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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    A prominent GOP strategist has left the Republican Party over family separations at the borderA prominent GOP strategist has left the Republican Party over family separations at the border
    Politics

    “The GOP has become a danger to our democracy and values,” Republican strategist Steve Schmidt writes.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    We asked 8 Republican senators how they plan to address family separations — if at allWe asked 8 Republican senators how they plan to address family separations — if at all
    Politics

    Trump could just stop this — does Congress have a responsibility to?

    By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Trump claims Germany’s crime rate went up by 10 percent. It went down by 10 percent.Trump claims Germany’s crime rate went up by 10 percent. It went down by 10 percent.
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    Trump is cherry-picking crime stats to paint a scary narrative around refugees.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    House Republicans are having a bad-faith immigration debateHouse Republicans are having a bad-faith immigration debate
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    Why the House immigration fight is one major contradiction.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump: the US will not turn into a “migrant camp”Trump: the US will not turn into a “migrant camp”
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    The president expressed strong anti-asylum rhetoric on Monday.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Democrats just won a Wisconsin special election Scott Walker didn’t want to haveDemocrats just won a Wisconsin special election Scott Walker didn’t want to have
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    It’s another round of big wins for Democrats in the Badger State.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    The House is finally going to vote on immigration bills next weekThe House is finally going to vote on immigration bills next week
    Politics

    Moderate Republicans gave up on bipartisanship and joined the fight for Republican-led immigration policy.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump endorses Rep. Mark Sanford’s far-right primary challenger 3 hours before polls closeTrump endorses Rep. Mark Sanford’s far-right primary challenger 3 hours before polls close
    Politics

    Trump dragged Rep. Mark Sanford’s 2009 “Appalachian Trail” affair into it.

    By Tara Golshan and Dylan Scott
    Politics
    We asked 9 Republican senators if it was appropriate for Trump to praise Kim Jong UnWe asked 9 Republican senators if it was appropriate for Trump to praise Kim Jong Un
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    Senate Republicans are trying to avoid the fact that Trump effusively praised a brutal dictator.

    By Tara Golshan
    Every June 12 primary election you should know about, briefly explained
    Politics

    Voters head to the polls in Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina.

    By Li Zhou, Dylan Scott and 1 more