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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling is an associate writer covering breaking news at The New Republic. Her work has also appeared in The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Gothamist and The Real Deal.

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June 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Attempt to Make Voting Harder Than Ever
A federal judge has banned Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship and changing the rules on mail-in voting.
June 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Caught Celebrating Housing Bill Trump Refuses to Sign
Representative French Hill didn’t seem to realize the president is refusing to sign this bill.
June 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Says He Ordered DOJ to Target Oil Companies Over High Gas Prices
The president seems surprised that gas prices haven’t magically returned to normal.
June 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Spirals After Pro-Israel Politics Loses Big-Time in NY Election
New York’s Democratic Party is ushering in a brand new era of politics—and that’s freaking out Republicans.
June 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
DOJ Dropped Charges Against Indian Billionaire After He Met Trump Jr.
The Department of Justice had previously registered criminal fraud charges against Gautam Adani.
June 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Had Bonkers Plan to Add Giant Fist to National Arch
A new book reveals how the president is obsessed with the construction of a national arch in Washington, D.C.
June 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Old Praise for Ozempic Resurfaces After Bombshell Report
A new report reveals how a 79-year-old man got early access to a weight loss drug—and how that man may have been the president.
June 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Eli Lilly Approved Obesity Drug for Mystery 79-Year-Old Patient
Questions are swirling over Donald Trump’s health after a bombshell report revealed a mystery man was getting unprecedented access to a weight-loss drug.
June 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
CBS Takes Major Nosedive After Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Purge
CBS News is suffering from a collapse in ratings thanks to its new boss.
June 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Ready to Give Up on Defunding Planned Parenthood
With just a few months left until the midterms, Republicans are trying to steer clear of the issue.
June 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Appointee Suggested Seizing Greenland to Help Out Red Lobster
Yes, this is unfortunately a real story.
June 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Threatens Prison Time as He Spirals Over Reflecting Pool
The president is having a meltdown over his renovation project gone terribly wrong.
June 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ousted Republican Senator Says Trump Likes to “Revel in Chaos”
Senator John Cornyn is finally willing to get more candid about Donald Trump.
June 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Arrests Grow Over Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Disaster
The Trump administration somehow thinks arresting people will make this whole story go away.
June 17, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Swing State Republicans Deliver Trump Huge Blow on Stealing Seats
Governor Brian Kemp had called a special session to vote on new maps.
June 17, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Says Only One Way to Enforce Iran Deal—and It’s a Bombshell
There is nothing actually enforceable in the text of the agreement itself.
June 17, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Senate Republicans Threaten Hegseth Funding Over Iran School Strike
The Senate approved a bill that will freeze Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until he shares intelligence on the strike.
June 17, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Renovation Makes the Reflecting Pool Biologically Worse
So much for preventing algal blooms.
June 17, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Blows Up His Own Nominee’s Hearing Over Conspiracy Theory
Donald Trump has likely killed efforts to renew a key piece of intelligence legislation in the process, too.
June 16, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Hiding Iran Deal From Everyone—Including This Key Player
Not even the other country that helped launch the war knows the exact details.

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