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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    Trump’s DACA deal is still nowhere close to being doneTrump’s DACA deal is still nowhere close to being done
    Politics

    Paul Ryan wants to get consensus among Republicans on DACA before working with Democrats.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Did Trump strike a deal with Democrats on DACA? This is what we know.Did Trump strike a deal with Democrats on DACA? This is what we know.
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    It’s a strange turn of events.

    By Tara Golshan and Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    It’s mid-September and Republicans still can’t pass a budgetIt’s mid-September and Republicans still can’t pass a budget
    Politics

    This is really an intraparty fight about tax reform.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Republicans on single-payer: this is about Democrats “thinking about running for president”Republicans on single-payer: this is about Democrats “thinking about running for president”
    Politics

    As far as Republicans are concerned, this Democratic single-payer fervor is just election politics.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Meet the most powerful man in the HouseMeet the most powerful man in the House
    Politics

    How Rep. Mark Meadows came to control the Republican agenda’s future.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump blames GOP leaders for making a “mess” out of the debt ceilingTrump blames GOP leaders for making a “mess” out of the debt ceiling
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    Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan can’t do anything right these days.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Breitbart got caught in an email hoax, and it was revealingBreitbart got caught in an email hoax, and it was revealing
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    This is how Breitbart’s war with the White House will go.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump is rallying in Arizona, and everyone is wondering whether he’ll bash Sen. Jeff FlakeTrump is rallying in Arizona, and everyone is wondering whether he’ll bash Sen. Jeff Flake
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    Trump has already supported Flake’s challenger on Twitter. Will he do it in Flake’s backyard?

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    “The eclipse is racist”: how one bad article sparked a conservative pile-on“The eclipse is racist”: how one bad article sparked a conservative pile-on
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    A solar eclipse metaphor gone terribly wrong.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump called out “anti-police agitators” in Boston — and thanked protesters an hour laterTrump called out “anti-police agitators” in Boston — and thanked protesters an hour later
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    Boston police said “99.9 percent” of participants were there for the right reasons.

    By Tara Golshan