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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    World Politics
    What John Kelly really means when he says immigrants don’t “assimilate”What John Kelly really means when he says immigrants don’t “assimilate”
    World Politics

    John Kelly’s dark view of immigration, decoded.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Viktor Vekselberg, the man at the center of the week’s biggest Trump-Russia news, explainedViktor Vekselberg, the man at the center of the week’s biggest Trump-Russia news, explained
    World Politics

    Michael Cohen received $500,000 from an affiliate of Vekselberg’s company. Was it a Kremlin payoff to Trump?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    It’s official: Trump is meeting Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12It’s official: Trump is meeting Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12
    World Politics

    Trump and Kim have picked a venue and set a date.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    It’s nearly unanimous: foreign policy experts think Trump made the wrong choice on IranIt’s nearly unanimous: foreign policy experts think Trump made the wrong choice on Iran
    World Politics

    94 percent of scholars disapprove of Trump’s decision to pull out of the nuclear deal.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    2 winners and 5 losers from Trump’s Iran deal withdrawal2 winners and 5 losers from Trump’s Iran deal withdrawal
    World Politics

    Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s a rundown of who benefits — and who gets hurt.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Netanyahu’s allegedly huge Iran revelation, explainedNetanyahu’s allegedly huge Iran revelation, explained
    World Politics

    The Israeli prime minister’s speech on Iranian nuclear activities wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, explainedTrump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, explained
    World Politics

    The Iran nuclear deal isn’t dead — yet.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The Iran deal, explained in 9 graphics
    World Politics

    The Iran nuclear deal is working as intended. Trump is on the brink of pulling out of it anyway.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    What does Kim Jong Un want from Trump?What does Kim Jong Un want from Trump?
    World Politics

    The Trump-Kim summit could fail spectacularly — because the two men want very different things.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Emmet Flood will be the most competent person on Trump’s legal teamEmmet Flood will be the most competent person on Trump’s legal team
    World Politics

    Flood is taking Ty Cobb’s job handling the Russia probe. That’s a big deal.

    By Zack Beauchamp