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Jim Tankersley

Former Policy and Politics Editor

Oregon expatriate.

Will Republicans get the votes on their health bill? A Vox discussion.

By Sarah Kliff, Dylan Scott, and 1 more June 26, 2017

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse: the Senate health care bill is mostly about Medicaid

By Jim Tankersley June 25, 2017

The Virginia shooting rattled Congress. Other shootings should, too.

By Jim Tankersley June 15, 2017

Alexandria shooting: on the ground when James T. Hodgkinson allegedly wounded Rep. Scalise

By Jim Tankersley and Jeff Stein June 14, 2017

Trump is ignoring opioids, factory jobs, and every big problem he promised to solve

By Jim Tankersley June 9, 2017

Donald Trump just broke his Twitter silence — to call Comey a “leaker”

By Jeff Guo and Jim Tankersley June 9, 2017

Ben Bernanke explains what Donald Trump gets wrong on the economy

By Jim Tankersley June 6, 2017

Quitting the Paris climate agreement is a moral disgrace

By Jim Tankersley June 1, 2017

CBO: The Republican health bill would hurt people with pre-existing conditions

By Jim Tankersley May 24, 2017

Obamacare repeal is class warfare

By Jim Tankersley May 5, 2017