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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Politics
    Harley-Davidson is a loser in Trump’s trade warHarley-Davidson is a loser in Trump’s trade war
    Politics

    Harley-Davidson is shifting production of its European-bound motorcycles overseas because of tariffs.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The past 72 hours in Sarah Sanders’s dinner and the civility debate, explainedThe past 72 hours in Sarah Sanders’s dinner and the civility debate, explained
    Politics

    The White House press secretary tried to get dinner on Friday, and we’ve been talking about it for three days.

    By Emily Stewart
    Immigration
    The multibillion-dollar business of sheltering migrant children, explainedThe multibillion-dollar business of sheltering migrant children, explained
    Immigration

    Tens of thousands of migrant children wind up in government-sponsored shelters. Here’s what it costs and how it works.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The Republican tax law is becoming less popular, not moreThe Republican tax law is becoming less popular, not more
    Politics

    Six months in, the majority of voters are neutral to negative on the GOP tax cuts.

    By Emily Stewart
    Immigration
    Immigrant children can be detained, prosecuted, and deported once they turn 18Immigrant children can be detained, prosecuted, and deported once they turn 18
    Immigration

    Kids in shelters get handed back over to ICE once they’re legal adults.

    By Emily Stewart
    Immigration
    Ivanka Trump speaks out on family separation — after her father said he’d stop itIvanka Trump speaks out on family separation — after her father said he’d stop it
    Immigration

    The first daughter waited until after her dad was done separating families at the border to say it was a bad idea.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    One chart shows the impact of the Supreme Court’s big sales tax decisionOne chart shows the impact of the Supreme Court’s big sales tax decision
    Politics

    Amazon’s stock price dropped.

    By Emily Stewart
    Immigration
    The places the government sends migrant children face allegations of abuseThe places the government sends migrant children face allegations of abuse
    Immigration

    Lawsuits allege that children and teens were beaten and handcuffed in Virginia and forcibly drugged in Texas.

    By Emily Stewart
    Immigration
    Airlines to Trump: we won’t help you separate migrant kids from parentsAirlines to Trump: we won’t help you separate migrant kids from parents
    Immigration

    United, American, and Frontier say they won’t fly migrant kids separated from their parents at the border.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The only people who feel Trump respects them are the ones who voted for himThe only people who feel Trump respects them are the ones who voted for him
    Politics

    White people, men, and Republicans say Trump respects people like them. Others, not so much.

    By Emily Stewart