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This week: "Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon" Plus, the Trump bubble is going to burst; how TikTok 2.0 became a weapon for ICE; the anti-homelessness plot against the first amendment; and more ...

 
 

How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration

Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.

By Greg Sargent

 

Readers' Poll: What Do You Think of the Democrats?

It's your turn to weigh in. What is the party doing wrong—and right? Who are its brightest—and dullest—stars?

By The New Republic

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The Trump Bubble Is Impregnable for Now—but Boy, Is It Going to Burst

The president is on a collision course with an accountability moment. Either he or our democracy will prevail.

By Michael Tomasky

 

Ruben Gallego Wants You to Get Paid More for Working on Holidays

Federal law does not guarantee it. The Democratic senator from Arizona wants to change that.

By Monica Potts

 

America Won't Be Easily Forgiven—Even After Trump Is Gone

The president's belligerence against Greenland and Canada was no joke to Europeans and Canadians, some of whom say they'll never trust or visit the U.S. again.

By Alaric DeArment

 

Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness

MAGA's hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are "theirs." But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.

By Greg Sargent

 
 

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How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE

In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z's preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.

By Logan McMillen

 

The Anti-Homelessness Plot Against the First Amendment

If the Supreme Court takes up Taylor v. Singleton, it could be the sum of all fears for the most vulnerable Americans.

By Matt Ford

 

From Breaking News:

Trump Official Who Helped Kill USAID Now Using Its Funds for Himself

By Malcolm Ferguson

Kristi Noem Fired—and Immediately Rehired—Someone Over a Blanket

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

MAGA Senator Took Donation From Epstein Friend Before Key Vote

By Edith Olmsted

 

Yes, It's Fascism, but That Doesn't Mean We're Cooked

The philosopher and liberal politician Benedetto Croce laid it out in (where else?) The New Republic in 1937, galvanizing his Italian comrades.

By Virginia Heffernan

 

Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon

By Greg Sargent

In addition to providing regular comic relief, President Trump's eruptions over imagined slights provide opportunities for his advisers to engage in rank, devious manipulation. This may be happening with Trump's latest tirade against Canada, in which he threatened to block the opening of the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will connect Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, and facilitate cargo transport between the two cities.

 

It turns out a billionaire Trump ally who owns another bridge linking those locations—which will face competition from the new project—privately met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week, according to The New York Times. Lutnick spoke with Trump after the meeting and just before Trump's threat. Maybe, just maybe, Lutnick whispered to Trump that it would totally own Canada and supercilious Prime Minister Mark Carney if Trump blocked that bridge.

 

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