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Jeff Stein

Jeff Stein

Former reporter on politics & policy

    Latest articles by Jeff Stein

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    Conservative activists refuse to believe Trump is spending more on travel than ObamaConservative activists refuse to believe Trump is spending more on travel than Obama
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    “I don’t trust the bookkeepers. I don’t trust the people who say, ‘This president spent X and this president spent Y.’”

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    President Trump and his most controversial appointees will address conservatism’s biggest conferencePresident Trump and his most controversial appointees will address conservatism’s biggest conference
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    The “Trumpized Republican intelligentsia” predicted by Ross Douthat will be in full force at CPAC 2017.

    By Jeff Stein
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    Why President Trump is already fundraising for his 2020 reelection campaignWhy President Trump is already fundraising for his 2020 reelection campaign
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    Trump started reelection fundraising years earlier than any president in modern American history.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    President Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Now he’s running against the media.President Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Now he’s running against the media.
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    For President Trump, “life is a campaign.”

    By Jeff Stein
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    Here’s how seriously Congress is investigating Trump and RussiaHere’s how seriously Congress is investigating Trump and Russia
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    GOP-controlled investigations of Trump and Russia are underway. Critics wonder how how far they’ll go.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    9 things it’s hard to believe the president of the United States actually just said9 things it’s hard to believe the president of the United States actually just said
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    “You know what uranium is, right? It’s this thing called nuclear weapons. And other things. Like lots of things are done with uranium.”

    By Jeff Stein
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    Donald Trump just named his next labor secretary nomineeDonald Trump just named his next labor secretary nominee
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    The new nominee’s CV could hardly look more different than that of Trump’s first pick.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    A progressive senator explains why his colleagues are “too fussy” about decorumA progressive senator explains why his colleagues are “too fussy” about decorum
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    Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz: Playing basketball with Ted Cruz won’t make the Senate work better.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    The Trump era is shredding Senate comityThe Trump era is shredding Senate comity
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    The US Senate is further than ever from its founding ideal — and that may be a good thing.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary is withdrawingDonald Trump’s pick for labor secretary is withdrawing
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    Andrew Puzder was sunk by two high-profile scandals that led several Republican senators to refuse to support his candidacy.

    By Jeff Stein