Jack Brewster

Jack Brewster covers politics and breaking news for TIME in Washington, D.C.

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8 Questions with Jeff Flake, Republican Senator from Arizona

The Republican Senator from Arizona on disagreeing with Trump, his new book Conscience of a Conservative and why he's crashing his own party You say that conservatives have "lost" their way, being swept up by...

By Jack Brewster

Meet the Republican Senator Who Called Out President Trump

The Arizona Republican, who is running for re-election next year, released a new book which criticizes Trump

By Jack Brewster

Why We Can't Stop Reading Trump Transcripts

You can add presidential transcripts to the list of things that have experienced a "Trump bump." While transcriptions of conversations, interviews and speeches with the U.S. president have always been of interest, the Trump Administration...

By Jack Brewster

Vulnerable GOP Senators May Pay A Price For Obamacare Vote

Democrats will attack Dean Heller and Jeff Flake for their votes

By Jack Brewster

Three Republicans Just Derailed the Senate Health Care Bill

In a dramatic middle-of-the-night vote

By Alana Abramson and Jack Brewster

Here's What That Vote on Single-Payer Health Care Really Meant

The Senate voted down a stunt proposal to create single-payer health care on Thursday in a move that revealed where the Democratic Party may be headed. As part of the legislative process to repeal the...

By Jack Brewster

Republicans Want the Senate to Return to Normal After Health Care

As the highly unusual process of passing a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act drew to a close Thursday, a number of Republican senators said they would like to see the upper chamber return...

By Jack Brewster

Republicans Will Vote for the 'Skinny Repeal,' But They Don't Want It to Become Law. Here's Why

A number of Republican senators say that they will vote for the so-called "skinny repeal" on the health care bill, but they don't want to see it signed into law. As the upper chamber headed...

By Jack Brewster

President Trump's Transgender Troop Ban Received Warily by Republican Lawmakers

A number of Republicans on Capitol Hill responded to a ban on transgender troops with silence, while Democrats criticized it harshly. In the hours after President Trump unexpectedly announced via Twitter that transgender Americans will...

By Jack Brewster

Democrats Appalled by Vote to Begin Health Care Debate

Senate Democrats could do little to stop the GOP from pushing ahead to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but they could voice their frustration. As the Senate voted Tuesday to begin debate, members of the...

By Jack Brewster

Senate Republicans Try Again to Push Health Care Bill Past Finish Line

After numerous failed attempts to fulfill a seven-year promise to repeal-and-replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans are making yet another bid to pass a replacement bill–without a final product ready. The Senate will vote...

By Jack Brewster

Here Are 3 Big Ideas From Democrats' New Agenda

Democrats put forward a mix of populist themes and pragmatic policies Monday as part of a new agenda aimed at winning back Congress in 2018. Called "A Better Deal," the agenda calls for breaking up...

By Jack Brewster

Here's Why Jared Kushner Is Testifying Behind Closed Doors

Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort are all testifying behind closed doors

By Jack Brewster

Five Times a President Issued a Controversial Pardon

President Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating pardoning family members, staffers and even himself for connections to the Russia investigation. The story, which was reported by the Washington Post, led to criticism. But if Trump follows...

By Jack Brewster

How a Presidential Pardon Could Backfire

President Trump is considering pardoning family members and staffers caught up in the Russia investigation, but legal experts warn that it could backfire by making it harder for them to avoid testifying. Under the Fifth...

By Jack Brewster

Majority of Women Say Their Interest in Politics Has Increased Since Election

More women than men say that their interest in politics has increased since President Trump's election, according to a new poll. A Pew Research Center poll released Thursday found that 58 percent of women say...

By Jack Brewster

Meet the Former Governor Fighting the Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

Four simultaneous famines

By Jack Brewster

Repealing Obamacare Without a Replacement Would Cause Millions to Lose Insurance

Senate Republicans' fallback plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act and work on a replacement later would cause 18 million more people to be uninsured and premiums to spike by 20 to 25 percent next...

By Jack Brewster

Gore Argues Trump Is 'Deliberately' Tearing Down America's Standing

Echoing old Republican criticism of President Obama

By Jack Brewster

Donald Trump Jr. and the History of Opposition Research From Foreign Sources

President Trump's son tweeted about how he wasn't the first to seek info on a campaign opponent. The history of such research is complicated

By Jack Brewster
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