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Jeff Stein

Jeff Stein

Former reporter on politics & policy

    Latest articles by Jeff Stein

    Politics
    Trump refuses to retract government shutdown threat despite hurricane crisisTrump refuses to retract government shutdown threat despite hurricane crisis
    Politics

    The president promised swift federal aid to Texas, but wouldn’t drop his threat to shutter the federal government over wall funding.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Joe Biden: “We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation”Joe Biden: “We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation”
    Politics

    “We have an American president who has emboldened white supremacists,” the former vice president said in an op-ed.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    What Rep. John Conyers’s sweeping single-payer health care bill would actually doWhat Rep. John Conyers’s sweeping single-payer health care bill would actually do
    Politics

    117 House Democrats have signed on to a bill that would virtually nationalize American health insurance.

    By Jeff Stein
    Science
    Trump to Texas as Hurricane Harvey approaches: “Good luck to everybody”Trump to Texas as Hurricane Harvey approaches: “Good luck to everybody”
    Science

    More than 30 inches of rain are forecast for some parts of Texas.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Republicans’ coming 2018 attack: single-payer would “abolish the VA”Republicans’ coming 2018 attack: single-payer would “abolish the VA”
    Politics

    It doesn’t — at least as Bernie Sanders and congressional Democrats imagine it right now.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    The Bernie voters who defected to Trump, explained by a political scientistThe Bernie voters who defected to Trump, explained by a political scientist
    Politics

    A new study found that about 12 percent of Sanders voters from the primary supported Trump in the general election.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Frontrunner in Alabama’s Senate race won’t back down from questioning Obama’s citizenshipFrontrunner in Alabama’s Senate race won’t back down from questioning Obama’s citizenship
    Politics

    Judge Roy Moore leads his last remaining Republican primary opponent by 19 points.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    We asked 7 experts about Sen. Brian Schatz’s big new Medicaid buy-in planWe asked 7 experts about Sen. Brian Schatz’s big new Medicaid buy-in plan
    Politics

    This is what they said.

    By Jeff Stein and Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Trump’s Afghanistan buildup is revealing a rift among DemocratsTrump’s Afghanistan buildup is revealing a rift among Democrats
    Politics

    Many of the party’s rumored top 2020 contenders are, for now at least, silent on the issue.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Exclusive: Sen. Schatz’s new health care idea could be the Democratic Party’s futureExclusive: Sen. Schatz’s new health care idea could be the Democratic Party’s future
    Politics

    The Hawaii senator is working on a new bill that would create a Medicaid buy-in for uninsured Americans.

    By Jeff Stein and Sarah Kliff