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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Politics
    Sarah Sanders on immigrant family separation: “It is very biblical to enforce the law”Sarah Sanders on immigrant family separation: “It is very biblical to enforce the law”
    Politics

    Jeff Sessions said separating immigrant children and parents is rooted in the Bible. Sanders agreed.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    James Comey: I don’t agree with the IG report, but “this is how the process is supposed to work”James Comey: I don’t agree with the IG report, but “this is how the process is supposed to work”
    Politics

    Comey reacted to the inspector general’s report on the FBI’s 2016 behavior in a New York Times op-ed.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Trump says Trump Foundation lawsuit is “ridiculous”Trump says Trump Foundation lawsuit is “ridiculous”
    Politics

    The New York state attorney general filed a lawsuit against Trump and his three eldest children alleging a “pattern of persistent illegal conduct, occurring over more than a decade.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Steve Bannon’s post-Breitbart project is bitcoin because of course it isSteve Bannon’s post-Breitbart project is bitcoin because of course it is
    Politics

    The former White House strategist has even toyed with the idea of creating a new virtual currency, a “deplorables coin.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Business & Finance
    The first woman president of the NYSE would really rather not talk about her genderThe first woman president of the NYSE would really rather not talk about her gender
    Business & Finance

    ”It wasn’t, for me, about breaking glass ceilings or breaking barriers; it was about accomplishing what I set out to accomplish.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    North America will host the 2026 World Cup after Trump promised the travel ban won’t applyNorth America will host the 2026 World Cup after Trump promised the travel ban won’t apply
    Politics

    He won’t be president by then, but FIFA was still worried.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Judge approves AT&T-Time Warner mergerJudge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger
    Politics

    The deal was heavily scrutinized in the midst of President Trump’s ongoing battle with CNN and AT&T’s payment to Michael Cohen.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    PotCoin and its sponsorship of Dennis Rodman, explainedPotCoin and its sponsorship of Dennis Rodman, explained
    Politics

    The story behind Rodman and PotCoin is as strange as you’d think.

    By Emily Stewart
    World Politics
    Watch the “movie trailer” Trump showed Kim Jong Un about North Korea’s possible futureWatch the “movie trailer” Trump showed Kim Jong Un about North Korea’s possible future
    World Politics

    In Singapore, Trump treated Kim to a Hollywood-style video about “two men, two leaders, one destiny.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Mick Mulvaney changed the CFPB’s sign to BCFPMick Mulvaney changed the CFPB’s sign to BCFP
    Politics

    Mulvaney wants you to know it’s the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

    By Emily Stewart