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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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February 2, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is only slightly more popular than his (very unpopular) executive orders.
February 2, 2017
Alex Shephard
So, uh, who’s leaking Trump’s calls with foreign leaders?
February 2, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump vs. Australia.
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is Betsy DeVos doomed?
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
If CNN and the White House are beefing then why does CNN keep hiring Trump lackeys?
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump gave conservatives Gorsuch. Was it worth it?
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s SCOTUS nominee was always going to be branded as the heir to Antonin Scalia.
January 31, 2017
Alex Shephard
Obstruction is the Democrats’ best play right now. They should run it again and again.
January 31, 2017
Alex Shephard
Team Clinton is blaming Obama for losing the election. This is insane.
January 31, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is fast becoming a low-rent Nixon.
January 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
Senate Democrats will filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Good.
January 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
It only took ten days for President Obama to speak out against President Trump.
January 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Kochs helped get us into this mess. Don’t let them off the hook.
January 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
This weekend was a concentrated dose of what the next four years will look like.
January 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Congressional Republicans want to keep doing Benghazi.
January 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s First Week.
This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.
January 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Reince Priebus and his buddies thought they could keep Steve Bannon in check.
January 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Steve Bannon wants to turn the press into the new Hillary.
January 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump likes WikiLeaks only when its leaks benefit him.
January 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is going at a blistering pace. How long can he keep it up?

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