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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Explainers
    The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself 3 weeks to do, explainedThe immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself 3 weeks to do, explained
    Explainers

    Democrats know what they want. Republicans have no idea.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The immigration debate at the center of the government shutdown, explainedThe immigration debate at the center of the government shutdown, explained
    Politics

    The shutdown won’t be resolved without an immigration breakthrough. It looks shaky.

    By Tara Golshan and Dara Lind
    Politics
    What a federal government shutdown actually meansWhat a federal government shutdown actually means
    Politics

    Here’s what closes down and what doesn’t.

    By Dylan Matthews, Tara Golshan and 1 more
    Politics
    Government shutdown 2018: White House statement blames “obstructionist loser” DemocratsGovernment shutdown 2018: White House statement blames “obstructionist loser” Democrats
    Politics

    The blame-casting statement was sent out a few minutes before the shutdown deadline passed.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Immigration agents keep working during a shutdown. Most EPA researchers don’t.Immigration agents keep working during a shutdown. Most EPA researchers don’t.
    Politics

    The government’s most conservative functions stay open during shutdown.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Trump administration is keeping DACA on life supportThe Trump administration is keeping DACA on life support
    Politics

    It could give Congress an excuse not to act. But DREAMers themselves aren’t feeling much relief.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s “The Wall is the Wall” tweet, explainedTrump’s “The Wall is the Wall” tweet, explained
    Politics

    Instead of helping solve DACA, Trump is tweeting about “the Wall” again.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump is making the racist subtext textTrump is making the racist subtext text
    Politics

    You can’t make an immigration compromise around “shithole countries.” Now everyone knows that.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The DACA deal that Congress is still working on in spite of Trump, explainedThe DACA deal that Congress is still working on in spite of Trump, explained
    Politics

    What to know about the Graham-Durbin proposal.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How a day that started with a bipartisan immigration deal ended with a “shithole”How a day that started with a bipartisan immigration deal ended with a “shithole”
    Politics

    The chaotic past 24 hours in Trump and Congress’s immigration talks, explained.

    By Tara Golshan and Dara Lind

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