Madeleine Joung

Madeleine Joung covers politics and government in the TIME bureau in Washington, D.C.

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Henry Kissinger Dies

Known for his realist approach to foreign policy, his influence spanned the Vietnam War to the aftermath of 9/11

By Madeleine Joung

How President Trump Is Undercutting Pompeo in a Dispute Over Turkey's Purchase of a Russian Missile System

During his two and a half years in the Trump Administration, Mike Pompeo has mostly managed to stay on President Donald Trump's good side, even as other senior officials have come and gone. But the...

By Madeleine Joung

Biggest Moments From Debate Night Two

Former Vice President Joe Biden took heat from many of his fellow Democratic candidates during night two of the second round 2020 presidential primary debates. Candidates including California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Sen. Cory...

By Madeleine Joung , Abigail Abrams , Mahita Gajanan , Tara Law and Rachel E. Greenspan

Fact-Checking the Second Democratic Debate

The second Democratic debate included claims from Joe Biden, Bill be Blasio, Bernie Sanders and more. Here are the facts

By Mahita Gajanan , Madeleine Joung , Alana Abramson and Tara Law

Highlights from Night One of the Second Democratic Debate

20 presidential candidates will face off in Detroit

By Madeleine Joung , Mahita Gajanan , Tara Law , Rachel E. Greenspan and Abigail Abrams

The Trump Administration’s Immigration Agenda Was Thwarted on Multiple Fronts This Week

While the national conversation was dominated by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress this week, the Trump Administration's immigration agenda was thwarted on several fronts. A federal judge in San Francisco issued a...

By Madeleine Joung

The Biggest Moments From Mueller's Testimony

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller called President Donald Trump's tweets in 2016 about WikiLeaks "problematic," marking a rare moment of direct criticism of the President during the former FBI chief's seven-hour public testimony before Congress...

By Madeleine Joung and Mahita Gajanan

Trump’s Deadline for an Asylum Deal With Mexico Is Monday. Here’s What We Know

Donald Trump stood on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, waving a folded piece of paper in front of the cameras that he said was an agreement with Mexico to address...

By Madeleine Joung

Bill Seeks to Create Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers

On Monday, Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Pramila Jayapal will introduce the National Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights

By Madeleine Joung

Trump Has Now Had More Cabinet Turnover Than Reagan, Obama and the Two Bushes

Donald Trump has now had more turnover in his Cabinet in the first two and a half years of his presidency than any of his five immediate predecessors did in their entire first terms. According...

By Madeleine Joung

The Trump Administration Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to an Area the State Department Says Is as Dangerous as Afghanistan

Doctors Without Borders is arguing that the expansion of a Trump Administration program to leave asylum-seekers in Mexico while they await immigration court decisions will “put vulnerable people in danger.” The international humanitarian group noted...

By Madeleine Joung

What Is Happening at Migrant Detention Centers? Here's What to Know

In light of recent reports of overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at migrant detention centers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies, top Democrats have summoned the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs...

By Madeleine Joung

Trump's Big Show

It took nearly two years, but Donald Trump finally got his big military show. The president has wanted to bring tanks to the streets and jets to the skies of the nation’s capital since witnessing...

By Madeleine Joung

What to Know About Trump's July 4 'Salute to America'

President Donald Trump will deliver a presidential address at a controversial "Salute to America" celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on the Fourth of July featuring heavy military equipment and heads of...

By Madeleine Joung

Democrats Don’t Have a Plan to Deal with Mitch McConnell

When moderator Chuck Todd asked Elizabeth Warren if she has a plan to deal with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell the same way that she has plans for free college and better health care, her...

By Lissandra Villa and Madeleine Joung

Here's How 2020 Democrats' Student Loan Debt Proposals Compare

Elizabeth Warren and Julían Castro want to help pay off student loan debt. Bernie Sanders wants to forgive it entirely. Student loan forgiveness has become a hot topic in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, with...

By Madeleine Joung

The 7 Ways to Lose a Presidential Debate

Debates can be defining moments for presidential candidates. Since they provide rare opportunities for voters to see candidates face off directly against one another, debates can produce viral moments and soundbites that get replayed on...

By Madeleine Joung

The Biggest Moments From Debate Night One

Elizabeth Warren said she'd abolish private insurance, while Amy Klobuchar questioned "kicking half of America off of their health insurance." Julián Castro attacked Beto O'Rourke for not supporting proposals to treat border crossings as civil...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Madeleine Joung

2020 Democrats Criticized Trump's Foreign Interference Comment

Democratic presidential candidates harshly criticized President Donald Trump's remarks that he wouldn't necessarily call the FBI if offered information from a foreign government about them. "President Trump is once again welcoming foreign interference in our...

By Madeleine Joung

Here's Who Made the Cut for the 2020 Democratic Debates

Biden will face Sanders, Harris and Buttigieg but not Warren

By Madeleine Joung
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