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Sarah Wildman

Sarah Wildman

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Sarah Wildman

    Politics
    Bush’s former ethics chief called Trump Jr.’s meeting close to “treason.” I asked him why.Bush’s former ethics chief called Trump Jr.’s meeting close to “treason.” I asked him why.
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    Richard Painter served as White House ethics lawyer under George W. Bush. He calls the New York Times revelations “very, very disturbing.”

    By Sarah Wildman
    Politics
    Ted Cruz literally will not answer simple questions on Trump’s ties to RussiaTed Cruz literally will not answer simple questions on Trump’s ties to Russia
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    MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt pressed the senator in the wake of news of Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russia-linked lawyer.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    French President Emmanuel Macron is in the middle of a social media firestormFrench President Emmanuel Macron is in the middle of a social media firestorm
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    Macron stumbles for the first time.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Turkey’s leader is trying to undermine the country’s democracy. Its people are fighting back.Turkey’s leader is trying to undermine the country’s democracy. Its people are fighting back.
    World Politics

    Hundreds of thousands protested President Erdoǧan’s crackdown on freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary, over the weekend.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Trump’s speech in Poland sounded like an alt-right manifestoTrump’s speech in Poland sounded like an alt-right manifesto
    World Politics

    “For family, for freedom, for country, and for God.”

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    The EU’s migration policy is literally getting people killedThe EU’s migration policy is literally getting people killed
    World Politics

    A new report from Amnesty International lays the blame with the European Union for a refugee crisis that is getting worse every day.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Simone Veil, dead at 89, survived the Nazis and then spent her life fighting for women’s rightsSimone Veil, dead at 89, survived the Nazis and then spent her life fighting for women’s rights
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    “I have survived worse than you.” Veil survived Nazi death camps and went on to serve French society for 70 years.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    The German far right is faltering. They’re hoping a lesbian mom can reenergize the party.The German far right is faltering. They’re hoping a lesbian mom can reenergize the party.
    World Politics

    Alice Weidel is not your mother’s far-right candidate.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Meet one of the negotiators who helped free Otto Warmbier from North KoreaMeet one of the negotiators who helped free Otto Warmbier from North Korea
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    Mickey Bergman works for the Richardson Center. They fight to bring Americans back from hostile states.

    By Sarah Wildman