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Jane Coaston

Jane Coaston

Former Senior Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jane Coaston

    Politics
    Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr.Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr.
    Politics

    The “Groyper Army” and the war over college campus conservatism, explained.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Matt Bevin’s Libertarian opponent says the Kentucky election just proved his pointMatt Bevin’s Libertarian opponent says the Kentucky election just proved his point
    Politics

    John Hicks told me that Kentucky’s election was a “sign that people are getting sick and tired of the two-party system.”

    By Jane Coaston
    The NRA’s big loss in Virginia, explained
    Explainers

    Gun control groups outspent the nation’s most powerful gun rights organization in its home state.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Leaked tape: ABC News killed an interview with an accuser of Jeffrey EpsteinLeaked tape: ABC News killed an interview with an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein
    Politics

    The tape suggests that ABC News stopped its own anchor from reporting on Epstein’s crimes in order to preserve access to the royal family.

    By Jane Coaston
    Race
    Audio tape reveals Richard Spencer is, as everyone knew, a racistAudio tape reveals Richard Spencer is, as everyone knew, a racist
    Race

    The recording shows once again that the racism and anti-Semitism of the “alt-right” or “dissident right” is just racism and anti-Semitism.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Republicans don’t want Mitt Romney to save them from TrumpRepublicans don’t want Mitt Romney to save them from Trump
    Politics

    Movement conservatism has left Sen. Romney behind.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    The NRA just called its own video network “distasteful and racist”The NRA just called its own video network “distasteful and racist”
    Politics

    But the advertising firm that built NRATV says the NRA is “self destructing.”

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    The right saw the outrage at Trump’s “lynching” tweet as another example of liberal hypocrisyThe right saw the outrage at Trump’s “lynching” tweet as another example of liberal hypocrisy
    Politics

    By pointing out Democrats using the term, some conservatives want to highlight what they view as a glaring double standard.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”
    Politics

    The former presidential hopeful is secretly fascinating.

    By Jane Coaston
    How Beto O’Rourke became a conservative boogeyman
    Politics

    He’s flailing with Democratic primary voters but terrifying conservatives.

    By Jane Coaston