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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Matthew Yglesias

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    After meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug pricesAfter meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug prices
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    The new plan is tax cuts and deregulation.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    The incompetence displayed by Trump’s immigration orders will be terrifying in a crisisThe incompetence displayed by Trump’s immigration orders will be terrifying in a crisis
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    Worse than a crime, it’s a mistake.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    It looks like Trump’s HHS pick didn’t tell Congress the truth about a sweetheart stock dealIt looks like Trump’s HHS pick didn’t tell Congress the truth about a sweetheart stock deal
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    This kind of thing used to matter.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Obama on protests: American values are at stakeObama on protests: American values are at stake
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    “All Americans have a responsibility to be the guardians of our democracy.”

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Republican senators are criticizing Trump’s immigration order but not doing anything about itRepublican senators are criticizing Trump’s immigration order but not doing anything about it
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    They have maximum leverage now

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Don’t be surprised by Trump’s immigration crackdown. Be shocked.Don’t be surprised by Trump’s immigration crackdown. Be shocked.
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    Cruelty and ignorance are what we were promised, but it’s still shocking.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s trade agenda is on a collision course with his rural voters’ economic interestsTrump’s trade agenda is on a collision course with his rural voters’ economic interests
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    Trade wars will be a disaster for American farmers.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump’s new conservative liaison wants to kill agencies, purge the bureaucracy, and start a debt ceiling fightTrump’s new conservative liaison wants to kill agencies, purge the bureaucracy, and start a debt ceiling fight
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    “No one talks about the Foreign Service. Let’s go after the Foreign Service.”

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Why the Texan Republican who represents the border doesn’t want a wallWhy the Texan Republican who represents the border doesn’t want a wall
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    His constituents’ land would be seized to build it.

    By Matthew Yglesias
    Politics
    Trump floats, then retracts, a border tax to make American consumers pay for the wallTrump floats, then retracts, a border tax to make American consumers pay for the wall
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    Long-simmering tensions with Mexico come to a head.

    By Matthew Yglesias