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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    Vox Sentences: Why the president’s going to Cuba nowVox Sentences: Why the president’s going to Cuba now
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    Where we are in US-Cuba relations; a fight between Donald Trump and the pope because why not; everyone’s favorite artificial-island-induced territory dispute just got serious.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Inside Bernie Sanders’s quest to win over Nevada’s LatinosInside Bernie Sanders’s quest to win over Nevada’s Latinos
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    Sanders has a following among both young Latinos who haven’t been interested in politics and those who thought they’d seen it all.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Apple’s fight with the FBI is bigger than just one iPhoneVox Sentences: Apple’s fight with the FBI is bigger than just one iPhone
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    Explaining Apple’s legal battle with the FBI; another deadly bombing in Turkey; Pope Francis’s visit to Mexico.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Iran
    Vox Sentences: Russia and Saudi Arabia want to cap oil production. One problem: Iran.Vox Sentences: Russia and Saudi Arabia want to cap oil production. One problem: Iran.
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    A (probably doomed) plan to cap oil exports; Democrats belatedly realize not all of their voters are white; Kendrick Lamar robbed again.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    How badly is Bush getting owned in this primary? JebBush.com goes to DonaldJTrump.com.How badly is Bush getting owned in this primary? JebBush.com goes to DonaldJTrump.com.
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    Poor Jeb Bush, domain name edition.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton is losing faith in her “Latino firewall” in NevadaHillary Clinton is losing faith in her “Latino firewall” in Nevada
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    And if Latinos punch below their weight in this week’s caucuses, it might have repercussions beyond 2016.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: What comes after Scalia? Chaos, apparently.Vox Sentences: What comes after Scalia? Chaos, apparently.
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    One of the most influential Supreme Court justices of the century has died. The fight to replace him might stall the government for months or longer.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Is Nevada feeling the Bern? A top staffer makes the case.Is Nevada feeling the Bern? A top staffer makes the case.
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    The woman running Bernie Sanders’s campaign in Nevada has experience with insurgent presidential candidates — and doing Latino outreach for them.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Read Justice Ginsburg’s moving tribute to her “best buddy” Justice ScaliaRead Justice Ginsburg’s moving tribute to her “best buddy” Justice Scalia
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    Why the friendship between the court’s most outspoken liberal and its most outspoken conservative was so special.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Mitch McConnell has no intention of letting Obama replace ScaliaMitch McConnell has no intention of letting Obama replace Scalia
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    The Senate’s top Republican: “This vacancy should not be filled” until 2017. The Senate’s top Democrat: that’s “shameful.”

    By Dara Lind