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Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted is an associate writer for The New Republic with a Master’s degree from the Columbia Journalism School. She is based in New York City.

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June 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Fails Basic Question About NATO Responsibilities
Donald Trump continues to not to understand his own job.
June 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Establishment Dems Suffer Huge Blow in Ranking Oversight Member Vote
It looks like the Democrats are finally trying something new.
June 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir
Palantir has been snapping up massive government contracts to increase surveillance capabilities.
June 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Unloads on Israel in Profane Rant About Iran Ceasefire
Donald Trump freaked out that Israel had launched strikes at Iran after he supposedly brokered a ceasefire deal.
June 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Two of Biggest U.S. Allies Just Made New Defense Deal—Without Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the security and defense partnership.
June 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Here’s Where Trump Got the Brilliant Idea to Bomb Iran
Donald Trump’s favorite network played an unsettling role in the strike of three of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
June 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
AOC Mocks Pete Hegseth for Successfully Keeping His Mouth Shut on Iran
Pete Hegseth managed to clear an exceptionally low bar.
June 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Judge Rips Trump’s Case on Kilmar Abrego Garcia as “Impossibility”
A federal judge torched the government’s accusations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
June 23, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Brazenly Brags About Real Reason He Bombed Iran
Donald Trump’s team has spent days insisting the attack isn’t about regime change.
June 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Totally Trashes Tulsi Gabbard Over Iran Nuclear Intelligence
Donald Trump revealed he isn’t even listening to his intelligence officials about Iran.
June 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Suffers Highest-Profile Loss Yet as Judge Frees Mahmoud Khalil
A judge ruled there were extraordinary circumstances to Khalil’s continued detention and ordered him released on bail.
June 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Musk Accidentally Doxes Himself in Rush to Prove He’s Not on Ketamine
Elon Musk forgot to remove some crucial information when sharing the results of a drug test online.
June 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Elena Kagan Drags Supreme Court for Ruling That Undercuts Government
Justice Elena Kagan ripped her conservative colleagues for undermining federal agencies.
June 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Threatens to Deploy More Troops After Terrifying Legal Win
A federal appeals court ruled Donald Trump could keep the National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Suffers Huge Loss in Efforts to Speedily Deport People
The ruling gives potential deportees more time to challenge Donald Trump.
June 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Reveals His Amazing “Intelligence” on Iran’s Supposed Nukes
Donald Trump is using well-vetted intelligence to inform reasonable policy—not.
June 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Pete Hegseth Refuses to Answer One Easy Question About L.A. Protests
The defense secretary continues to show utter deference to Donald Trump, above all else.
June 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Sotomayor Slams SCOTUS for Logic-less Ruling on Gender-Affirming Care
Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the high court of abandoning “meaningful judicial review” by upholding Tennessee’s ban.
June 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Doesn’t Like Stephen Miller Any More Than the Rest of Us
Donald Trump’s nickname for Stephen Miller reveals exactly what he thinks of his deputy chief of staff.
June 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Disastrous Budget Bill Is Even More Expensive Than We Thought
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows just how expensive Donald Trump’s budget is.

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