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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

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    “This is the next battle for our democracy”: Stacey Abrams answers Trump with voting rights reform“This is the next battle for our democracy”: Stacey Abrams answers Trump with voting rights reform
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    In the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union speech, Abrams pushes for campaign finance and election reforms.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Early excerpts from President Trump’s State of the Union speechEarly excerpts from President Trump’s State of the Union speech
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    Immigration, infrastructure, and trade will be focal points for the president’s third SOTU speech.

    By Dylan Scott
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    A step-by-step guide to what happens if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam steps downA step-by-step guide to what happens if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam steps down
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    A “completely new” scenario for Virginia if the governor resigns over KKK-blackface yearbook photo.

    By Dylan Scott
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    Virginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page features people in blackface and KKK hoodVirginia governor’s 1984 yearbook page features people in blackface and KKK hood
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    Gov. Ralph Northam confirmed he is one of the people in the photograph — only to reportedly walk that back Saturday morning.

    By Dylan Scott
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    Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus testKamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus test
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    What we learned — and didn’t — from Harris’s endorsement of Medicare-for-all.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    How to build a Medicare-for-all plan, explained by somebody who’s thought about it for 20 yearsHow to build a Medicare-for-all plan, explained by somebody who’s thought about it for 20 years
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    Jacob Hacker explains Medicare for America.

    By Dylan Scott
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    The silent majority of Democratic House freshmenThe silent majority of Democratic House freshmen
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    Most of the new Democrats in the House are more moderate than you think.

    By Ella Nilsen and Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Is the government going to shut down again in February? Here are 4 scenarios.Is the government going to shut down again in February? Here are 4 scenarios.
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    The government is reopened for three weeks. What happens next?

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Furloughed federal workers should start getting their back pay in a few daysFurloughed federal workers should start getting their back pay in a few days
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    If all goes according to plan, workers should receive checks next week.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Joe Biden’s $200,000 paid speech praising a House Republican, briefly explainedJoe Biden’s $200,000 paid speech praising a House Republican, briefly explained
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    The former vice president isn’t sorry about it.

    By Dylan Scott