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Tori Otten

Tori Otten is an associate writer for breaking news at The New Republic.

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July 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Barbie Breaks Box Office Records as Conservatives Keep Whining About It
Conservatives are complaining that the movie is Communist and “anti-man.” But the people want to see it.
July 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Oops! Fox News Host Accidentally Makes the Case for Roe v. Wade on Air
Jesse Watters apparently believes in your body, your choice.
July 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Georgia Prosecutor to Give Donald Trump the Label He’s Deserved for Years: Racketeer
Indictment number four is coming for Trump.
July 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Release FBI Doc at Heart of Biden Bribery Claims—And It Shows Nothing
The unverified document does nothing but quote a Rudy Giuliani conspiracy theory.
July 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Senate Judiciary Finally Passes Bill to Go After Corrupt Supreme Court Justices
After dozens of reports on Supreme Court justices’ ethics scandals, a new bill aims to clean up the court.
July 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Dem Congresswoman Wrecks RFK Jr. for His “Idiotic, Bigoted Messaging”
Representative Stacy Plaskett called out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Republicans who invited him to testify on “censorship.”
July 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Have Sent Hunter Biden Nudes to a Bunch of Minors
There are laws about not doing this.
July 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Have So Little Hunter Biden Evidence They Shared His Nudes Instead
Marjorie Taylor Greene waved the photos around in a congressional hearing.
July 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Raskin Tears Into GOP Hunter Biden Hearing and Star Fugitive Whistleblower
Representative Jamie Raskin brilliantly debunked Republicans’ Hunter Biden conspiracy theories.
July 19, 2023
Tori Otten
E. Jean Carroll Tells Trump to Pay Up Her $5 Million After Judge Rejects New Trial
Trump loses another one.
July 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Raskin: Star Hunter Biden Witnesses Have Already Undermined GOP’s Case
There are two big flaws when it comes to Republicans’ “whistleblowers.”
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
No-Nonsense Michigan A.G. Charges 16 Republicans for Trying to Overthrow 2020 Election
These are the first charges of their kind in any state.
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Well, Well, Well: Looks Like We Have Enough Votes to Censure George Santos
The New York congressman known for his serial lies is on thin ice.
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
James Comer’s New Critic: Giuliani Bud Says He Should Drop Hunter Biden Probe
Lev Parnas is warning House Republicans that their attempt to find dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine is fruitless.
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
DeSantis Screams at Someone With Pride Flag to Stop “Indoctrinating” Kids
Ron DeSantis is easily triggered.
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Jesse Watters’s Democratic Mom Warns Him on Air to Stop Spreading Conspiracies
His mom phoned in to his Fox News prime-time debut.
July 17, 2023
Tori Otten
Smirky Jesse Watters Takes Tucker’s Slot Tonight, and Here’s Why It’s Going to Suck
Fox is swapping one radical, bigoted news anchor for another.
July 17, 2023
Tori Otten
Democrats Plan to Force Republicans to Vote on Serial Liar George Santos
A new resolution goes after the New York congressman for his serial lies.
July 17, 2023
Tori Otten
RFK Jr. Sure Has a Lot of Skeezy GOP Donors for Someone Running as a Democrat
The right loves Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
July 17, 2023
Tori Otten
Inside Trump’s Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins
Trump has a detailed plan to consolidate power if he retakes the White House.

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