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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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November 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Loses His Mind Over Key Senate Race Hours Before Election
Donald Trump suggested that Daniel Sullivan had been kidnapped.
November 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Desperately Looks for Someone Else to Blame for Iran Failures
Donald Trump needs a scapegoat for his disastrous war.
November 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pete Hegseth Makes Over Half the Military Want to Quit Early
A stunning poll revealed a majority of active-duty service members are eyeing the exits.
November 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Judge Throws Out Trump’s “Slapdash” Case Reviving Hunter Biden Laptop
Judge Zia Faruqui slammed Donald Trump’s case as clear “weaponization.”
November 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Closing Midterms Message: I’m Just Like Elvis
Donald Trump will be called The King one way or another, it seems.
October 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Did Musk Cut Off Ukraine From Starlink to Force It to Pay More?
When asked how to restore service to Ukraine, Elon Musk reportedly told U.S. officials to upgrade their subscription.
October 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Cognitive Decline? Trump Has No Clue Who Pete Hegseth Just Fired
Donald Trump couldn’t even get the lieutenant general’s gender right.
October 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Quietly Spiraling Over Looming Midterms Blue Wave
Donald Trump is just consuming media that flatters him and “AI slop.”
October 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Never Before in American History”: Judge Rips Trump Over California
Donald Trump’s administration had sought to block thousands of California residents from having their votes counted.
October 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ad Somehow Gets Even Worse
New revelations have come out related to the ad, which features Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
October 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Senator Sure Picked a Convenient Time to Buy Pharma Stock
Senator Roger Marshall spent hundreds of thousands on stock from a small company right before it received FDA approval for clinical trials.
October 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Own Aides Warned Against Ad Featuring Opponent’s Mom
Multiple people told Ramaswamy that the ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother was a bad idea.
October 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
GOP Candidate Blames Unsolicited Nudes on His Young Age (He Was 53)
State Senator Brent Taylor, who sent unsolicited nudes to multiple people as recently as 2021, asked voters to overlook it.
October 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Todd Blanche Basically Coached Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein Interview
House Democrats’ report revealed how much Blanche helped Maxwell during the interview.
October 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Gives Worst Defense Yet of Trump’s Senate Election Lawsuit
Apparently Vance’s strategy was to insult people’s intelligence.
October 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Rep. Won’t Rule Out Deporting Elon Musk and Melania Trump
Representative Randy Fine made the comment while discussing his desire to denaturalize and deport Representative Ilhan Omar.
October 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Shove That Ballroom Up Your Fat Ass”: Trump Heckled at GOP Rally
What should’ve been a safe space for Donald Trump was derailed by voter frustration.
October 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Major Ohio Paper Breaks Own Rule on Endorsements to Trash Ramaswamy
The nearly two-century-old Cleveland Plain Dealer broke with precedent to endorse Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton.
October 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Openly He Admits He Cut Off Ukraine’s Internet Access
After much speculation about whether he or Donald Trump made the final call on Starlink, Musk is now simply owning it.
October 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Judge Hands Trump Massive Loss Over James Comey’s Daughter
A judge ruled that the Department of Justice’s decision to fire Maurene Comey was illegal and ordered her to be reinstated.

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