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Jane Coaston

Jane Coaston

Former Senior Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jane Coaston

    Politics
    GOP Sen. Tim Scott: “Stop bringing candidates with questionable track records on race before the full Senate”GOP Sen. Tim Scott: “Stop bringing candidates with questionable track records on race before the full Senate”
    Politics

    The only black Republican senator took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to explain why he vetoed a controversial judicial nominee.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    “Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down
    Politics

    “This is not about dwindling subscribers. This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets.”

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Brenda Snipes says she won’t resign as Broward County election supervisor after allBrenda Snipes says she won’t resign as Broward County election supervisor after all
    Politics

    The move pits Snipes against Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had already chosen her replacement.

    By Jane Coaston
    The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation
    Jerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist now entangled in the Mueller investigation, explainedJerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist now entangled in the Mueller investigation, explained
    The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation

    What ties WikiLeaks, Jerome Corsi, and Roger Stone together? Mueller’s team is trying to find out.

    By Jane Coaston and Andrew Prokop
    How California conservatives became the intellectual engine of Trumpism
    Politics

    The California GOP got wiped out in the midterms. But the heart of California-style conservatism is stronger than ever.

    By Jane Coaston
    How Trump’s favored midterm candidates performed
    Politics

    Trump bragged that the candidates he backed won. The reality is more complicated.

    By Jane Coaston
    Explainers
    How Trump-skeptical Republicans swung the 2018 midtermsHow Trump-skeptical Republicans swung the 2018 midterms
    Explainers

    Suburban Never-Trump and Trump-skeptical Republicans aren’t a myth. And they vote.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Trump tweets about Arizona’s Senate race — and gets basic facts wrongTrump tweets about Arizona’s Senate race — and gets basic facts wrong
    Politics

    The president asks if there’s “call for a new election.” There isn’t.

    By Jane Coaston
    How white supremacist candidates fared in 2018
    Politics

    Self-described Nazis did poorly, but candidates linked to white supremacist groups did quite well.

    By Jane Coaston
    The family separation crisis at the US border
    The scary ideology behind Trump’s immigration instinctsThe scary ideology behind Trump’s immigration instincts
    The family separation crisis at the US border

    The debate over family separation plays into a familiar narrative that’s being pushed by the White House.

    By Jane Coaston