Today: "Podcast: Trump Explodes at Media Over Tariff Fiasco as Poll Delivers Harsh News" Plus, DOJ quietly changes crucial detail in charges against Maduro; the far right is building power under Trump; Bari Weiss is dead wrong; and more...

To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.

By Greg Sargent

To complement The New Republic’s January/February 2026 issue, "This Is Not America," our writers discuss Trump’s immigration policy and how communities are resisting, from refugees defying the administration’s orders to protests against ICE raids and the National Guard’s deployment in U.S. cities.

The Venezuelan president originally was charged with running a drug cartel.

By Edith Olmsted

The Minnesota governor abandoned his reelection campaign due to the thinnest of right-wing stories about fraudulent childcare centers.

By Melissa Gira Grant

Extremist groups are some of the biggest winners of the second Trump administration.

By Spencer Sunshine

If you remember the second Iraq War, you know how this story ends.

By Timothy Noah

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.

Neoconservatives and nativists alike have learned how to get what they want from the president—and they’re willing to cause untold damage in the process.

By Alex Shephard

Donald Trump had passed over María Corina Machado as Venezuela’s interim leader.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

By Liza Featherstone

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

By Greg Sargent

The CBS boss and her new evening anchor have released new "principles." Among them: "We Love America." They have no understanding of journalism—but they sure know where their bread is buttered.

By Perry Bacon

The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

President Trump just unleashed a wild rant on Truth Social, accusing media figures of deliberately ignoring good news about his worsening tariff disaster because they "hate and disrespect our country." He added that the tariffs have made us "FAR STRONGER AND MORE RESPECTED THAN EVER BEFORE." What caught our eye is how this shows Trump running everything, no matter how trivial, through a "strong" versus "weak" frame. He’s vowing to seize Venezuela’s oil after his invasion; he’s threatening many other countries with military action; and he’s even menacing Greenland, a NATO ally. Yet a new poll finds surprisingly low support for his action against Venezuela on multiple fronts. We talked to international relations expert Nicholas Grossman, who argues that Trump has it all backward: All these blustering fits and threats are a sign of Trump’s personal and political weakness and also are weakening our country’s international standing. We discuss whether that bad poll suggests an opening for Democrats to seize the strong/weak frame from him.

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