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Marin Scotten

Marin Scotten is an editorial intern at The New Republic. Her work has been published in The Guardian, Salon, Modern Farmer, the Baltimore Banner and Floodlight News.

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May 21, 2025
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Judge Tears Into DOJ Lawyers for 10 Minutes Over Idiotic Charges
A federal judge slammed Justice Department lawyers over their ICE trespassing charges against a Democratic mayor.
May 21, 2025
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South Africa’s President Just Apologized for Not Giving Trump a Plane
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa joked about not having a private jet to give Donald Trump.
May 21, 2025
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Trump Posts Video of Him Hitting Bruce Springsteen in Clear Threat
This isn’t just a weird video. Donald Trump is really setting his sights on Bruce Springsteen.
May 19, 2025
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The Red Scare Still Haunts America
The paranoia and conspiracy theories of the McCarthy era still inform our culture and politics in the present day.
May 14, 2025
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RFK Jr. Admits Those Massive NIH Cuts Are Gonna Hurt
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a shocking confession while testifying before Congress.
May 14, 2025
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Trump Stuck in Most Awkward Standoff With Putin on Ukraine Talks
Donald Trump is doing a “will he, won’t he” dance with Vladimir Putin on who exactly is showing up to the Ukraine peace talks.
May 14, 2025
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MAGA Has Total Meltdown Over House Republican Post in Spanish
The far right is freaking out over an X post in Spanish from House Republicans.
May 14, 2025
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Trump Compares Himself to a King While Defending Private Jet Gift
Donald Trump has a chilling new excuse for accepting the $400 million “gift” from Qatar.
May 7, 2025
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Trump Gives Stunning Answer When Asked About Deportations to Libya
A new report says the Trump administration is planning deportations to Libya. Here’s what the president of the United States said about it publicly.
May 7, 2025
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Ford Hikes Car Prices Thanks to Trump’s Reckless Tariffs
Consumers are already seeing the costs of Trump’s trade war.
May 7, 2025
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Dem Governor Launches Plan to Counter RFK Jr.’s Autism Registry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to undermine the autism registry RFK Jr. keeps talking about.
May 7, 2025
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Is Trump Now Using ICE to Take Revenge on CBS?
ICE raids this week targeted a restaurant tied to CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell.
April 25, 2025
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Democrats Erupt After Trump’s FBI Arrests Sitting Judge
Donald Trump is accelerating his attack on the judicial system.
April 25, 2025
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Trump Fails to Answer Easy Question on Payments to El Salvador
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is detaining Trump’s deportees in his country’s megaprison. But not much about the deal is known.
April 25, 2025
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Trump’s FBI Just Arrested a Sitting Judge
FBI Director Kash Patel proudly announced the arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan over an immigration case.
April 25, 2025
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Trump Fires Top Official Over Loose Ties to “Anonymous” Author
Donald Trump’s need for payback could soon interfere with the rest of his agenda.
April 22, 2025
Marin Scotten
DOJ Lawyers Show Incompetence on Abrego Garcia Case With Huge Typo
The Department of Justice’s lawyers did not improve from there.
April 22, 2025
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Judge Deals Trump Major Blow in His Effort to Shutter Voice of America
Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating the critical news source.
April 22, 2025
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Trump Makes His Most Unhinged Claim Yet About Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Donald Trump has a wild new theory about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s tattoos.
April 22, 2025
Marin Scotten
GOP Rep. Lays Out Exactly How Party Will Kick People Off Medicaid
Representative Austin Scott brazenly admitted that Republicans want to scale back Medicaid.

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