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Jill Lawrence

Washington, D.C.

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Opinion writer/editor. Pvs: Politics at USA Today, National Journal, AOL, Daily Beast, AP. Author, "Art of the Political Deal." Threads: @jilldlawrence

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  • 3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Jill Lawrence

    WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I won an award that I didn’t understand, named for someone I’d never heard of: the Peter Goldin Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature. I still don’t know who Peter Goldin was, but I like to think the award must have had something to do with analyzing (or, tbh, overanalyzing) text and subtext—exactly the tool I’ve needed to interpret politics all these years.

  • 1 month ago | open.substack.com | Jill Lawrence

    THE MOST PRESCIENT AND POINTED WARNING about Donald Trump may have been raised by a Harrah’s executive. In 2016. Phil Satre wasn’t a celebrity, but he stood out in at least two ways: He was Trump’s partner on an Atlantic City casino project in the 1980s. And he was willing to stick his neck out and write about it in the Reno Gazette Journal.

  • Jan 2, 2025 | thebulwark.com | Jill Lawrence

    THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE is an easy agency to hate. And Republicans, with an accidental assist from Democrats, just made it easier than ever. It’s sad—or SAD, as Donald Trump might say—because the unlovable tax-collection bureaucracy is just beginning to get its act together after decades of cutbacks and restrictions, sometimes in reaction to scandals that proved false or overblown.

  • Oct 25, 2024 | postguam.com | Jill Lawrence

    Get ready for President JD Vance. Remember when some people (yes, one of them was me) used to obsess over President Joe Biden’s age and future because we were worried about a President Kamala Harris? She’s come into her own as the Democratic nominee, especially for non-Californians unfamiliar with her career before the Senate.

  • Oct 24, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Jill Lawrence

    Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) laughs on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 13, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/TNS) TNS Get ready for President JD Vance. Remember when some people (yes, one of them was me) used to obsess over President Joe Biden's age and future because we were worried about a President Kamala Harris?

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Jill Lawrence
Jill Lawrence @JillDLawrence
3 Apr 25

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Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes

hahahah. look who already got their little side deal!

Jill Lawrence
Jill Lawrence @JillDLawrence
1 Apr 25

RT @tm3716: This is a great read from @JillDLawrence https://t.co/rZ03lsSGSs

Jill Lawrence
Jill Lawrence @JillDLawrence
31 Mar 25

RT @BulwarkOnline: "Trump claims he wants museums in Washington to be 'places where individuals go to learn.'" Good, because they already a…