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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    7 winners and 8 losers of the 2020 Democratic debate lottery7 winners and 8 losers of the 2020 Democratic debate lottery
    Politics

    Debate lineups don’t really matter, but let’s have some fun.

    By Dylan Scott, Tara Golshan and 2 more
    Politics
    Congress’s high-stakes budget fight to avert an economic crisis, explainedCongress’s high-stakes budget fight to avert an economic crisis, explained
    Politics

    Trump needs Democrats to strike a deal on budget caps and a debt limit. He’s escalating tensions.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s definition of democratic socialism, explainedBernie Sanders’s definition of democratic socialism, explained
    Politics

    Donald Trump is now at the center of Bernie Sanders’s definition of democratic socialism.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Read: Bernie Sanders defines his vision for democratic socialism in the United StatesRead: Bernie Sanders defines his vision for democratic socialism in the United States
    Politics

    Sanders gave a speech on this in 2015. Now he’s back, calling for a new era of New Deal politics.

    By Tara Golshan
    Culture
    How the US women’s team World Cup 13-0 win became about pay equityHow the US women’s team World Cup 13-0 win became about pay equity
    Culture

    The US women’s team scored more goals in one game than the men’s team has in every World Cup since 2006 combined.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Rep. Justin Amash’s official Freedom Caucus exit is yet another show of Trump’s powerRep. Justin Amash’s official Freedom Caucus exit is yet another show of Trump’s power
    Politics

    Amash called for Trump’s impeachment. He says he’s leaving the Freedom Caucus to not be a “distraction.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Progressives want the must-pass defense budget to tie Trump’s hands with Saudi ArabiaProgressives want the must-pass defense budget to tie Trump’s hands with Saudi Arabia
    Politics

    There’s a fight brewing to hold Trump’s unfettered alliance with Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war accountable.

    By Tara Golshan
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren says she wants to make it legal to indict presidentsElizabeth Warren says she wants to make it legal to indict presidents
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Warren pledges to appoint an attorney general who would change Justice Department policy around prosecuting presidents.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Republicans’ successful campaign to protect Trump from Mueller’s report, in one quoteRepublicans’ successful campaign to protect Trump from Mueller’s report, in one quote
    Politics

    Rep. Justin Amash’s constituent captures the state of partisanship around Trump.

    By Tara Golshan