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Today: "The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned" Plus, Mike Johnson sends entire House home ahead of Epstein files deadline; the Trump judge who tried to rewrite the Bill of Rights; Trump Media is going nuclear; and more... The Trump Judge Who Tried to Rewrite the Bill of Rights Trump appointee Amul Thapar unleashed an appalling judicial broadside against the constitutional rights of noncitizens that amounts to a wholesale negation of our judicial history. By Matt Ford Join Us: This Is Not Us—ICE in America Today Tuesday, January 6 · 4–5 p.m. EST To complement The New Republic’s January/February 2026 issue, "This Is Not America," our writers discuss Trump’s immigration policy and how communities are resisting, from refugees defying the administration’s orders to protests against ICE raids and the National Guard’s deployment in U.S. cities. RSVP now Trump Seems to Be Trying His Best to Give Us All Cancer The administration’s commitment to spreading the fatal disease is impressive. By Liza Featherstone Podcast: Mike Johnson Visibly Rattled as ACA Infighting Boils Over: "Bullshit!" As the House speaker fails to block a vote on extending ACA subsidies amid recriminations in both directions, a writer who covers Congress explains why this is veering out of control for the GOP—and what comes next. Read the transcript here. The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent Norman Podhoretz Was the Ultimate Neocon The late public intellectual was the very model of a serial conformist. By Timothy Noah It’s Not Just a Joke—Trump Talked to His Lawyer About a Third Term The "Trump 2028" slogan didn’t come out of nowhere. By Hafiz Rashid TNR Travel: New Dates Added Explore Cuba! March 7–14, 2026 Join a special group of readers and supporters on a lovingly designed, all-inclusive tour of one of the most spellbinding places in the world. Drawing on The New Republic’s special contacts among local historians, artists, and chefs, we’ve created a first-class experience that will immerse you in Cuba’s colorful and unique history, politics, and culture. Learn more Mike Johnson Sends Entire House Home Ahead of Epstein Files Deadline The House speaker doesn’t want Republicans to be around when the deadline comes. By Malcolm Ferguson "I Would Stomp Him": AOC Laughs About Idea of Running Against JD Vance Recent polling shows a President Ocasio-Cortez is far more likely than a President Vance. By Malcolm Ferguson What subscribers are reading: Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State By Greg Sargent ICE Agent Kneels on Pregnant Woman as Bystanders Hurl Snowballs at Him By Rachel Kahn Try to Make Any Sense of What Trump Is Saying About Venezuelan Oil By Edith Olmsted Trump Media Announces Alarming Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Trump Media is going nuclear. By Hafiz Rashid The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned By Toby Buckle  Imagine I sent you back in time to July 2015 with the goal of saving liberal democracy in America. Donald Trump announced his candidacy a month ago, the polls are showing him with a narrow lead, and the media—while noting his extreme rhetoric—are mostly treating this as a fun diversion.   You can’t prove you’re from the future, and you’re limited to broadly legal means. Can you persuade enough people to take it more seriously?   After all, you know what’s coming—January 6, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, checks and balances failing, massive open corruption, troops on the streets, abductions by masked men, and concentration camps. But when you warn of these horrors, it sounds outlandish. People won’t believe you. If you insist, you’ll be dismissed as hysterical. Despite knowing the future, you won’t be able to prevent it.   This is not that far from the position many ordinary Americans found themselves in at the start of the Trump era. They weren’t time travelers but saw what was coming clearly enough. They called Trump’s movement fascist from the very start, and often predicted specific milestones of our democratic decline well in advance. They were convinced they were right—and often beside themselves with worry. Accordingly, they did everything they could to get others to listen. Continue reading this article. The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay. Sure, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson are squabbling. But the underlying ideology remains as powerful as ever. By Brynn Tannehill Read now   Our mailing address is: The New Republic, 1 Union Sq W Fl 6 , NY , New York, NY 10003-3303, United States