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Linley Sanders
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Linley Sanders is a staff writer for Newsweek covering breaking news, politics and legislative policy. You can catch her bylines at The Associated Press and Teen Vogue, where she covered the 2016 election, Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. She graduated from Drake University and hails from Iowa and Kansas.
Articles by Linley Sanders
U.S.
Year of the Woman? Female Candidates Could Win Big in 2018, but We’re Still Far From Parity
Women now hold a record number of state legislature seats—but a Newsweek analysis found that we’re still more than 100 years away from parity in state houses.
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U.S.
Republican Quits, Denounces Trump: ‘More Racism,’ ‘More Hatred’ in America With Current President
“I do not support the actions coming from the White House,” Brandon DeFrain said. “I’m tired of attempting to defend a machine that does not defend the people I love.”
3 min read
U.S.
Who is Rachel Crooks? Trump Sexual Misconduct Accuser Enters Ohio Race in District President Carried
“I think my voice should have been heard then, and I’ll still fight for it to be heard now,” Rachel Crooks said.
3 min read
U.S.
The Cost of Nestle Water: Tiny Michigan Town Claims Bottled Water Company Harms Local River
Citizens in a small Michigan town are battling Nestle Water over claims that the company’s water extraction techniques are ruining the river.
3 min read
U.S.
Mike Pence Says Nancy Pelosi ‘Lives in a Different World’ After Describing $1,000 as ‘Crumbs’
“I come from the Joseph A. Bank wing of the West Wing,” Vice President Mike Pence noted.
2 min read
U.S.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Told Nancy Pelosi to Smile Way More Often, Suggested She Embodies the ‘Bitterness’ of Democrats
Pelosi, along with other Democrats, showed visible disdain during Trump’s State of the Union address.
3 min read
U.S.
Sean Spicer Regrets That He ‘Brought Embarrassment to Myself and My Family’ During Time as Trump’s Press Secretary
“It’s not just on you. It’s now going in and having to tell the president of the United States, ‘Hey, I embarrassed myself, your administration and in some cases, I think did something the American people are not pleased with,'” Spicer explained.
3 min read
U.S.
Who is Patrick Witty? National Geographic Editor Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Photographers
He allegedly threatened a female freelance photographer, telling her she would never work for his magazine after she rejected his flirtatious behavior.
3 min read
U.S.
Home Depot Co-Founder Taunts Democrats, Saying ‘Use Your Stupid Brains’ on Tax Reform
Democrats “don’t understand what happens,” Bernie Marcus said, talking about the new tax law’s impact.
2 min read
U.S.
Calexit: The ‘Yes California’ Independence Bid Returns on Valentine’s Day to Divorce America
“The Republican Party is dead in California. They killed themselves by backing Donald Trump,” the Yes California leader told Newsweek.
3 min read
U.S.
Who Is Donald McGahn? Trump Lawyer Reportedly Threatened to Quit Rather Than Fire Robert Mueller
Donald McGahn was interviewed by Mueller in early December.
3 min read
U.S.
Marijuana Sanctuary State? Massachusetts Democrats Challenge Jeff Sessions’s Approval For Cannabis Prosecutions
The attorney general “will get no help at all from state or local police” on marijuana prosecution if these Democrats succeed.
4 min read
U.S.
Kentucky School Shooting Victim Bailey Holt Called Her Mother in Moments Before Death Amid ‘Chaos’
“She couldn’t say anything, and I tried to call her name over and over and over, and she never responded,” said her mother.
3 min read
U.S.
Kentucky School Shooting: Doctor Who Treated Students Says Politicians ‘Will Do Nothing’ to Stop Next Attack
“You don’t suffer some of the wounds these patients suffered and just move on with life,” he said.
5 min read
U.S.
Texas Republicans Fight to Block 128 Democrats From 2018 Midterm Election
“When Republicans can’t win at the ballot box, they rig the election system to hold Texans back,” the deputy executive director for Texas Democrats told Newsweek.
2 min read
World
Photos: Anti-Trump Protest Forces U.S. Embassy Lockdown in Haiti After President’s Alleged ‘Shithole Country’ Remarks
Haitians protested President Donald Trump with a voodoo ceremony and by burning signs and throwing rocks.
3 min read
U.S.
Kentucky High School Shooting Live Updates: Attack Reported at Marshall County High School in Benton
“These children belong to this community and specific families in this community.”
5 min read
U.S.
What Is REAL ID? Trump Administration Enforces New Identification Cards To Combat Terrorism After 13 Year Delay
California began accepting applications for new identification cards Monday that will eventually be mandatory across the U.S.
3 min read
U.S.
What Is CHIP? What to Know About the Child Health Care Funding Held Hostage in Government Shutdown
In the government shutdown blame game, politicians are accusing one another of holding CHIP hostage. Here’s everything to know about that program.
3 min read
U.S.
When Are the 2018 Election Primaries? Voting Advocates Battle Apathy Before Pre-Midterm Party Elections
“You can see with the passion we’ve seen over the past year how there’s been a movement led by young people,” the Rock the Vote policy director told Newsweek. “Trying to transition that passion into actual voting is what we’re working to do.”
3 min read
U.S.
How Long Would a Government Shutdown Last? Trump’s State of the Union Could Be Impacted by Political Halt
Trump is scheduled to deliver his second presidential address on January 30.
3 min read
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