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Kelly Swanson

Former intern

    Latest articles by Kelly Swanson

    Politics
    An ESPN commentator criticized Trump. The White House wants her fired.An ESPN commentator criticized Trump. The White House wants her fired.
    Politics

    Jemele Hill tweeted that Trump is a white supremacist, which press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says is “a fireable offense”

    By Kelly Swanson
    Politics
    Read the hopeful statement from the family of a man killed while driving a semiautonomous TeslaRead the hopeful statement from the family of a man killed while driving a semiautonomous Tesla
    Politics

    The Brown family says autonomous vehicles will ultimately save lives.

    By Kelly Swanson
    Climate
    The massive evacuation effort in South Florida has millions fleeing Hurricane IrmaThe massive evacuation effort in South Florida has millions fleeing Hurricane Irma
    Climate

    In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s assault on South Florida on Sunday, police are going door-to-door telling people to leave.

    By Kelly Swanson
    The Weeds
    Trump seems to think sabotaging DACA will make it work betterTrump seems to think sabotaging DACA will make it work better
    Podcast
    The Weeds

    President Donald Trump is running the government like he ran his businesses — and it’s going about as badly as you’d expect.

    By Kelly Swanson
    Politics
    Bannon: Catholic Bishops support DACA because “they need illegal aliens to fill the churches”Bannon: Catholic Bishops support DACA because “they need illegal aliens to fill the churches”
    Politics

    “They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration,” Bannon said.

    By Kelly Swanson
    Politics
    Trump’s $1 million Harvey relief donation will be split among 12 charitiesTrump’s $1 million Harvey relief donation will be split among 12 charities
    Politics

    The Red Cross and the Salvation Army are the organizations set to receive the most aid, with donations of $300,000 pledged to each.

    By Kelly Swanson
    Science
    This is what Category 5 hurricane winds can do to a houseThis is what Category 5 hurricane winds can do to a house
    Science

    Here’s a stunning animation that shows the intensity of winds from a Category 1 hurricane all the way up to a Category 5.

    By Kelly Swanson
    Politics
    Read Attorney General Sessions’s remarks on the Trump administration’s decision to end DACARead Attorney General Sessions’s remarks on the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA
    Politics
    McCain: we must work around our “poorly informed” and “impulsive” presidentMcCain: we must work around our “poorly informed” and “impulsive” president
    Politics

    “We must, where we can, cooperate with him. But we are not his subordinates. We don’t answer to him. We answer to the American people.”

    By Kelly Swanson
    The Weeds
    The problem with the national flood insurance programThe problem with the national flood insurance program
    Podcast
    The Weeds

    In the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, one thing has already become clear: The US federal flood insurance program is massively underfunded.

    By Kelly Swanson