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Adam Wren

Midwestern-based writer covering 2020. Author of IMPORTANTVILLE. Contributing editor to Politico Mag and Indianapolis Monthly. Buckeye-born Hoosier.

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HEAL THYSELF

Has the U.S. Surgeon General Caught a Bad Case of Trumpism?

Dr. Jerome Adams had a sterling reputation owing to the work he did in Indiana. Which has led friends to wonder: What’s going on with him now?

Adam Wren

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THE INSIDE GAME

Team Buttigieg Preps for a Contested Convention

The South Bend mayor has been calling party insiders and stopping in delegate-heavy districts. On Monday, his campaign hosted a conference call for them. It’s all part of a plan.

Adam Wren

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FIVE STARS

Buttigieg Stands With Uber Drivers—But Takes $ From Its Exec

The South Bend mayor rolls deep with Silicon Valley management while wooing the laborers hardest hit by its sharing economy.

Adam Wren

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ABANDON SHIP

State of the NRA, According to Members: ‘They’re F*cked’

Amid the ouster of Lt. Col. Oliver North and a New York Attorney General investigation, NRA members say the organization has lost focus on its original mission.

Adam Wren

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SHARP ELBOWS

NRA President Ollie North Ousted, Warns of Group in ‘Crisis’

“There is a clear crisis” at the NRA regarding financial allegations, he said in a Saturday letter.

Pilar Melendez

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