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Jane Coaston

Jane Coaston

Former Senior Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jane Coaston

    Politics
    Many conservatives think Jeff Sessions’s anti-pot memo is “a step in precisely the wrong direction”Many conservatives think Jeff Sessions’s anti-pot memo is “a step in precisely the wrong direction”
    Politics

    Libertarians and conservatives are pushing back against Sessions’s anti-marijuana guidance, and for legalization through legislation.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Cornel West, and the debate over America’s soulTa-Nehisi Coates, Cornel West, and the debate over America’s soul
    Politics

    It is Coates, not West, who emerges as the radical.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    The House Ethics Committee is broken — particularly when it comes to sexual harassmentThe House Ethics Committee is broken — particularly when it comes to sexual harassment
    Politics

    Two investigations, two conclusions in the case of one Republican representative (who is still in office).

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Trumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.Trumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.
    Politics

    But Steve Bannon doesn’t know that yet.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    A top House ethics official is being investigated for allegedly assaulting womenA top House ethics official is being investigated for allegedly assaulting women
    Politics

    The head of the Office of Congressional Ethics has been named in a federal lawsuit.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Many conservatives are downright relieved that Roy Moore lostMany conservatives are downright relieved that Roy Moore lost
    Politics

    “Take a big bow, Steve Bannon. You’ve done the impossible.”

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Inside the bubble: why Roy Moore has conservative media on his sideInside the bubble: why Roy Moore has conservative media on his side
    Politics

    “I don’t think I ever intended to basically say, ‘Everything that mainstream news says is not true.’”

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    A House committee is finally investigating the sexual harassment settlement fundA House committee is finally investigating the sexual harassment settlement fund
    Politics

    The House Ethics Committee wants the Office of Compliance to turn over its records.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    How sexual harassment might make the gender pay gap even worseHow sexual harassment might make the gender pay gap even worse
    Politics

    One economist found that women received a pay bump in fields with higher rates of harassment. But “danger pay” isn’t the whole story.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    There’s a little-known fund that goes to victims of sexual harassment on the Hill. You pay for it.There’s a little-known fund that goes to victims of sexual harassment on the Hill. You pay for it.
    Politics

    The fund that settles sexual harassment cases in the legislative branch is unlimited and funded by taxpayers.

    By Jane Coaston