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Alexia Fernández Campbell

Alexia Fernández Campbell

Former Politics & Policy Reporter

    Latest articles by Alexia Fernández Campbell

    Politics
    Watch Comey’s game face going into the Senate testimonyWatch Comey’s game face going into the Senate testimony
    Politics

    The former FBI director wasn’t kidding about his facial expression.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Trump to Comey: “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty”Trump to Comey: “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty”
    Politics

    Read former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony on his evolving relationship with Donald Trump.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Climate
    Apple, Google, and California are rebuffing Trump and trying to stay in the Paris climate dealApple, Google, and California are rebuffing Trump and trying to stay in the Paris climate deal
    Climate

    Here is what the We Are Still In coalition can and can’t achieve.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Kansas Republicans end the state’s failed tax reform experimentKansas Republicans end the state’s failed tax reform experiment
    Politics

    It was designed by the same economists who advised Trump on his tax plan.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    The Trump Organization’s new budget hotel venture is an ethics nightmareThe Trump Organization’s new budget hotel venture is an ethics nightmare
    Politics
    Why Trump’s plan to privatize air traffic control could end up costing moreWhy Trump’s plan to privatize air traffic control could end up costing more
    Politics

    It would give the airline industry more authority over who to charge for the services.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    Trump’s “forgotten” Americans aren’t represented in the historic low unemployment rateTrump’s “forgotten” Americans aren’t represented in the historic low unemployment rate
    Politics

    A lot of people left the workforce altogether.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Climate
    Corporate America finally got on board to fight climate change. Then came Trump.Corporate America finally got on board to fight climate change. Then came Trump.
    Climate

    The president chose politics over business.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    All the ways the Trump administration is making tax reform harder than it needs to beAll the ways the Trump administration is making tax reform harder than it needs to be
    Politics

    Officials can’t decide on the most basic elements of a tax plan.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Politics
    The legal risks of Jared Kushner’s meeting with a Russian banker, explainedThe legal risks of Jared Kushner’s meeting with a Russian banker, explained
    Politics

    It was a huge mistake to talk privately with the head of a sanctioned bank.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell