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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Politics
    The long path President Trump’s budget needs to take to become law, explainedThe long path President Trump’s budget needs to take to become law, explained
    Politics

    Trump’s budget is the beginning, not the end.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s tax plan would’ve nearly wiped out his 2005 tax burdenDonald Trump’s tax plan would’ve nearly wiped out his 2005 tax burden
    Politics

    More than 85 percent of his taxes were due to the AMT — which he wants to abolish.

    By Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Vive l’investigationVox Sentences: Vive l’investigation
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    Vox Sentences: Shorter CBO: Dang, this is a bad health care billVox Sentences: Shorter CBO: Dang, this is a bad health care bill
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The news is fake, the jobs are realVox Sentences: The news is fake, the jobs are real
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Republican plan to slash Medicaid, explainedThe Republican plan to slash Medicaid, explained
    Politics

    Millions of poor Americans could lose health insurance.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: Is Trump about to make Paul Ryan “force a giraffe through a keyhole”?Vox Sentences: Is Trump about to make Paul Ryan “force a giraffe through a keyhole”?
    Congress

    The House pulled a pair of all-nighters.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Baby steps toward a general strikeVox Sentences: Baby steps toward a general strike
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    A Day Without a Woman, but with two health care markups.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Pretty much no one likes the GOP’s health care billVox Sentences: Pretty much no one likes the GOP’s health care bill
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The GOP health bill is a $600 billion tax cut — almost entirely for the wealthyThe GOP health bill is a $600 billion tax cut — almost entirely for the wealthy
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    Politics

    The richest 0.1 percent get nearly $200,000. Each.

    By Dylan Matthews

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