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Molly Redden

Molly Redden is a reporter-researcher at The New Republic.

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol after a vote on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies

Molly Redden, Avi Asher-Schapiro
A physical representation of Bitcoin and the flag of the United States (U.S.) appear as the background on a laptop computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on January 13, 2026. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/Getty Images)

How “Bitcoin Jesus” avoided prison, thanks to one of the “Friends of Trump”

Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s war on Big Law makes it harder to challenge administration

Molly Redden
Russell Vought, former acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies before Congress on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. (om Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Put them in trauma”: Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for a new Trump agenda

Molly Redden, Andy Kroll, Nick Surgey
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The super PAC small donors

Molly Redden
(Reuters/Frank Polich/Salon)

Mitt Romney’s Southern strategy

Molly Redden