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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Court ruling: Trump administration must take responsibility for all children it separatedCourt ruling: Trump administration must take responsibility for all children it separated
    Politics

    The lawsuit over family separation grows to encompass up to “thousands” more families separated in 2017 and 2018.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Why border crossings are at an 11-year high, explained in 500 wordsWhy border crossings are at an 11-year high, explained in 500 words
    Immigration

    Overall, unauthorized migration isn’t at record levels. But record numbers of families are coming.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    This Cohen hearing fight was everything wrong with how America talks about “racism”This Cohen hearing fight was everything wrong with how America talks about “racism”
    Politics

    An argument about whether Trump is “a racist” became a heated fight between House Democrats and Republicans.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Michael Cohen: “Individual 1 is Donald J. Trump”Michael Cohen: “Individual 1 is Donald J. Trump”
    Politics

    Confirming to Congress what everyone already knew.

    By Dara Lind
    World Politics
    The fight over whether ISIS recruit Hoda Muthana is a US citizen, explainedThe fight over whether ISIS recruit Hoda Muthana is a US citizen, explained
    World Politics

    Muthana was born in the US. She got a US passport. But the Trump administration isn’t taking her back.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Hundreds of families are still being separated at the borderHundreds of families are still being separated at the border
    Politics

    New government statistics show 250 parents have been separated from children since a June court order.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The census lawsuit headed straight to the Supreme Court, explainedThe census lawsuit headed straight to the Supreme Court, explained
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    Politics

    The Trump administration is rushing the case through the courts to get the citizenship question reinstated in time for the census.

    By Dara Lind
    4 winners and 4 losers from the funding bill and emergency declaration
    Politics

    Trump’s national emergency declaration starts a new fight — but it also resolves the spending battle of the past few months.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump in 2014: The president shouldn’t act unilaterally just “because he is unable to negotiate”Trump in 2014: The president shouldn’t act unilaterally just “because he is unable to negotiate”
    Politics

    There Is Always A Tweet, emergency declaration edition.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Congress’s deal on immigration detention, explainedCongress’s deal on immigration detention, explained
    Explainers

    The funding deal encourages ICE to detain fewer immigrants. Will it work?

    By Dara Lind