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Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted is an associate writer for The New Republic with a Master’s degree from the Columbia Journalism School. She is based in New York City.

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June 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elise Stefanik’s Desperate Bid for Trump’s V.P. Ends in Epic Fail
Stefanik’s complaint about the judge and clerk in Trump’s bank fraud trial has been thrown out.
June 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Republican Rep. Reveals Just How far GOP Will Go to Attack Fauci
Representative Brad Wenstrup says Republicans want to dig through Fauci’s personal emails.
June 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Felon Trump’s Really Dumb Defense Reveals Republican Hypocrisy
It’s getting hard to argue that Republicans stand for “law and order.”
February 7, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Could Taylor Swift Swing the 2024 Election at the Super Bowl?
What polls say about the singer’s potential electoral impact—and why Republicans are obsessed with her.
December 26, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Worst Employee of the Year: Ronna McDaniel
The chair of the Republican National Committee is simply terrible at her job. Fortunately for Democrats, she’s in little danger of being fired.
December 11, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Jack Smith Rolls the Dice With Surprise Request for the Supreme Court
Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Donald Trump’s main legal defense.
December 11, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk Invites Alex Jones to Explain That “Whole Sandy Hook Thing”
The InfoWars host is back on Twitter—and still justifying his conspiracy theories on the Sandy Hook shooting.
December 7, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Republicans Are Once Again Being Very Weird About Taylor Swift
Do conservative men just hate to see a girlboss winning? Or is something deeper going on?
December 7, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Nikki Haley Thinks TikTok Is Magic
The Republican presidential candidate thinks exposure to the app turns users into antisemites—and she has (extremely) dubious stats to back it up.
November 15, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Why Are CNN, ABC, and NBC Reporters Embedding With the Israeli Military?
The news networks have been allowed to tag along with the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza—under certain conditions.
November 9, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Who’s the Senile One? Trump Mixes Up Countries Again
Donald Trump does not appear to be doing well.
November 2, 2023
Edith Olmsted
The First U.S. Senator Has Officially Called for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
The second-highest-ranking Democrat in the Senate made a bold statement.
November 1, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Lindsey Graham Appears to Greenlight Mass Murder of Palestinians
The Republican senator minimized Palestinian civilian deaths in a horrific new interview.
October 27, 2023
Edith Olmsted
New House Speaker Conveniently Can’t Remember His Past Homophobia
Mike Johnson has an extensive record attacking LGBTQ rights—and suddenly, he doesn’t want to talk about it.
October 26, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Sean Hannity Thinks He Can Stop Mass Shooters With His Pampered Millionaire Fists
The Fox News host offered an unbelievable plan after two mass shootings in Maine.
October 24, 2023
Edith Olmsted
What Trump Suggests His Supporters Do to Undermine the Next Election
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to question the 2024 election results.
October 18, 2023
Edith Olmsted
The One Word Biden Failed to Say During His Big Speech in Israel
President Joe Biden delivered a big speech from Israel as the war on Gaza continues.
October 17, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Trump Stoops to New Low With Comments About Military Officials
Donald Trump’s supporters broke out in applause as he trashed the military.
October 16, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Tom Cotton’s Gaza Comments Are Horrifying
The Arkansas Republican senator cheered on indiscriminate killing, during a Fox News interview on Sunday.
October 13, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Israel Just Issued an Impossible Ultimatum to 1.1 Million Palestinians
Citizens of North Gaza have been told they have just 24 hours to flee the area.

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