Today: “Podcast: Trump’s Fury Erupts in Many Directions, Unnerving Experts: ‘Insanity!’” Plus, Trump uses a federal agency for a witch hunt.; the cruel and lawless treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Trump’s unconstitutional ideas about flag burning; and more...

The slaughter of Palestinians continues. Most Israelis hate the war and their government. But a tiny right-wing faction controls all.

By Jo-Ann Mort

The president woke up today in an uproar about Old Glory. He then took it out on the First Amendment.

By Matt Ford

While the president’s corrupt arrangement earned a rare plaudit from Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator has got this one wrong.

By Timothy Noah

Israel’s Monday morning strike on a Gaza hospital—a so-called “double-tap” assault—was designed for maximum killing. When is enough?

By Yousef Munayyer

By Greg Sargent

By Jason Colavito

By Michael Tomasky

Join a special group of readers and supporters on a lovingly designed, all-inclusive tour of one of the most spellbinding places in the world. Drawing on The New Republic’s special contacts among local historians, artists, and chefs, we’ve created a first-class experience that will immerse you in Cuba’s colorful and unique history, politics, and culture.

Representative Glenn Ivey, who represents the area in Maryland where Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived, argued that Abrego Garcia is being deported because the administration fears it would not be able to convict him of a crime in a fair trial.

By Right Now With Perry Bacon

Trump’s move isn’t just completely unprecedented. It also reveals how Trump is using a federal agency to conduct his witch hunt.

By Robert McCoy

Republican Representative Mark Alford got a rude awakening from his constituents.

By Malcolm Ferguson

By The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent 

In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He’s raging at news organizations that displease him and vowing retribution with ever greater audacity. He’s responded to Democrats and others who criticized him by furiously threatening to send troops to their cities or to unleash state power against them in other ways. In recent days, something plainly has changed, and many observers are taking note. We talked to journalist and historian Garrett Graff, who has a great new piece on his Doomsday Scenario Substack arguing that we really are seeing the advent of “American fascism” right before our eyes. He explains that transformations like this are incremental and often hard to recognize, but that Trump’s escalating brazenness strongly suggests we’ve crossed over into something new. The pile-up of new offenses Trump is committing daily, Graff says, amounts to “insanity.”

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