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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    GOP senators are having a hard time pinpointing just how many uninsured they can live withGOP senators are having a hard time pinpointing just how many uninsured they can live with
    Politics

    “I can’t give you a number.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Insurers don’t have to cover birth control under GOP’s revised health billInsurers don’t have to cover birth control under GOP’s revised health bill
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    The updated Senate health bill kills Obamacare’s birth control mandate.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Lobbyists know more about the revised Senate health care bill than Senate staff doesLobbyists know more about the revised Senate health care bill than Senate staff does
    Politics

    Sen. Mike Lee’s staff had to turn to leaks from lobbyists to learn about the new BCRA draft.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    GOP lawmaker says Trump’s kids should be out of the White House after Don Jr. revelationsGOP lawmaker says Trump’s kids should be out of the White House after Don Jr. revelations
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    Rep. Bill Flores: it’s in Trump’s interest if “he removed all of his children” from White House.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    I asked a Republican senator how many uninsured people is okay. He couldn’t answer.I asked a Republican senator how many uninsured people is okay. He couldn’t answer.
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    Sen. Bill Cassidy on what a good CBO score is: whatever is “reasonable.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Congress delays usual August recess because Republicans haven’t been able to get things doneCongress delays usual August recess because Republicans haven’t been able to get things done
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    Republicans have failed to push their agenda so far.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    “That’s the very thing that we need to not be distracted by”“That’s the very thing that we need to not be distracted by”
    Politics

    Everybody is freaking out about the Trump Jr. news. Except Senate Republicans.

    By Dylan Scott and Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Conservative lawmakers think cuts to food stamps won’t hurt anyone. Evidence says that’s wrong.Conservative lawmakers think cuts to food stamps won’t hurt anyone. Evidence says that’s wrong.
    Politics

    There’s a shocking lack of research to support the push for huge cuts to food stamps.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Rep. Steve Scalise, still recovering from gunshot wounds, has been readmitted to intensive careRep. Steve Scalise, still recovering from gunshot wounds, has been readmitted to intensive care
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    Scalise has contracted an infection from his wounds.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Obamacare is still wildly more popular than the Republican alternativesObamacare is still wildly more popular than the Republican alternatives
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    There’s a new Fox News poll out and BCRA isn’t looking too hot.

    By Tara Golshan