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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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November 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Trump cabinet is going to be plagued by scandals.
November 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
Harry Reid isn’t holding anything back.
November 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump reportedly threatened Megyn Kelly before the first Republican debate.
November 10, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will Trump and his family use the presidency to enrich the Trump Organization?
November 10, 2016
Alex Shephard
Blame James Comey.
November 10, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Donald Trump-Russia connection was (probably) real.
November 10, 2016
Alex Shephard
Democrats do not need to accept a Trump presidency.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump prizes loyalty above everything. That means his cabinet is going to be a nightmare.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both argued that the system is working. (It’s not working.)
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan is playing nice with Donald Trump. Will that save him?
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Trump needed a huge drop in turnout to win and that’s exactly what happened.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is still a divider, not a uniter.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton and her inner circle are holding out hope, even if no one else is.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s over. Donald Trump is going to be president.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton’s firewall is crumbling.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump found the missing white voters.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump wins Florida, and Election Night is turning into Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Winning North Carolina, Donald Trump has yet to lose a state he has to win.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s path to victory keeps getting wider.
November 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Time to panic?

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