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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Comey’s testimony kind of proves Trump right. It also damns him entirely.Comey’s testimony kind of proves Trump right. It also damns him entirely.
    Politics

    Trump’s lawyer says he’s “vindicated.” Hahaha, no.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Trump White House is really hanging Jeff Sessions out to dryThe Trump White House is really hanging Jeff Sessions out to dry
    Politics

    Maybe he’s about to get fired — or maybe Trump’s just being a bully.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: The first Qatar is the deepestVox Sentences: The first Qatar is the deepest
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    Russian hackers cause issues at home and abroad.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Why Donald Trump’s travel ban tweets are legally idiotic, explained for Donald TrumpWhy Donald Trump’s travel ban tweets are legally idiotic, explained for Donald Trump
    Politics

    It’s not really about “political correctness,” but about the fundamentals of the American judicial system.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s tweets matter because, like it or not, he’s running the US governmentTrump’s tweets matter because, like it or not, he’s running the US government
    Politics

    This isn’t just about Twitter. It’s about any attempt to take policy meaning from the president’s words.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Sadiq Khan and Carry OnVox Sentences: Sadiq Khan and Carry On
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    A terror attack doesn’t shake up Londoners but could shake up the UK election; Qatar faces a sudden blockade; Trump’s big new idea for America is privatizing air traffic control.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump is rage-tweeting about the blocked travel banDonald Trump is rage-tweeting about the blocked travel ban
    Politics

    But he has no one but himself to blame.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT indeed, Mr. PresidentVox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT indeed, Mr. President
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    The once and future travel ban makes it to the Supreme Court, plus more Comey news and Ireland gets a new Taoiseach.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump administration to Supreme Court: give us the travel ban now, rule on it laterTrump administration to Supreme Court: give us the travel ban now, rule on it later
    Politics

    In an unusual and aggressive move, the administration wants to skip a few steps in the court process.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Some men just want to watch the world burnVox Sentences: Some men just want to watch the world burn
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    The planet is boiling, but US-Cuba relations are cooling off.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind