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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    Donald Trump has blindly supported every iteration of Congress’s health billDonald Trump has blindly supported every iteration of Congress’s health bill
    Politics

    And now, that means ‘repeal and delay’

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    The return of welfare reformThe return of welfare reform
    Politics

    The conservative push to pay for tax cuts and defense spending.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump’s travel ban is the most difficult for refugeesTrump’s travel ban is the most difficult for refugees
    Politics

    The doors are about to shut on refugees — but nobody knows how tightly.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Today was supposed to be Trump’s immigration victory lap. Then he tweeted.Today was supposed to be Trump’s immigration victory lap. Then he tweeted.
    Politics

    Trump could have had a winning day for his agenda. His vanity distracted him.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    The most damning excerpts from the news reports Trump is angrily tweeting aboutThe most damning excerpts from the news reports Trump is angrily tweeting about
    Politics

    In which senators say Trump doesn’t know what he is talking about and Trump gets mad.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Pretty much nobody is lobbying for the Senate to pass its health care billPretty much nobody is lobbying for the Senate to pass its health care bill
    Politics

    The many, many voices against the Senate health bill, and the one voice for it.

    By Tara Golshan and Jeff Stein
    Politics
    The Senate health bill is popular with groups that want to cut taxesThe Senate health bill is popular with groups that want to cut taxes
    Politics

    The US Chamber of Commerce still supports it.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    The CBO chart that shows the Senate health care bill is really about tax cutsThe CBO chart that shows the Senate health care bill is really about tax cuts
    Politics

    This is the fundamental design of the Senate’s health care bill.

    By Tara Golshan
    Immigration
    Trump celebrates today’s Supreme Court ruling on the travel banTrump celebrates today’s Supreme Court ruling on the travel ban
    Immigration

    “A clear victory for our national security.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s travel ban is about to go into effectDonald Trump’s travel ban is about to go into effect
    Politics

    The Supreme Court lifts a block on the executive order, banning many tourists from 6 majority-Muslim countries — and some refugees — from entering the US over the summer.

    By Dara Lind and Tara Golshan