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Patrick Reis

Patrick Reis

Former Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Patrick Reis

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    The demands Harvard refusedThe demands Harvard refused
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    The Trump administration is attempting to gain partial control over one of the nation’s top universities.

    By Patrick Reis
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    Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?
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    His team argues it can leave a wrongfully deported man in a foreign mega-prison.

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    Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
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    He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

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    What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
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    He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

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    Trump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explained
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    The Dow has lost more than 4,000 points since the president rolled out his tariffs.

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    A conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA directorA conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA director
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    Laura Loomer, a 9/11 truther, apparently gets input into the president’s national security decisions.

    By Patrick Reis
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    Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained
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    What Trump just announced — and what it means for you.

    By Patrick Reis
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    Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?
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    Trump’s team is inadvertently making the case for due process.

    By Patrick Reis and Nicole Narea
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    Trump’s “third term” comments, briefly explainedTrump’s “third term” comments, briefly explained
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    How serious is the president about running for an unconstitutional third term in office?

    By Patrick Reis
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    The fight for USAID’s future, briefly explainedThe fight for USAID’s future, briefly explained
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    It’s a struggle with deadly consequences for vulnerable people around the world.

    By Patrick Reis