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German Lopez

German Lopez

Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds

    Latest articles by German Lopez

    3 winners and 3 losers from the New Hampshire primary
    Politics

    A big night for Bernie Sanders. A bad one for Joe Biden.

    By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Matthews and 3 more
    Politics
    Virginia is poised to decriminalize marijuanaVirginia is poised to decriminalize marijuana
    Politics

    The state is likely to become the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.

    By German Lopez
    4 winners and 2 losers from the Democratic debate in New Hampshire
    Politics

    Winners: party unity and Amy Klobuchar. Losers: Joe Biden and action on opioids.

    By Dylan Scott and German Lopez
    Politics
    Democrats have good plans to tackle the opioid epidemic. They should talk about them.Democrats have good plans to tackle the opioid epidemic. They should talk about them.
    Politics

    Democrats shouldn’t let Trump take credit for a victory over the opioid epidemic.

    By German Lopez
    Gun Violence
    The father of a Parkland shooting victim was escorted out of the State of the Union addressThe father of a Parkland shooting victim was escorted out of the State of the Union address
    Gun Violence

    Fred Guttenberg reportedly protested Trump’s opposition to stricter gun laws.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Drug overdose deaths have fallen. But Trump can’t take credit.Drug overdose deaths have fallen. But Trump can’t take credit.
    Politics

    Despite his boasting, Trump’s response to the opioid epidemic has been weak.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    What we know about turnout for the 2020 Iowa caucusesWhat we know about turnout for the 2020 Iowa caucuses
    Politics

    Don’t panic about potentially low voter turnout in Iowa just yet.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Don’t fall for conspiracy theories about the Iowa caucus resultsDon’t fall for conspiracy theories about the Iowa caucus results
    Politics

    While things clearly didn’t go as planned, you shouldn’t believe the conspiracy theories.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    “A total mess”: Critics call for an end to Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status“A total mess”: Critics call for an end to Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status
    Politics

    The Iowa caucuses are making the case against themselves.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Sanders and Buttigieg put out preliminary Iowa caucus results showing they both did wellSanders and Buttigieg put out preliminary Iowa caucus results showing they both did well
    Politics

    We don’t have the official tally yet, but these numbers give us some insight into how things went.

    By German Lopez