Vaughn Hillyard

Vaughn Hillyard

Vaughn Hillyard is a senior White House reporter for MS NOW. Over the last 12 years, he has reported on the road across all 50 states and 20 countries, chronicling policy-impact stories in towns across America, the last three presidential elections, and the evolution of the MAGA movement since its inception.


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1mos ago
News

Trump won’t say what happens if Iran keeps its uranium stockpiles

The White House used the existence of enriched uranium to justify the war — but seizing it would likely require ground troops.

1mos ago
News

Trump administration widens 2020 election probe in Arizona

The Homeland Security inquiry comes days after the FBI subpoenaed state lawmakers for records of their own GOP-led review.

1mos ago
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FBI reviewing 2020 voting records from largest county in Arizona

The subpoena for Maricopa County’s documents marks the administration’s latest effort to push baseless claims of voter fraud.

1mos ago
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Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war

The Trump administration sent negotiators without nuclear expertise to lead talks on Iran’s enrichment program. Now, its public case for war centers on a facility that experts say cannot do what officials claim.

2mos ago
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JD Vance hosts meeting on U.S.-Iran talks, Rubio plans Israel trip

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel on Monday and Tuesday for talks on the latest Iran developments, the State Department said.

2mos ago
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U.S., Iran make ‘significant progress’ in Geneva, but strikes loom

The latest talks follow President Donald Trump’s warnings that he would not hesitate to confront the country militarily over concerns about nuclear weapons.

2mos ago
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DHS tells state election chiefs that ICE won’t be at voting sites

Democratic secretaries of state welcomed the assurance but expressed deep skepticism, pointing to the DHS official’s history of spreading election conspiracy theories.

2mos ago
News

Trump moves to rewrite election rules unilaterally

The president has directed his White House counsel to explore a voter ID executive order, even as his own lawyers warn it would likely be stricken down — the latest test of his executive authority over American elections.

2mos ago
News Analysis

Trump goes to Congress with a message: I don’t need you

Trump’s State of the Union comes amid the sharpest tensions between the executive branch and the other branches of government in modern American history.

2mos ago
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White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens, sources say

Agents will be required to turn over names of immigrants who voted before they became citizens — and then explain to the White House why they weren’t charged with a crime.