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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Politics
    Elizabeth Warren’s commencement speech: “Haters gonna hate hate hate”Elizabeth Warren’s commencement speech: “Haters gonna hate hate hate”
    Politics

    When it comes to feuding with Donald Trump, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told the 2016 graduating class of Bridgewater State University that she looks to one of the “great philosophers of our time”: Taylor Swift.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Here’s what happens when 50 women in Trump’s life talk about how he behaves in privateHere’s what happens when 50 women in Trump’s life talk about how he behaves in private
    Politics

    The New York Times uncovered a man with a nearly compulsive need to be surrounded by beautiful women, one who repeatedly made unwelcome advances, with an almost boyish tendency to brag about his sex life and rank his conquests for their beauty.

    By Tara Golshan
    Culture
    Watch: Sheryl Sandberg’s powerful and emotional commencement speech on building resilienceWatch: Sheryl Sandberg’s powerful and emotional commencement speech on building resilience
    Culture

    “You are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. Like a muscle, you can build it up, draw on it when you need it. In that process you will figure out who you really are — and you just might become the very best version of yourself.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Donald Trump had to disavow his longtime butler for saying Obama should be “shot”Donald Trump had to disavow his longtime butler for saying Obama should be “shot”
    Politics

    All eyes have turned to Donald Trump’s former butler Anthony Senecal, the 74-year-old ex-employee of Trump’s Florida resort Mar-a-Lago who authored multiple private Facebook posts calling for President Barack Obama to be killed.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump denies the very bizarre story that he impersonated his own spokesperson 25 years agoTrump denies the very bizarre story that he impersonated his own spokesperson 25 years ago
    Politics

    It’s that time in the presidential election season when Donald Trump has to say he has never pretended to be his own spokesperson in interviews with reporters.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Trump says he can’t release his tax records because of an audit. Romney calls bullshit.Trump says he can’t release his tax records because of an audit. Romney calls bullshit.
    Politics

    Donald Trump probably won’t release his tax returns before November, but the American people shouldn’t worry, he says: “There’s nothing to learn from them.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Warren to Trump: “When a woman stands up to you, you’re going to call her a basket case”Warren to Trump: “When a woman stands up to you, you’re going to call her a basket case”
    Politics

    Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren are at war on Twitter.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    London’s new Muslim mayor has the perfect response to Trump making an “exception” for himLondon’s new Muslim mayor has the perfect response to Trump making an “exception” for him
    Politics

    It’s 2016, and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, says he would make an “exception” to his proposed rule to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States for London’s newly elected Mayor Sadiq Khan.

    By Tara Golshan
    Science
    What sleep habits look like in 20 countries around the worldWhat sleep habits look like in 20 countries around the world
    Science

    On average, Americans don’t sleep as much as the Dutch.

    By Tara Golshan