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Sophie Jager

Sophie Jager is an editorial intern at The New Republic from Vermont. She previously interned for Senator Bernie Sanders and was a Fulbright grantee in northern Spain.

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July 28, 2026
Sophie Jager
Trump Gets Major Legal Victory on Mail-In Voting Restrictions—for Now
An appeals court is letting Trump move forward with his executive order that would change voting as we know it.
July 21, 2026
Sophie Jager
Pete Hegseth Gives Suspiciously Low Estimate of Total Cost of Iran War
Donald Trump’s war is projected to cost much, much more.
July 21, 2026
Sophie Jager
Trump Advisers Scramble to Talk Him Out of More Disastrous Tariffs
Donald Trump is preparing to impose more tariffs on foreign nations.
July 21, 2026
Sophie Jager
Hundreds of Thousands in Key Swing State Lose SNAP Thanks to Trump
Donald Trump’s budget has kicked millions of people off of food stamps nationwide.
July 21, 2026
Sophie Jager
Blanche Begs Judge Not to Fine Him $1,000 a Day Over Epstein Files
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the proposed fine “absurd.”

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