Molly Hensley-Clancy
Kamala Harris Is Now The First Woman To Be Vice President
Harris, who is Black and South Asian, made history when she took the oath as vice president. Now her symbolism shifts to action.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
She Believed Trump. Now She Doesn’t Believe In America.
Sandra is a nursing home staffer, a widow, and a Trump supporter deep in the right-wing news vortex. Trump and the Republican Party's claims of election fraud have left her hopeless.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Resigned, Citing The Deadly Capitol Riot As Her “Inflection Point”
The billionaire Republican megadonor was embattled for much of her tenure in the Trump administration.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
The Pro-Trump Activists Who Helped Plan The Insurrection Feel Betrayed By The President
"For weeks people were saying how ready they were to fight," one person on the forum TheDonald wrote. "The moment it happens everyone starts pearl clutching."
Molly Hensley-Clancy
The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
The mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.
Jane Lytvynenko
Trump Launched A Deadly Attempted Coup, Encouraging A Mob To Breach The US Capitol Building Because He Lost The Presidential Election
A mob of almost exclusively white Trump supporters took over the Capitol because they believe Trump’s claims that the election was stolen. A woman was shot and killed inside the building. (Warning: This post links to images of nooses.)
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Trump Held A Delusional MAGA Rally As Congress Prepared To Confirm He Lost
Trump supporters are rallying in DC today to plead with Congress to overturn Joe Biden's win. The president gave them his support.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
How Kelly Loeffler’s WNBA Team Became Her Most Passionate Opponent
Elizabeth Williams and the Atlanta Dream were key to Raphael Warnock’s rise. The WNBA players have no plans to step back now.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
What Joe Biden Means For Your Student Loans
Canceling student debt has gone from pipe dream to possibility.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
After Meeting With Trump, Michigan’s Republican Leaders Said They Don't See A Reason Why Biden Isn't The Winner
Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Michigan appear to be stalling out.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Kamala Harris Is The First Woman Vice President–Elect But Said She "Won’t Be The Last"
Kamala Harris spoke for the first time as vice president–elect in a victory speech Saturday and placed herself in history.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Kamala Harris Will Be The First Woman To Be Vice President
Harris has broken many barriers with her victory.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Biden Narrowly Won Wisconsin, A State That Has Been Hit Hard By COVID-19
Biden won Wisconsin by a razor-thin margin, and the Trump campaign declared it will "immediately" push for a recount.
Peter Aldhous
There Are Several Swing States That Could Determine The Next President. Here's The State Of Play In Each.
Here is the current state of play. Final results could take days and may come down to absentee and mail-in ballots that officials are still counting.
Albert Samaha
Phone-Banking Is Democrats’ Best Hope For Organizing In A Pandemic. It's Also Helping Volunteers Feel Less Lonely.
Democrats aren't doing as much on-the-ground organizing. But isolated in their homes, some are making hundreds of calls to get people to vote and find connection.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
More Than 9 Million People Voted Early In Texas. For One Day In Its Biggest County, They Voted All Night.
Millions have voted in Texas’s first competitive presidential race in decades. When some polls stayed open for 24 hours this week, the voters kept coming.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
The Coronavirus Is Pushing Women Out Of Work And Away From Trump
White women in Wisconsin helped Trump win the presidency in 2016. Now they’re carrying a disproportionate amount of the pandemic’s economic burden.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Kamala Harris Kept Her Questioning Of Amy Coney Barrett Laser-Focused On Healthcare
The senator is famous for her intense questioning of Trump allies. But as Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, she tried something different.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
You Won’t Hear Kamala Harris Saying "Shut Up, Man" In The VP Debate
Kamala Harris’s team is reading up on gender studies and preparing the VP candidate for a debate that now feels more important.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Trump’s Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before He Announced He Had COVID-19
“Absolutely amazing day having my photo taken with the GOAT, President Trump!!!” one fundraiser attendee wrote on Instagram. Trump tested positive for the coronavirus hours later.
Rosie Gray
