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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    The Trump administration is waging war on diversityThe Trump administration is waging war on diversity
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    For decades, politicians at least paid lip service to diversity. Then Trump came along.

    By Dara Lind
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    What John Kelly’s final ICE raid tells us about Trump’s new chief of staffWhat John Kelly’s final ICE raid tells us about Trump’s new chief of staff
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    Seventy percent of immigrants ICE arrested weren’t the people ICE was supposedly targeting.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    This is the Trump administration’s dark rebootThis is the Trump administration’s dark reboot
    Politics

    With a new chief of staff, Trump’s refocusing on his top priority: making America afraid again.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why John Kelly is the perfect pick for Trump’s new chief of staffWhy John Kelly is the perfect pick for Trump’s new chief of staff
    Politics

    Or, at least, why Trump thinks he is.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidencyTrump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency
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    The president of the United States is explicitly encouraging police violence.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump can’t just repeal Jeff Sessions. He’d have to replace him.Trump can’t just repeal Jeff Sessions. He’d have to replace him.
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    Here’s how he could do it.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The real reason the Trump administration has such a leak problemThe real reason the Trump administration has such a leak problem
    Politics

    There’s a solution, but they’re not going to like it.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s war on sanctuary cities has begunTrump’s war on sanctuary cities has begun
    Politics

    After months of empty threats, the administration is moving aggressively to defund cities that don’t let ICE agents into local jails.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The real reason Jeff Sessions is putting up with Trump’s crapThe real reason Jeff Sessions is putting up with Trump’s crap
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    The attorney general is deeply committed to an ideological agenda — and working hard to turn it into reality.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Supreme Court tells Trump he can ban refugees, but not grandparents of immigrantsSupreme Court tells Trump he can ban refugees, but not grandparents of immigrants
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    The saga continues.

    By Dara Lind and Alexia Fernández Campbell