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Jeff Stein

Jeff Stein

Former reporter on politics & policy

    Latest articles by Jeff Stein

    Vox Sentences: Facebook’s big internet dreams explode. Literally.
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    Caracas breaks out in protest; Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes; preferential college admissions for slave descendants.

    By Dara Lind, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s doing better in the polls. Here’s what’s going on.Donald Trump’s doing better in the polls. Here’s what’s going on.
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    If the election were held today, Hillary Clinton would almost certainly become America’s next president.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough should not do satire. This video is proof.MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough should not do satire. This video is proof.
    Politics

    Lots of dick jokes in Scarborough’s new anti-Trump song.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton is looking to exploit the Republican military establishment’s break with Donald TrumpHillary Clinton is looking to exploit the Republican military establishment’s break with Donald Trump
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    Clinton is welcoming the Republican military establishment with open arms.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Democrats really might have a shot at taking the House. Here’s the math.Democrats really might have a shot at taking the House. Here’s the math.
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    There’s one key shorthand to watch if you’re trying to figure out the state of the House race.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Debbie Wasserman Schultz fends off primary challenge from insurgent backed by Bernie SandersDebbie Wasserman Schultz fends off primary challenge from insurgent backed by Bernie Sanders
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    The national attention paid to the race never made a ton of sense.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Anthony Weiner’s sexts are being treated like a campaign story — they shouldn’t beAnthony Weiner’s sexts are being treated like a campaign story — they shouldn’t be
    Politics

    Weiner’s sexting is not a great way to evaluate Hillary Clinton’s fitness to be commander in chief.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she’s separating with Anthony Weiner amid third sexting scandalHillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she’s separating with Anthony Weiner amid third sexting scandal
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    The new photos are arguably worse than anything Weiner’s been caught doing before.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s post-campaign political revolution is off to a rocky startBernie Sanders’s post-campaign political revolution is off to a rocky start
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    Sanders’s down-ballot revolution is struggling.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton’s strongest argument against Donald Trump, in one sentenceHillary Clinton’s strongest argument against Donald Trump, in one sentence
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    Trump’s racism is indistinguishable from his conspiracy theorizing, Clinton argued.

    By Jeff Stein