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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Politics
    Trump has a $100 billion tax cut for the rich he wants to enact without CongressTrump has a $100 billion tax cut for the rich he wants to enact without Congress
    Politics

    It’s not clear whether it’s actually legal.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Trump’s battle with the New York Times and A.G. Sulzberger, explainedTrump’s battle with the New York Times and A.G. Sulzberger, explained
    Politics

    The Times’s publisher warned Trump about the dangers of calling the press the “enemy of the people.” He’s still doing it anyway.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The government is secretly monitoring ordinary US citizens when they flyThe government is secretly monitoring ordinary US citizens when they fly
    Politics

    Air marshals have conducted surveillance on thousands of unknowing Americans under the “Quiet Skies” program.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Trump’s economic victory lap is full of embellishments and exaggerationsTrump’s economic victory lap is full of embellishments and exaggerations
    Politics

    Some people (read: Donald Trump Jr.) are just straight lying about it.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    A leader in the fight to protect Roe v. Wade lays out the plan to stop Brett KavanaughA leader in the fight to protect Roe v. Wade lays out the plan to stop Brett Kavanaugh
    Politics

    NARAL president Ilyse Hogue explains the strategy for protecting abortion rights in the Supreme Court and in the states.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    One chart that shows how much worse income inequality is in America than EuropeOne chart that shows how much worse income inequality is in America than Europe
    Politics

    The income share of the poorest half of Americans is declining while the richest have grabbed more. In Europe, it’s not happening.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    One way to reduce gun deaths: restrict big bullets and gunsOne way to reduce gun deaths: restrict big bullets and guns
    Politics

    According to a new study, replacing medium- and large-caliber guns with small-caliber weapons could cut gun deaths by almost 40 percent.

    By Emily Stewart
    Business & Finance
    The $120-billion reason we can’t expect Facebook to police itselfThe $120-billion reason we can’t expect Facebook to police itself
    Business & Finance

    Wall Street just showed us why it’s ridiculous to expect Facebook and Twitter to self-regulate.

    By Emily Stewart
    Religion
    High-ranking US cardinal resigns from Catholic Church amid sexual abuse allegationsHigh-ranking US cardinal resigns from Catholic Church amid sexual abuse allegations
    Religion

    Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, DC, on Friday.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Maxine Waters corrects the record: she doesn’t want to abolish ICEMaxine Waters corrects the record: she doesn’t want to abolish ICE
    Politics

    The California Democrat suggested her colleagues who want to abolish ICE might not have thought it through.

    By Emily Stewart