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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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February 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Matt Gaetz Brags That Republicans Are Fleeing Congress Thanks to Him
Representative Matt Gaetz is absolutely gleeful over the idea that he’s made Republican lawmakers so miserable they’re leaving Congress.
February 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Finally Spoken on Navalny’s Death. You’ll Wish He Hadn’t.
Donald Trump’s first remarks about the death of Alexei Navalny are actually unhinged.
February 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is all but guaranteed to gut IVF in the entire state.
February 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is This Good? Trump GoFundMe Raises $450,000 in Two Days
The former president now needs only $454,500,000 to pay off the rest of his fraud fine.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Enters Full Meltdown Mode Over $355 Million Verdict in Fraud Trial
Donald Trump is not handling this one well at all.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Not OK. Here’s What He Posted After That $350 Million Fine.
The former president is facing a whopping fine in his civil fraud trial, and he … is posting some weird things.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Very Stable Genius Trump Hammered to Tune of $350 Million in Fraud Trial
New York Judge Arthur Engoron just delivered the final judgment against Donald Trump in his civil fraud trial.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Quietly Edits Fox News Story That Was Apparently Too Mean to Him
Donald Trump now thinks his favorite news outlet is too critical.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Joe Manchin Announces He Was Totally Kidding About That President Thing
Joe Manchin held an entire press conference to admit he wasted all our time just for fun.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
James Comer’s Reaction to Shocking FBI Informant Indictment? Take a Guess
The House Oversight chair is acting like he didn’t just lose his biggest Biden corruption witness.
February 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trouble for Matt Gaetz: Witness Says She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Him
The House Ethics Committee is investigating the Republican congressman—and it just got its hands on new text messages and photos.
February 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Judge Cannon—Yes, Judge Cannon!—Just Shot Down a Trump Delay Tactic
The Trump-appointed judge said the trial will move forward as planned, for now.
February 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Fani Willis Drops the Mic: These People Tried to Steal an Election
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand and disputed every allegation against her—before reminding everyone what this case is really about.
February 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
DA Fani Willis’s Former Friend Blows Up Claim About Relationship Timeline
A college friend of the Georgia district attorney testified that Willis’s romantic relationship started way earlier than she says it did.
February 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
A Slurring Donald Trump Gives Unbelievable Excuse for Constant Mix-Ups
The Republican front-runner made another gaffe as he tried to explain away all his other ones.
February 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Finally, a Judge Steps Up and Denies a Trump Trial Delay Bid
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is officially on the books—and it starts before the election.
February 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Posting His Own Fake News—Under an Actual News Outlet’s Name
This takes “fake news” to a whole new level.
February 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alarmingly High Number of Republicans Think Taylor Swift Is a Psyop
A new poll from Monmouth University reveals that Taylor Swift conspiracy theories hold serious sway in the Republican Party.
February 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
We Now Have More Details on Skeezy Bob Menendez’s Bribery Scheme
A new court filing says Senator Bob Menendez tried to blame all those gold bars on someone else—and regularly made calls on a backup “James Bond” phone.
February 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Congressman’s Biden Border Meme Backfires Spectacularly
Representative Chuck Edwards got a seriously embarrassing fact-check after posting a meme complaining about the border under Joe Biden.

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