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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

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    What the 3rd and final debate

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    77 percent of Trump voters don’t trust the media’s fact checks.

    By Tara Golshan
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    Marco Rubio: using the WikiLeaks emails against Hillary Clinton would set a dangerous precedentMarco Rubio: using the WikiLeaks emails against Hillary Clinton would set a dangerous precedent
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    Why Rubio isn’t going to talk about the WikiLeaks emails.

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    Is Donald Trump a throwback to ancient oratory — or an undisciplined rambler?

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    Presidential debate moderator Chris Wallace says it’s not his job to be the “truth squad”Presidential debate moderator Chris Wallace says it’s not his job to be the “truth squad”
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    Chris Wallace fact-checked Donald Trump in the primaries — but now says it’s not his job.

    By Tara Golshan
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    Lawrence Lessig’s classy response to being insulted in John Podesta’s leaked emailsLawrence Lessig’s classy response to being insulted in John Podesta’s leaked emails
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    Lessig took the high road after being called “pompous” in Podesta’s leaked emails.

    By Tara Golshan
    John McCain just did what his best friend in the Senate warned Republicans not to do
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    Sen. Lindsey Graham in March: “Watch what you say today. Because if she wins the people have spoken.”

    By Tara Golshan
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    Donald Trump is going on a furious Twitter tirade about the “rigged” electionDonald Trump is going on a furious Twitter tirade about the “rigged” election
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    Trump’s team denies rumblings about Trump TV. But Jared Kushner reportedly reached out to a big media dealmaker.

    By Tara Golshan
    Donald Trump’s threat to sue the New York Times for defamation, explained by legal experts
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    Trump’s lawyers seem to be confused about how defamation lawsuits work.

    By Tara Golshan

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