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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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September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump had one job: To seem level-headed. He failed miserably.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is why Donald Trump lies about supporting the Iraq War.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton straight-up called Donald Trump a racist.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is raving.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Fact Check: Hillary Clinton has not been fighting ISIS her entire adult life.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Does Donald Trump have pneumonia?
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Can Donald Trump clear the “adequately competent” bar? Newt Gingrich thinks he can!
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump will be looking to replicate the Reagan-Carter debate in 1980.
September 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein won’t be on the stage, but the first debate may be all about their voters.
September 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
No, Amazon didn’t “fix” the reviews of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine’s book Stronger Together.
September 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
The networks don’t want to fact-check the debates.
September 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
The polls may be bad, but Hillary Clinton has a lot going for her in the first debate.
September 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
Which Donald Trump will show up to Monday night’s debate?
September 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz is humiliating himself because he thinks it will help him become president some day.
September 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Did a Clinton campaign decision made in May doom down-ballot Democrats?
September 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Make debates weird again! (By letting Gary Johnson take part in them.)
September 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” gaffe wasn’t a gaffe: Voters seem to agree.
September 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Tulsa officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher has been charged with manslaughter.
September 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Should Hillary Clinton’s inner circle place “high hopes” in Paul Ryan if Clinton wins?
September 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Trump’s reliance on his own businesses is unprecedented in presidential campaigns. It could be a nightmare if he wins.

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