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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

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    Trump is losingTrump is losing
    Politics

    His administration is great at breaking things — but it’s failing in its bigger goal.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 daysThe most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 days
    Politics

    The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.

    By Sean Collins, Andrew Prokop and 4 more
    Politics
    How Trump lost CanadaHow Trump lost Canada
    Politics

    Trump’s “51st state” talk brought Canada’s Liberals back from the dead — and undermined a key American alliance.

    By Zack Beauchamp
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    It could be a brand-new day for Canadian politics.

    By Sean Collins and Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    This pro-Israel group keeps a  blacklist. Now it’s taking credit for deportations.This pro-Israel group keeps a  blacklist. Now it’s taking credit for deportations.
    Politics

    Canary Mission, the controversial organization targeting student activists, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    How Trump could defeat himselfHow Trump could defeat himself
    On the Right

    An Oval Office meeting on Monday revealed how Trump would like to rule — and why he might not be able to.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.
    On the Right

    After the tariffs, they’re worried they made a MAGA mistake.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What this disastrous week taught us about the Trump presidencyWhat this disastrous week taught us about the Trump presidency
    Politics

    The true nature of America’s crisis has been revealed.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The real reason Trump is destroying the economyThe real reason Trump is destroying the economy
    Politics

    Trump is imposing ruinous tariffs because American democracy is no longer strong enough to stop him.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    Where the right’s defense of free speech endsWhere the right’s defense of free speech ends
    On the Right

    The right’s muddled response to Trump’s student deportations expose its paper-thin commitment to the principle.

    By Zack Beauchamp