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Cassidy Hutchinson testifies before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States

As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet

Trump’s other targets were at least battle-seasoned veterans. Hutchinson was a young woman who showed enormous bravery. Besides which—the case will fail.

Trump aboard Air Force One

Trump Is Encouraging Airlines to Scam Passengers in Every Way Possible

Biden cracked down on carriers’ junk fees and hidden fees, flight delays and cancellations, and deceptive pricing. Trump is undoing all of that progress.

As Progressives Prosper, Centrist Democrats Are Moving the Goalposts

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at the Frauenthal Theater on October 11 in Muskegon, Michigan.

As Progressives Prosper, Centrist Democrats Are Moving the Goalposts

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Dan Osborn stands at a podium in dramatic lighting, a flag in the shadows behind him. A sign on the podium reads "Nebraska's U.S. Senate Debate."

He’s Attacking Big Ag. He’s Running in Nebraska. Somehow It’s Working.

The independent candidate is trying to topple the Republican incumbent in Nebraska’s Senate race. If he keeps talking about the high price of beef, he just might manage it.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks with Senator Elizabeth Warren during a campaign event

The Battle Lines Are Forming for the Democrats’ Next Big Fight

It’s not over trans athletes or the border. It’s about how hard to go after bad corporate actors and call them out by name—and there are definitely two camps.

Florida State Representative Angie Nixon is seen speaking into a microphone and gesturing to the side.

Can This Florida Dem Pull Off One More Big Surprise?

Emma Janssen, The New Republic Staff

Florida State Representative Angie Nixon is seen speaking into a microphone and gesturing to the side.

Emma Janssen, The New Republic Staff

Can This Florida Dem Pull Off One More Big Surprise?

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap

President Trump and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano in the Oval Office

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap

President Trump and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano in the Oval Office

This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap