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Rachel Wolfe

Rachel Wolfe

    Latest articles by Rachel Wolfe

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    Vox Sentences: Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the primariesVox Sentences: Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the primaries
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    It’s a particularly exciting primary night in Texas; North Korea shows a new willingness to give up its nuclear weapons.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Sam Nunberg can’t stop talkingVox Sentences: Sam Nunberg can’t stop talking
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    Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg gives some wild interviews; Italy’s elections have good news for populists.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
    Exclusive: Congress requires many unpaid interns to sign nondisclosure agreements
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    What happens in Congress stays in Congress.

    By Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Trump may actually get that trade war he’s always wantedVox Sentences: Trump may actually get that trade war he’s always wanted
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    Trump could spark a trade war after new announcements on steel and aluminum tariffs; Venezuela postpones its presidential elections.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: A storm called the “beast from the east” has hit EuropeVox Sentences: A storm called the “beast from the east” has hit Europe
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    Trump has a wild meeting with US lawmakers about guns; Europe freezes while the Arctic heats up.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    The full transcript of Trump’s gun roundtable has to be read to be believedThe full transcript of Trump’s gun roundtable has to be read to be believed
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    And maybe not even then.

    By Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Jared Kushner’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad dayVox Sentences: Jared Kushner’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
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    Jared Kushner has his security clearance downgraded; the UN released a report linking North Korea to Syria’s chemical weapons program.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
    Politics
    Raising the age limit on AR-15 guns would do depressingly littleRaising the age limit on AR-15 guns would do depressingly little
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    Very few teenagers commit mass shootings with semiautomatic weapons.

    By Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Free speech or free riders?Vox Sentences: Free speech or free riders?
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    The Supreme Court hears a case with big implications for the future of unions; China’s Xi Jinping could rule for life.

    By Rachel Wolfe and Libby Nelson
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    Trump: 10 to 20% of teachers are “very gun-adept.” Reality: not even close.Trump: 10 to 20% of teachers are “very gun-adept.” Reality: not even close.
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    Trump wants to solve school shootings by arming teachers with “military or special training.” There aren’t many of them.

    By Rachel Wolfe