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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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December 18, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
George Santos Is Right About One Thing
He’s (probably) here to stay.
December 18, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump’s Rhetoric About Immigrants Has Somehow Gotten Even More Fascistic
The former president called the situation at the southern border a “military invasion” on Sunday, a day after saying that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.”
December 15, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
How a Supreme Court Leak Helped Conservative Justices Unite to Overturn Roe
A new report details how a leak of the Dobbs decision shut down disagreement among the court’s conservative justices—and destroyed the right to an abortion.
December 15, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Broke Giuliani Must Pay Up $148 Million for Defaming Georgia Election
A jury has decided the former Trump lawyer must make serious amends after ruining the lives of two Georgia election workers.
December 15, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
A Shocking Number of Republicans Are Signing Florida’s Abortion Petition
Republican voters are helping Florida put abortion on the ballot next year.
December 15, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
John Fetterman Finally Announces He’s Not the Progressive He Pretended to Be
The Pennsylvania senator spent years claiming to be building a progressive movement. Now he’s taking it all back.
December 15, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
A Binder on Highly Classified Russian Intel Went Missing Under Trump
Intelligence officials are sounding the alarms about the unredacted missing documents.
December 14, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Have a Replacement for George Santos—and She’s a Doozy
Republicans have rallied behind Mazi Melesa Pilip, a local legislator who previously served in the Israeli Defense Forces.
December 14, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
We Now Have Even More Details About James Comer’s Shady Shell Company
A new report exposes how the Republican lawmaker leading the probe into the Biden family has some questionable business of his own.
December 14, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ted Cruz Really, Really Does Not Want to Talk About That Texas Abortion Case
The Republican senator is ignoring press inquiries about what’s happening in his home state.
December 14, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Vulnerable Republicans Are Nervous About the Supreme Court’s New Abortion Case
House Republicans in swing districts are nervous about what the “tone deaf” Supreme Court will do next.
December 13, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Hunter Biden Challenges MAGA Republicans to Air Public Testimony: “What Are They Afraid Of?”
Hunter Biden defied a Republican subpoena, but showed up at Capitol Hill to offer his public testimony instead.
December 13, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Senator Admits There’s “No Evidence”on Biden Impeachment
Chuck Grassley is exposing the truth about House Republicans’ Biden impeachment inquiry.
December 13, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s the Story of How Mike Johnson Became Too Right-Wing for His Own Father
Janis Gabriel has gone to the press with details about the House speaker’s relationship with his own family.
December 13, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Is About to Take Another Big Swing at Abortion Rights
The Supreme Court is set to determine the future of mifepristone, a key abortion medication.
December 13, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Look Who James Comer Thinks Is Part of the Deep State Now
The House Oversight chair is suddenly worried one particular Fox News host will fact-check him on his Biden investigation.
December 12, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Reject “Open and Transparent” Clause From Biden Impeachment Rules
House Republicans seem committed to making their impeachment inquiry as shady as possible.
December 12, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Congressional Interns Accuse Bosses of Suppressing Calls for Cease-Fire
In a new open letter, interns on Capitol Hill say members of Congress are ignoring their own constituents.
December 12, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Giuliani Just Made His Legal Troubles Even Worse in Georgia Defamation Trial
Rudy Giuliani may have just defamed two Georgia election workers ... again.
December 12, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Growing Number of Republicans Say They’d Back Trump—Even With a Felony
A new poll reveals the true extent of Donald Trump’s hold over the Republican Party.

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