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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling is an associate writer covering breaking news at The New Republic. Her work has also appeared in The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Gothamist and The Real Deal.

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March 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elise Stefanik Shredded for Idiotic Comments about 2020
The New York representative seems to be suffering from memory loss.
March 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Dean Phillips Finally Ends Presidential Campaign That No One Asked For
You’d be forgiven for not knowing the Minnesota representative was still running … or even knowing who he is.
March 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marjorie Taylor Greene Does Not Want to Talk about Jewish Space Lasers
The Georgia representative got nasty with a reporter who asked her about the conspiracy.
March 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Far-Right Host Accidentally Reminds Trump He’s a Big Loser
The former president has never won the popular vote.
March 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nikki Haley Finally Admits Her Campaign Was Going Nowhere
With Haley’s exit, Trump is now running uncontested for the GOP nomination.
March 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Broke Trump’s Latest Desperate Strategy to Avoid Paying E. Jean Carroll
The former president thinks he should be able to say he won that lawsuit.
March 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Election Fraud Lawyer More Deranged Than Previously Thought
“Delulu is the solulu.”—Kenneth Chesebro, probably
March 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Meet North Carolina’s GOP Governor Candidate: A Hitler-Quoting Extremist
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate for governor, thinks quoting Hitler shouldn’t be so taboo.
March 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lara Trump Promises to Use RNC to Complete MAGA Takeover of Party
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law made it clear that there’s only one option going forward.
March 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Brags About How Rich He Is—and Gets Himself in Trouble
It’s a pretty big boast from the former president, who has also repeatedly insisted he can’t possibly post the full bond in his multiple lawsuits.
March 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Admits He Could Be Very Easily Blackmailed, Actually
Donald Trump has a new argument for why he deserves presidential immunity—and it’s mind-boggling.
March 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump White House Was Awash in Drugs Because No One Wanted to Be There
“You try working for him and not chasing pills with alcohol,” one former Trump staffer said.
March 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Sinéad O’Connor Estate Orders Trump to Quit Using Her Music “Immediately”
Sinéad O’Connor’s estate is reminding Donald Trump exactly what the singer thought of him.
March 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lost Track of Trump’s Weekend Verbal Gaffes? Here’s a Full List.
Donald Trump is saying so many incomprehensible things it’s getting near impossible to keep track.
March 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ex–Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Bites the Dust Again
Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg has pleaded guilty to perjury in Donald Trump’s fraud trial.
March 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ben Sasse Is DeSantis Hatchet Man as UF Fires All DEI Staff
Ron DeSantis and his stupid war on woke has axed the entire DEI staff at the University of Florida.
March 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
It’s Perfectly OK if Trump Is in Court During the Election, DOJ Warns
The Justice Department is making it clear that the “60-day rule” doesn’t apply to Donald Trump’s trials.
March 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Adds Greg Abbott to Dumpster Fire V.P. Short List
Donald Trump has added another name to his horrific short list of potential vice presidents.
March 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Can’t Stop Bragging About Memorizing Five Words on a Dementia Test
The Republican Party’s front-runner, everyone.
March 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Matt Gaetz’s Questioning of Hunter Biden Backfires Spectacularly
Amazing that Representative Matt Gaetz thought this line of questioning would go over well.

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