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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    It’s official: Trump says he’ll replace his travel ban with a new oneIt’s official: Trump says he’ll replace his travel ban with a new one
    Politics

    And a federal court filing backs him up.

    By Dara Lind
    Israel
    Trump’s Israel-Palestine policy:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Trump’s Israel-Palestine policy:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    Israel

    The Trump administration might have just totally shifted the US’s stance on Israel and Palestine (it’s kind of unclear?), and that is somehow only the second-biggest story of the day.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Flynn some, you lose someVox Sentences: Flynn some, you lose some
    archives

    Michael Flynn’s resignation signals instability in the White House — but, perhaps, more stability in American foreign policy.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The common element in Trump’s biggest legal fiascosThe common element in Trump’s biggest legal fiascos
    Politics

    The White House counsel is supposed to stop trouble before it starts. Don McGahn … has not done that.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The first immigration raids of the Trump era, explainedThe first immigration raids of the Trump era, explained
    Politics

    Both fairly standard and newly terrifying.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Dam fails and damn foolsVox Sentences: Dam fails and damn fools
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    The near failure of the Oroville Dam; the appalling operational security of the Donald Trump White House; the blind (and often inaccurate) panic of Trump’s first deportation raids.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Mike Flynn gets thrown under a Russia-shaped busVox Sentences: Mike Flynn gets thrown under a Russia-shaped bus
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    The national security adviser apparently assumed no one listens to phone calls with the Russian ambassador.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Whether or not Trump takes his immigration order to the Supreme Court, the legal battle’s still ragingWhether or not Trump takes his immigration order to the Supreme Court, the legal battle’s still raging
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    Politics
    The one big hurdle to rewriting Trump’s refugee ban so it holds up in courtThe one big hurdle to rewriting Trump’s refugee ban so it holds up in court
    Politics

    You get three guesses, and the first two don’t count.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT (again)Vox Sentences: SEE YOU IN COURT (again)
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    Another big setback for Donald Trump’s immigration order.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews