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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: 20% of Donald Trump’s campaign spending goes to Donald TrumpVox Sentences: 20% of Donald Trump’s campaign spending goes to Donald Trump
    2016 Presidential Election

    Donald Trump’s pathetic campaign finances; Oakland just went through three police chiefs in nine days; explaining that credit you just got from Amazon.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    Turning the no-fly list into the no-gun list, explainedTurning the no-fly list into the no-gun list, explained
    Explainers

    The no-fly list has always been shaped by politics. Now, a bipartisan group of senators wants to use it for gun control.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump thought he could overpower the NRA. He was wrong.Donald Trump thought he could overpower the NRA. He was wrong.
    Politics

    The biggest sign yet that Trump isn’t remaking the GOP in his image.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Democrats lost on gun control today — but maybe they won tooVox Sentences: Democrats lost on gun control today — but maybe they won too
    archives

    Democrats on offense on gun control; Donald Trump fires his most loyal lieutenant; hooray for the city of Cleveland.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Explainers
    The Senate just voted down 4 gun control proposalsThe Senate just voted down 4 gun control proposals
    Play
    Explainers

    Democrats and Republicans each offered their own versions of gun-control bills, and most were unwilling to cross the aisle.

    By Jeff Stein and Dara Lind
    Politics
    The enormous problems with using the war on terror as the basis for gun controlThe enormous problems with using the war on terror as the basis for gun control
    Politics

    Democrats want to give more power to some terrible policies.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: You can’t fight in here! This is the dissent channel!Vox Sentences: You can’t fight in here! This is the dissent channel!
    archives

    Fifty diplomats tell Obama he’s wrong on Syria; the “pockets of resistance” against Donald Trump; why it’s so cool scientists can detect gravitational waves now.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The best explanation I’ve seen of how politicians like Trump feed violenceThe best explanation I’ve seen of how politicians like Trump feed violence
    Politics

    “When you shout BREAKING POINT over and over again, you don’t get to be surprised when someone breaks.”

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    This is the gun bill Senate Democrats spent 15 hours filibustering to bring to a voteThis is the gun bill Senate Democrats spent 15 hours filibustering to bring to a vote
    Politics

    Democrats want to close the “terror gap” gun loophole. Republicans aren’t quite on board.

    By Dara Lind and Jeff Stein
    archives
    Vox Sentences: A member of Britain’s Parliament is assassinatedVox Sentences: A member of Britain’s Parliament is assassinated
    archives

    An extremely dark turn in Britain; the Senate will vote on guns; food riots in Venezuela.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews