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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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March 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
Are House Republicans really gearing up to get clowned on health care again?
March 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
Britpop was bad.
March 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
It’s amazing that Britain is going to spend the next two years doing this crap.
March 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Are Republicans seriously going to try to repeal Obamacare again?
March 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
The White House sure looks like it’s doing a cover-up of the Russia story.
March 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s attempts at muddying the Russia scandal are extremely stupid.
March 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
It looks like Devin Nunes messed up.
March 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is baiting the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.
March 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Jared Kushner’s “SWAT Team” to run government like a business reveals what he doesn’t know about government (and business).
March 24, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is hilariously trying to blame the Democrats for how badly he and Paul Ryan bungled Trumpcare.
March 24, 2017
Alex Shephard
What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Ninth Week.
This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.
March 24, 2017
Alex Shephard
Ding dong, Trumpcare is dead.
March 24, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump does not seem to mind if Trumpcare goes down in flames.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
I have never enjoyed anything so much as watching Trumpcare bite the dust.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Here are some good sentences from Roger Stone’s insane letter to the press about Russia.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Democrats will use the filibuster to try to block Neil Gorsuch after all.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump: I’m not lying, I’m creating reality.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
If true, this CNN report about Russia could destroy Trump’s presidency.
March 22, 2017
Alex Shephard
Devin Nunes, the guy investigating Russian election-meddling, is also providing political cover for Donald Trump.
March 22, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trumpcare is flatlining.

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