TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

BENTONVILLE, AR – Social media backlash over H-1B visas continues, even as Walmart flatly denied reports that recent layoffs at its company were tied to the program. Speculation about fraud-linked ...

Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sparked a wave of anger on the MAGA right this week when she boasted on Fox News that the administration had “sped up” the legal immigration process.

President Donald Trump ended the government shutdown late Wednesday night, heaping a healthy dose of blame on Democrats for "inflicting massive harm" over the past 43 days. The House passed a ...

An 82-year-old Southern Republican in Congress was so outraged that Democrats kept pointing out that Republicans closed the House of Representatives for over 50 days – something that wasn’t required ...

President Donald Trump claimed Republicans concerned about late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein are “soft and foolish” politicians playing into Democrats’ game. “The Democrats are doing everything ...

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President Trump on Sunday raged against those who criticize and challenge his authority to impose tariffs on foreign imports, as he and other members of his administration worry that the Supreme Court ...

Ukrainian long-range drones attacked an industrial plant around 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) inside Russia, local officials said Tuesday, while Ukraine’s army remained locked in an intense battle to ...