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Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani

Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani is the deputy editor for breaking news at The New Republic. Previously, she served as a program director at ReThink Media and a senior editor at ThinkProgress, where she worked with a team of policy reporters. Her work can be found in Teen Vogue, Slate, Mic, and more.

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October 3, 2023
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Kevin McCarthy Can’t Count on Democrats to Save Him. Here’s Who Could.
Things are not looking good for the House speaker right now, but a handful of lawmakers could bail him out.
September 29, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Newsom Needs to Find Someone to Replace Dianne Feinstein ASAP
Here are some names who could take over the California Senate seat.
September 21, 2023
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Florida Is Leading the Rest of the Country on Book Bans—by a Long Shot
A new report from PEN America documents a frightening rise in book bans in public schools—but especially in the Sunshine State.
September 15, 2023
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Whoa: Jack Smith Just Threw Down at Donald Trump in Big Way
The special counsel would like the former president to please stop talking already.
August 31, 2023
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Democrats Demand Subpoena on Jared Kushner’s Shady Saudi Connections
House Oversight Democrats are demanding a subpoena of Jared Kushner’s Saudi-backed private equity fund.
August 30, 2023
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What Just Happened to Mitch McConnell in This Press Conference (Again)?
A new video shows the Republican senator, 81 years old, frozen and unable to respond to a reporter’s question.
August 23, 2023
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Republican Debate Bingo
Play Bingo with The New Republic as we watch the Republican Party’s first presidential debate.
August 15, 2023
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We Will Finally Get a Trump Mugshot With Georgia Indictment
Here’s what it could look like.
August 14, 2023
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Georgia Court Briefly Posts—Then Deletes—List of Charges Against Trump
Indictment four, here we come.
August 9, 2023
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Dianne Feinstein Was Hospitalized After Falling at Home
The 90-year-old senator was missing from Congress for months earlier this year due to her health.
August 3, 2023
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Florida Bans AP Psychology for Violating Draconian “Don’t Say Gay” Law
Ron DeSantis’s war on education is getting more extreme every day.
August 3, 2023
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DeSantis Promises to Start “Slitting Throats on Day One”
Why is Ron DeSantis like this?
August 2, 2023
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Trump Sat Down for Dinner With Fox News Execs Right After Third Indictment
The timing is impeccable, really.
August 2, 2023
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He’s “an Even Stronger Candidate”: Republicans’ Batty Reactions to the Trump Indictment
Republicans are bending over backward to defend Trump after he was indicted a third time.
August 2, 2023
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Team Trump Was Prepared to Use the Military to Stay in Power
Trump’s third indictment spells out how his team considered using the Insurrection Act to quash protests after a stolen election.
August 1, 2023
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Kamala Harris Torpedoes Ron DeSantis’s Shameless Invite to Debate Black History
“They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us, in an attempt to divide and distract our nation with unnecessary debates.”
August 1, 2023
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Florida’s New School Curriculum Is Designed to Make Kids Conservative
The right-wing group behind the newly approved school materials is proud of its agenda.
August 1, 2023
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Team DeSantis Created That Weird Meme Video With the Giant Nazi Symbol
The campaign has an entire war room dedicated to making the meme videos.
July 31, 2023
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Georgia Judge Slaps Down Trump’s Effort to Block New Indictment Charges
Things are not going well for Donald Trump.
July 28, 2023
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Alito to Congress: You Have No Business Snooping Into Our Ethics
The Supreme Court justice is warning Congress to give up its attempts to impose a code of ethics on the court.

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