Posts by Kim Browne
Watch TNR’s Livestream on America’s Wealth Gap
On Tuesday, June 24, The New Republic hosted a special live event: “Where the Money Is: America’s Obscene Wealth Gap,” a conversation among TNR staff and contributing writers about extreme economic inequality in our country and how it affects our politics. Undoubtedly, Donald Trump and his authoritarian MAGA are a threat to American democracy, but…
Read MoreRepublican Representative Admits Trump Deportations Are Causing Chaos
Despite issuing guidance that measles can be treated with simple vitamins, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted Tuesday that he’s never actually had to help someone recover from the disease before. Kennedy was excoriated by Washington Representative Kim Schrier before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Tuesday. She torched Kennedy for continuing…
Read MoreTurns Out, Trump’s Reckless Iran Strikes Didn’t Achieve Anything
An early U.S. intelligence assessment has determined that Donald Trump’s airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear bases failed to destroy core components of the nation’s nuclear program. The president’s attack, conducted without the express approval of Congress, damaged facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan on Saturday. But a battle damage assessment by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm…
Read MoreTrump Dodges Crucial Question on Iran Ceasefire Agreement
President Trump went on a wordy, meandering rant against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after the congresswoman called for his impeachment. “Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the ‘dumbest’ people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before. The reason for her…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Erupts at Journos over Iran—and Reveals a Weakness
Casten: Yeah. Look, I wish Rubio and Vance would treat Donald Trump like the president of the U.S. and not the Supreme Leader of the U.S. This is the same descent into autocracy. Those people should be better than that. I do just want to highlight, because I think one of the big concerns on…
Read MoreAcrophyte Hospitality Trust mulls suspending or reducing distributions under strategy review
The manager says it faces challenges in funding the capital expenditures that many of its properties require [SINGAPORE] The managers of Acrophyte Hospitality Trust are considering temporarily suspending or reducing distributions, equity fundraising or a portfolio recalibration through brand repositioning among other options as part of its ongoing strategy review for the hospitality stapled group.…
Read MoreSupreme Court Makes It Easy for Trump to Deport Anyone to South Sudan
Donald Trump just whacked the ball back to Russia with a string of eyebrow-furrowing comments on nuclear arms. On Sunday, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrote on social media that Russia’s “production of nuclear weapons” would continue. “A number of countries are ready to directly supply…
Read MoreWhy Soft-Close Cabinets Are a Must-Have When Shopping Online
Convenience and functionality are top of mind for contemporary consumers in this fast-paced world. Since the boom of online shopping, sourcing products that address these needs has never been easier. Among all home improvement ideas, one real gem is soft-close cabinets. Not only do these cabinets contribute to the space’s aesthetics, but they also offer…
Read MoreTrump Melts Down Over Reports That Iran Strikes Didn’t Accomplish Much
Donald Trump just whacked the ball back to Russia with a string of eyebrow-furrowing comments on nuclear arms. On Sunday, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrote on social media that Russia’s “production of nuclear weapons” would continue. “A number of countries are ready to directly supply…
Read MoreTwo of Biggest U.S. Allies Just Made New Defense Deal—Without Trump
Donald Trump just whacked the ball back to Russia with a string of eyebrow-furrowing comments on nuclear arms. On Sunday, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrote on social media that Russia’s “production of nuclear weapons” would continue. “A number of countries are ready to directly supply…
Read MoreTrump Issues Confusing Veiled Threat to Putin Over Iran
Donald Trump just whacked the ball back to Russia with a string of eyebrow-furrowing comments on nuclear arms. On Sunday, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrote on social media that Russia’s “production of nuclear weapons” would continue. “A number of countries are ready to directly supply…
Read MoreMTG Blows a Fuse After Trump “Bait and Switch” on Iran Strikes
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene somehow continues to be one of the most coherent and consistent right-wing voices against the U.S. war on Iran. The MAGA hard-liner lambasted President Trump and his foreign policy on Monday, accusing him of betraying his true supporters in a “complete bait and switch” by expanding U.S. military intervention in the…
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