Lisa Belkin

Yahoo News Vault

I’m thrilled to be part of a new guard, writing long-form narrative original journalism for Yahoo News and proving that people will seek out (lengthy!) quality online. My title there is chief national correspondent, and my territory is domestic social issues.

“As the public edges toward impeachment, will the GOP follow?” — SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
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“Pelosi, taking on a president, meets feminists’ desire for a superhero” — SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-...

“Watergate-era Dem urges party to go after Trump on all fronts” — SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/waterga...

“Parents of children with mental illness look at shooters and wonder, Could that be my child?” — SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/parents...

“In wake of ICE raids, devastated communities and broken families” — AUGUST 16, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/in-wake...

“After a weekend filled with gunfire, fear is the new normal across America” — AUGUST 9, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/after-a...

“Frightened by shootings, appalled at Trump, Americans are voting with their feet — to leave” — AUGUST 7, 2019
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“DNA detectives: New tech can mean a diagnosis for your child, but not a lot of answers” — JULY 26, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/in-unkn...

“Alabama bill marks the start of all-out war on abortion” — MAY 15, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/alabama...

“Joe Biden comes face-to-face with a changing culture” — APRIL 2, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/joe-bid...

“Who’s minding the kids? Warren pushes universal childcare” — MARCH 21, 2019
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“Some women are happy to let the march pass them by” — MARCH 8, 2019
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“‘We are not monsters’: Parents go public about late-term abortions” — FEBRUARY 18, 2019
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“Trump, honoring Holocaust survivors, seems blind to events of today” — FEBRUARY 6, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-h...

“Medical miracle: One woman’s quest for the elusive shingles vaccine” — JANUARY 26, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/medical...

“Michael and his 3 parents: The first open adoption babies come of age” — DECEMBER 15, 2018
https://news.yahoo.com/michael...

“Abortion rights activists celebrate wins in midterm elections” — NOVEMBER 8, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/abo...

“Over nearly a century, Rose Mallinger saw the best and worst of America. Until Saturday.” — OCTOBER 29, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nea...

“New Kavanaugh allegations don’t change the fact that it’s all about politics” — SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/new...

“When it’s Woman (D) versus Woman (R), interesting things happen” — AUGUST 24, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wom...

“A note of caution about ‘the Year of the Woman’ in politics” — AUGUST 4, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/not...

“What would the world be like without Roe v. Wade?” — JULY 26, 2018
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“Trump aide Stephen Miller, meet your great-grandfather, who flunked his naturalization test” — JUNE 20, 2018
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“Racial imbalance? Admissions policies at Harvard and Stuyvesant HS under scrutiny” — JUNE 18, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rac...

“The 8th Circuit strategy: How abortion foes are lining up cases to challenge Roe” — JUNE 11, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/8th...

“Revenge of the Faceblockers: Social media abstainers aren’t worried about their data” — APRIL 10, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rev...

“Republican women running for office find politics is all about Trump” — APRIL 2, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rep...

“After Parkland, a new generation uses its voice against guns” — FEBRUARY 17, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gun...

“In scandal’s wake, Melania keeps her distance from Donald. Do we care?” — JANUARY 24, 2018
https://news.yahoo.com/scandal...

“The women who marched in 2018” — JANUARY 20, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wom...

“The ‘Sisterhood of the Van,’ one year after the Women’s March” — JANUARY 19, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sis...

“Resilient, or just numb? As atrocities mount, Americans become adept at moving on” — NOVEMBER 8, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/res...

“64 hours in October: How one weekend blew up the rules of American politics” — OCTOBER 10, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/64-...

“Will Congress let Mary Klein decide how to die?” — JUNE 17, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wil...

“The contrarians: They didn’t vote for Trump, but they would now” — APRIL 25, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/con...

“O’Reilly scandal leaves women wondering: When will it stop?” — APRIL 20, 2017
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“Buying weed for Grandpa” — APRIL 17, 2017
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“The family that smokes together” — APRIL 17, 2017
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“‘We promised to help them’: One congregation’s struggle to bring a Syrian family to America” — FEBRUARY 10, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/we-...

“Civil servant? Worried about illegal orders? These lawyers want to defend you.” — JANUARY 30, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/civ...

“‘History!’: Journey to the March on Washington feels like an end and a beginning” — JANUARY 21, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/his...

“‘Our world changes today’: A journey to the Women’s March on Washington” — JANUARY 21, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/our...

“Is there a method behind Trump’s Twitter madness — and does it really matter?” — JANUARY 18, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/is-...

“‘The angry Trump voter next door’: A continuing conversation” — JANUARY 18, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the...

“The angry white man next door: Hearing out a Trump voter” — NOVEMBER 22, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the...

“The Green Party’s Jill Stein goes on the trail, packs a tent” — SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the...

“As Clinton clinches nomination, many of her supporters tiptoe out of the shadows” — JUNE 10, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/as-...

“Energizer Bernie: How does Sanders keep going, and going, and going?” — MAY 29, 2016
https://lisabelkin.com/energiz...

“When Trump made a pass at me. And why it matters.” — MAY 18, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tru...

“7 ways Donald Trump is just like the Founding Fathers” — APRIL 8, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/7-w...

“How Trump’s ‘bullying’ would play against Clinton” — MARCH 2, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/how...

“The wacky, utterly speculative short list to replace Scalia” — FEBRUARY 18, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the...

“Poisoned by lead: Portraits that will haunt Flint parents” — FEBRUARY 3, 2016
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“Hillary, Lena and Amy: Sisterhood is powerful, or so Clinton hopes” — JANUARY 18, 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hil...

“All in the (nonnuclear, totally unorthodox) family” — JANUARY 14, 2016
https://news.yahoo.com/all-in-...

“Being married to Bernie” — NOVEMBER 5, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bei...

“What’s up with Donald Trump and ‘the women’? Not what you might think.” — OCTOBER 15, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wha...

“‘Show Me A Hero’: The Long (But Surprisingly Painless!) Trip From Page to Screen” — AUGUST 13, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/entertai...

“DJ Henry was a black man killed by police. Should he be a cause?” — JULY 27, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dj-...

“Have You Seen This President? (The One In Which I Try To Solve a Mystery…)” — JULY 14, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the...

“Bill Clinton as First Gent? He’d break new ground — and maybe a little china.” — MAY 29, 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bil...

“Giving away ‘Anatoly Z.’” — DECEMBER 5, 2014
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“Is It A Crime To Raise a Killer?” — SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
https://news.yahoo.com/is-it-a...

“Did Cooper Stock Really Have To Die?” — MAY 21, 2014
https://news.yahoo.com/cooper-...

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