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Finn Hartnett

Finn Hartnett is an editorial intern for The New Republic from New York City. He previously worked at the Marion County Record in Marion, Kansas.

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April 30, 2026
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Republicans Desperately Try to Ignore Damning Inflation Report
Members of Congress don’t want to talk about how inflation is surging in the Trump administration.
April 29, 2026
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Trump Admits He’s Not Sure James Comey Was Trying to Kill Him
The confession undermines the Justice Department’s entire indictment against the former FBI director.
April 29, 2026
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Hegseth Accuses Troops of Lying as He’s Faced With Facts on Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth couldn’t explain why his version of events doesn’t line up with that of troops in the Middle East.
April 29, 2026
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Hegseth Struggles to Explain That “Imminent Threat” From Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a tough time explaining the justification for the Iran war in his testimony to Congress.
April 29, 2026
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Kagan Rips Supreme Court for Destroying Right to Racial Equality
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that her colleagues have demolished a foundational right with their attack on the Voting Rights Act.
April 29, 2026
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Republicans Privately Panicking About Trump’s Revenge Crusade
Trump’s focus on getting revenge against his perceived enemies is seriously worrying Republicans ahead of the midterms.
April 23, 2026
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Trump Says He’s Still on Schedule in Iran Because He Took “a Break”
It doesn’t sound like the war will be over anytime soon.
April 23, 2026
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Trump DOJ Under Investigation for How It Handled Epstein Files
The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog is scrutinizing how the files were released.
April 23, 2026
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DOJ Identifies Hundreds of Americans to Strip of Citizenship
The Trump administration is ramping up its focus on denaturalization.
April 23, 2026
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Top Trump Aide Slashes Team’s Foreign Travel After Sec.’s Jet-Setting
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is forcing Cabinet secretaries to actually focus on midterms.
April 23, 2026
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Trump to Stage a Meltdown at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
He wants to deliver his outburst and then flee.
April 21, 2026
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Ex-Bondi Aide Says MAGA Too Incompetent to Carry Out Trump’s Revenge
Apparently MAGA is willing, but not necessarily able.
April 21, 2026
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Florida Criminally Investigating ChatGPT Over Role in School Shooting
The man accused of killing two people at Florida State University in 2025 allegedly exchanged messages with OpenAI’s chatbot before the attack.
April 21, 2026
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Fed Chair Nominee Caught in Massive Lie on What Trump Told Him
Kevin Warsh said he had not discussed cutting interest rates with Donald Trump.
April 21, 2026
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Trump Plans to Recite Quite the Verse at Bible Reading Event
President Trump is reading a very notable passage from the Bible, as the separation of church and state crumbles further.
April 8, 2026
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RFK Jr. Using Your Taxpayer Money to Become a Podcast Bro
He’s making a government-backed podcast about ... how the government is lying to you.
April 8, 2026
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Karoline Leavitt Lashes Out Over Question on Trump’s Morality
Reporters asked how Donald Trump could claim the moral high ground after threatening to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilization.”
April 8, 2026
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Iran Mocks Trump After He Caves in Ceasefire Deal
Donald Trump agreed to a deal that appears to be a massive win for Iran.
April 8, 2026
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Democrats Land Massive Wins in Key Swing State
Democrats also had a strong showing in Georgia.
April 8, 2026
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Pete Hegseth Claims Troops Were Never in Harm’s Way in Iran
A reporter asked if Hegseth’s aggressive comments had put more troops’ lives at risk.

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