Ruby Cramer
The Iowa Caucus Is Supposed To Tell A Story About America. He’s Still Trying To Figure Out What It Meant.
Troy Price devoted years of his life to the Iowa caucus, hoping to make it successful, transparent, and inclusive. But in a year when everything fell apart, the 2020 Iowa caucus was the first institution to collapse.
Ruby Cramer
The “VIP” Seats At This Year’s Inauguration, Like Everything Else In 2021, Were On Zoom
“They do a really good job of trying to make it not awkward.”
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden Has Picked Jaime Harrison To Be Next Chair Of The Democratic Party
The South Carolina Democrat will replace Tom Perez.
Ruby Cramer
Andrew Yang Is Running For Mayor Of New York City
"Seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart," Yang says in his launch video, entering the 2021 race as both a national star and a target for a sprawling field of competitors.
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden's Inauguration Planners Are Confident His Ceremony Will Be Safe. Here's Why.
The planning for the inauguration is far different from what happened before the Capitol riot. Inside the world of "National Special Security Events."
Ruby Cramer
Republicans Are Still Trying To Keep Trump In Power Even After He Incited A Deadly Insurrection
West Virginia Rep. Alex Mooney prevented Democrats from passing a bill asking Vice President Pence to remove Trump from office on behalf of his Republican colleagues.
Addy Baird
The Short Life And Death Of A "Toxic White Progressives" List
A Democratic operative wanted to do something about the workplace racism she knows too well. In less than 24 hours, instead, she got a mess — and a disappointment.
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden's Long Wait Is Over: Relief And Celebration In A Painful Year
About 96 hours after polls closed, with his staff scattered around the country, Biden delivered the speech he had to put off for four straight nights — one his family had been waiting to hear for decades.
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden Said Waiting For Votes To Be Counted Is "Numbing" But Maintained "We’re Going To Win"
Biden is urging calm and patience as Pennsylvania counts its votes, which he said will ultimately give him a “mandate.”
Henry J. Gomez
Joe Biden Said He Thinks He’s "On Track To Win" As States Continue To Count Votes In A Tight Race
"We feel good about where we are," Biden said late on election night after Donald Trump won in Florida and Ohio with many key states left to go.
Henry J. Gomez
Herman Cain’s Life And Death Were More Complicated Than That
You’ve heard the jokes about the most prominent Republican to die from the coronavirus. His family has seen them too.
Rosie Gray
Kamala Harris Has Suspended Travel After Two People Close To The Campaign Tested Positive For COVID
Joe Biden, whom the campaign said was not in close contact with either of the individuals who tested positive, will keep his schedule.
Ruby Cramer
Cory Booker Is Trying To Keep Up With The News
This is one of the most bizarre weeks in US history. A day in the life of the senator who’s running for reelection, preparing for Supreme Court hearings, cohabiting for the first time in his life, and self-quarantining through it.
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden's Quiet Moment Inside A Frightening Hurricane Of News
Biden's speech Tuesday had the feel of a desperate call during a desperate and baffling time — an alternate vision, delivered from his own alternate version of America.
Ruby Cramer
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
Is It Dangerous To Have More Debates?
Two of the most important people in the world stood in an enclosed room for hours. Now one has the coronavirus. Will there be any more debates?
Ruby Cramer
Joe Biden Escalated His Supreme Court Fight With A Plea To Republican Senators
"Don't vote to confirm anyone nominated under the circumstances President Trump and Sen. McConnell have created," Biden said in a Sunday appeal to Republicans.
Ruby Cramer
Don't Call Bernie Sanders And Joe Biden "Friends"
The future of Bernie Sanders' movement has been transformed in the Time of Biden. But the progressive leader isn't backing away.
Ruby Cramer
These Two Lawyers Face Up To Life In Prison For Allegedly Burning An Empty Cop Car
The federal case against the lawyers Colin Mattis and Urooj Rahman is a stark example of how the Trump administration is cracking down on Black Lives Matter protesters.
Albert Samaha
California And Oregon Residents Described Apocalyptic Landscapes As Wildfires Raged
“The emotional swing has been from wishful thinking...to despair.”
Jessica Garrison
