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 August 2, 2019

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 July 31, 2019

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 July 31, 2019

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 July 28, 2019

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 July 25, 2019

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 July 23, 2019

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 July 20, 2019

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 July 15, 2019

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 July 12, 2019

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 July 11, 2019

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 July 10, 2019

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 July 5, 2019

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 July 2, 2019

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 June 27, 2019

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 June 24, 2019

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 June 24, 2019

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 June 23, 2019

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 June 13, 2019

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

Biden will face Sanders, Harris and Buttigieg but not Warren

By Madeleine Joung June 12, 2019

Did Trump Inadvertently Reveal a Secret Mexico Deal?

President Donald Trump may have an agreement with Mexico to commit to more "burden-sharing" on the handling of refugees fleeing violence and poor economic conditions in Central America. In recent days, Trump has claimed that...

By Madeleine Joung June 11, 2019

President Trump Wants Asylum Seekers to Stay in Mexico. Here's How That Would Work

Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States could soon spend months or even years in Mexico waiting for their cases to be heard, but they will not yet be required to seek asylum there...

By Madeleine Joung June 10, 2019

The 7 Most Memorable Moments From 2020 Democratic Town Halls

The historically large field of Democratic presidential candidates has spurred a boomlet in hourlong cable TV specials, getting attention for their campaigns in televised town halls. The three major cable news networks — CNN, Fox...

By Madeleine Joung June 7, 2019

Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple Could Face Antitrust Investigations. How Do Those Work?

Four of Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — could face antitrust investigations from the Trump Administration and Congress. After unusual negotiations on the subject, the Federal Trade Commission agreed...

By Madeleine Joung June 5, 2019

How the 2016 Debates Are Haunting Democrats

Democrats and Republicans had opposing problems when they held their presidential primary debates in 2016. For Democrats, the perception that the party Establishment favored Hillary Clinton fueled criticism about the format and timing of the...

By Madeleine Joung May 30, 2019