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Alexia Fernández Campbell

Alexia Fernández Campbell

Former Politics & Policy Reporter

    Latest articles by Alexia Fernández Campbell

    Politics
    Why Google doesn’t need to care about employees’ free speechWhy Google doesn’t need to care about employees’ free speech
    Politics

    It doesn’t have to, for the most part.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    World Politics
    The new sanctions against North Korea, explained in under 500 wordsThe new sanctions against North Korea, explained in under 500 words
    World Politics

    They’re the harshest measures taken so far against the regime.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Sen. Jeff Flake dings Trump’s character again — while defending many of his policiesSen. Jeff Flake dings Trump’s character again — while defending many of his policies
    Politics

    He compared the Trump presidency to a “biblical flood” and urged Republicans to take a stand against him.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Poor immigrants are the least likely group to use welfare, despite Trump’s claimsPoor immigrants are the least likely group to use welfare, despite Trump’s claims
    Politics

    It’s quite hard for most newcomers to get government assistance.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    The Senate’s health care fiasco is a bad omen for tax reformThe Senate’s health care fiasco is a bad omen for tax reform
    Politics

    Republicans are carrying tons of baggage into their next battle.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.
    Politics

    They did what McCain wasn’t willing to do until the last moment.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Republicans just killed their plan to pay for tax cutsRepublicans just killed their plan to pay for tax cuts
    Politics

    R.I.P., border adjustment tax.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    The myth that Obamacare killed millions of jobsThe myth that Obamacare killed millions of jobs
    Politics

    Republican lawmakers are spreading misinformation.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Watch Sens. Sanders and Wyden slam Republicans for their secretive health bill processWatch Sens. Sanders and Wyden slam Republicans for their secretive health bill process
    Politics

    “How many hearings were there on this enormously complicated and important issue?”

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Trump lifted the cap on H-2B worker visas. Then his businesses asked for 76 of them.Trump lifted the cap on H-2B worker visas. Then his businesses asked for 76 of them.
    Politics

    It’s the president’s latest conflict of interest.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell