Mike Johnson Completely Blindsided by Resignation in His Own Party ( newrepublic.com )
House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles....
Republican Senator Says He’d Totally Do a Coup if He Gets the Chance ( newrepublic.com )
Senator J.D. Vance is openly embracing the idea of a coup in a pathetic bid to become Donald Trump’s vice president....
Republicans Rush to Scrub Mention of FBI Informant in Impeachment Letter ( newrepublic.com )
House Republicans are quietly trying to remove traces of indicted ex–FBI informant Alexander Smirnov in their Biden impeachment quest....
Russia is buying politicians in Europe. Is it happening here too? ( newrepublic.com )
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S....
Trump Hits “I Have Black Friends” Stage of Total Racism ( newrepublic.com )
“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”
Moms for Liberty Is Slowly Imploding, and That’s Bad for MAGA in 2024 ( newrepublic.com )
With Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler embroiled in scandal, the group is now on the defensive—and that will hurt Republicans in this fall’s elections....
Police Don’t Appear to Think Roger Stone’s Assassination Threats Were Just a Joke ( newrepublic.com )
The loyal Trump adviser is under police investigation yet again....
Conservatives Quickly Turn Against “Idiot” Marjorie Taylor Greene ( newrepublic.com )
The Georgia Republican is fast falling out of favor for her opposition to the Ukraine aid bill....
A Slurring Donald Trump Gives Unbelievable Excuse for Constant Mix-Ups ( newrepublic.com )
The Republican front-runner made another gaffe as he tried to explain away all his other ones....
Rudy Giuliani's creditors are asking for details on his cable TV earnings, the origin of his legal defense fund, the nature of his work for Trump, and saying he owes up to four billion dollars. ( newrepublic.com )
The GOP Doesn’t Want to Punish Trans People—It Wants to Eradicate Them ( newrepublic.com )
What Idiot Backed Trump’s Bond in E. Jean Carroll Trial? This One. ( newrepublic.com )
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It Seems Trump Still Has No Idea How to Post That Massive Fraud Bond ( newrepublic.com )
Donald Trump still hasn’t posted bond in his New York civil fraud trial, but his lawyer Alina Habba wants you to know that it’s definitely not because they’re having trouble getting the massive amount together....
Moms for Liberty Completely Collapses in Former Strongholds ( newrepublic.com )
Moms for Liberty appears to be slowly imploding.
NY A.G. Says Trump Is Lying to Avoid Paying $464 Million Judgment ( newrepublic.com )
Trump has until Monday to come up with the money....
It’s Way Too Easy for a Crook Like Trump to Pervert Our Legal System ( newrepublic.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240206131702/https://newrepublic.com/article/178732/trump-legal-system-fraud-immunity
GOP Congressman Says Dead Palestinian Babies Aren’t All That Innocent ( newrepublic.com )
Republican Senator Gives Away the Game on Why They Killed Border Deal ( newrepublic.com )
Nikki Haley Desperately Tries to Walk Back Comment on Alabama Embryo Ruling ( newrepublic.com )
As hospitals across Alabama pause IVF treatments, Nikki Haley is suddenly trying to claim she never said what she said....
Trump Lawyer Makes Disturbing Immunity Claim Before Supreme Court: Apparently, John Sauer thinks staging a coup should be considered a presidential act ( newrepublic.com )
Donald Trump’s lawyer pushed an outrageous line of thinking on Thursday during oral arguments at the Supreme Court over whether the former president has immunity for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election: that a U.S. president could order a military coup d’état with almost no chance of repercussions. ...
An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overdue ( newrepublic.com )
We say very clearly that rural America is hurting. But we refuse to justify attitudes that some scholars try to underplay....
Guess Where Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Suddenly Gotten Popular? ( newrepublic.com )
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiracy theories, vitriolic language, and xenophobia have made her a darling of the right and a pariah on the left—and now, she’s gained admiration from Russian state television. ...
Donald Trump Is Short on Cash—and Selling Laws to Anyone Who Will Pay ( newrepublic.com )
GOP Congressman Accidentally Gives Real Reason for Mayorkas Impeachment ( newrepublic.com )
"We need to shut the border.… The president could take executive action to do it today—doesn’t need more money. It needs action, and this is what’s disappointing to people, and that’s why Mayorkas is gonna pay this public relations price by being impeached for the first time since 1876,” Hill said....
Key Witness Against Fani Willis Completely Crumbles on the Stand ( newrepublic.com )
