Two Women Accuse Matt Gaetz of Sex Trafficking in New LawsuitFormer Republican Representative Matt Gaetz has been sued in federal court by two women accusing him of sex trafficking. The Miami Herald reports that the women allege that Gaetz, ex-Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, and former Florida state Representative Christopher Dorworth recruited young women and supplied them with drugs for sex between…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →EconomyJustice
Republican’s Wife Tries to Win Voters With Cheap Gift CardThe wife of Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers is at gas stations in Detroit handing out $10 gas gift cards while begging people to vote for her husband. This is an illegal, desperate, and ironic move given that the spiking gas prices were directly caused by President Trump’s Iran war, which Rogers has supported wholeheartedly . The Michigan…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
Kimberly Guilfoyle Lost Her Mind After Trump Publicly Humilated HerKimberly Guilfoyle is reportedly “spiraling” after her fall from grace , and nearly retracted her resignation. The ex–U.S. ambassador to Greece (and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée) was publicly asked to resign during White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s first-ever media briefing Tuesday, following reports that President Donald Trump was preparing…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →Culture
Trump’s War on Trees Is a War on the RepublicGreat men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit, according to a familiar aphorism. Lesser men, by comparison, cut down those trees for a few hours’ warmth. Rarely has a saying come to life so vividly as it did over the last few days in the nation’s capital. President Donald Trump wants to renovate a local golf course on public land in his own…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Minnesotans: Trump’s Raid on Ilhan Omar Will Backfire Big-TimeYou’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free . Inside Washington Minnesota leaders are decrying the raid on Representative Ilhan Omar ’s D.C. home as a blatant attack on their state ahead of the midterms. “The purpose is to animate their…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomy
Transcript: Trump Boast About Rallies Wrecked by Humiliating GOP LeaksThe following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 15 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Earlier this week, Donald Trump made two very audacious claims. First, he said Republicans will do very…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →Culture
