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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Politics
    There are lots of reasons to worry about Google. Congress just picked the wrong one.There are lots of reasons to worry about Google. Congress just picked the wrong one.
    Politics

    Lawmakers’ focus on political bias means less airtime for a lot of other important issues.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The VA’s latest issues paying student veterans their benefits, explainedThe VA’s latest issues paying student veterans their benefits, explained
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    Turns out calculating where veterans are going to school is not an easy feat for the VA. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a legislative fix.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Time’s 2018 Person of the Year is Jamal Khashoggi and other “Guardians” of the truthTime’s 2018 Person of the Year is Jamal Khashoggi and other “Guardians” of the truth
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    The list includes Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, imprisoned Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and the staff of the Capital Gazette.

    By Emily Stewart and Alexia Underwood
    Politics
    Trump is having a tough time finding his next chief of staffTrump is having a tough time finding his next chief of staff
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    With John Kelly’s exit and Nick Ayers out, there’s no obvious candidate for the job.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Rex Tillerson had to warn Trump not to break the law as secretary of stateRex Tillerson had to warn Trump not to break the law as secretary of state
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    Tillerson said he often told the president, “You can’t do it that way, it violates the law.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The Senate just confirmed a director for CFPB who has no background in consumer issuesThe Senate just confirmed a director for CFPB who has no background in consumer issues
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    No one had heard of Kathy Kraninger before Trump’s nomination.

    By Emily Stewart
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    The US got Canada to arrest a top Chinese tech executiveThe US got Canada to arrest a top Chinese tech executive
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    The arrest of Huawei’s Sabrina Meng is a “warning shot” in US-China relations.

    By Alex Ward and Emily Stewart
    Business & Finance
    5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump
    Business & Finance

    One item: It looks like Facebook discussed ways to use user data access as leverage with other companies.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    How to watch President George H.W. Bush’s funeral servicesHow to watch President George H.W. Bush’s funeral services
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    The 41st president will be honored at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explainedRudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explained
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    Trump’s lawyer and former cybersecurity adviser seems confused about how hyperlinks work.

    By Emily Stewart