into the stars over their support for Kamala Harris.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Finally Does Something About Trump’s Deportations
The Supreme Court has blocked Trump from restarting his mass deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Judge Rules It’s OK to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
Far-right Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk just rolled back LGBTQ rights to a massive degree.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Is Quickly Rolling Back Republican Gains With Key Demographic
Donald Trump is facing massive disapproval from Latino voters—especially the ones who voted for him in 2024.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
DOGE’s Hunt for Social Security Fraud Ends in Total Bust
Elon Musk and his DOGE minions wrecked the Social Security Administration for no reason at all.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets in Just About Every Category
America is fed up with Donald Trump.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Pam Bondi Picked Quite the Day to Dump Trump Media Stock
Trump’s attorney general conveniently dumped at least $1 million in Trump Media stock at the perfect time.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Supreme Court Justice Rips Into Trump DOJ: “Assume You’re Dead Wrong”
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was unconvinced by the government’s arguments on birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Why Qatar Is So Excited to Dump That Private Jet on Trump
That Boeing 747 isn’t nearly as great as Trump is making it out to be.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
MAGA Republican Calls Out “Jewish Space Lady” MTG in Messy Fight
Looks like Republicans can’t get their votes together on this budget bill.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Can’t Stop Talking About White Genocide
Grok seems to have been programmed to defend claims of white genocide in South Africa. Now it’s all it can talk about.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Replaces First Black Librarian of Congress With His Idiot Lawyer
Anyone who has heard a complete sentence out of Todd Blanche’s mouth knows what a disaster he is.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Episcopal Church Draws Red Line on Trump’s White Afrikaner “Refugees”
The Episcopal Church is refusing to work with the government, citing its commitment to racial justice.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Gavin Newsom Escalates His War on the Homeless in Lead-up to 2028
The California governor thinks a ban on homeless encampments should be the priority right now.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
New Pope Delivers Speech That Sure Seems Like Shade at Trump
Pope Leo XIV praised journalists seeking the truth in polarizing times.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Even Trump’s Biggest Fan Is Outraged by Private Jet Corruption
Laura Loomer went on a lengthy tirade complaining about why Trump accepted the massive gift from Qatar.

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