Ryan Brooks
The First White House Press Briefing Of The Biden Presidency Was Extremely Mild
White House press secretary Jen Psaki's first briefing was respectful, thorough, and relatively newsless. So: the opposite of Trump-era briefings.
Ryan Brooks
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 Pleaded With Trump To Stop His Supporters' "Unprecedented Assault" On Democracy
“President Trump, step up,” the president-elect said.
Ryan Brooks
Democrat Jon Ossoff Has Defeated Republican David Perdue, Giving Democrats A Stunning Sweep Across Georgia’s Senate Races
Democrats won both of Georgia’s runoff races, giving them control of the Senate and a road map for future success powered by Black organizers.
Ryan Brooks
Democrat Raphael Warnock Defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler In Georgia's Runoff Race, Making Him The State's First Black Senator
The win puts Democrats on the cusp of Senate control, with one runoff race still undecided.
Ryan Brooks
Trump's COVID Deal Politics Are Helping Democrats In Georgia With The Argument They're Already Making
Trump's last-minute COVID deal politics have made things easier for the Democratic Senate candidates — and line up with an argument progressives have already been making in Georgia.
Ryan Brooks
Kelly Loeffler Repeatedly Avoided Saying Trump Lost During Georgia's Senate Debate
Donald Trump hung over the debate for a key Georgia Senate runoff election.
Ryan Brooks
The 12 Best Episodes Of TV In 2020
From a wedding in Schitt's Creek to an out-of-this-world episode of Lovecraft Country, here are our picks for the best TV show episodes of 2020.
David Mack
Michigan's Board Of Canvassers Certified Biden's Win In A Big Loss For Trump's Desperate Bid To Overturn The Election
Trump’s effort to undermine Joe Biden’s win in Michigan faced a devastating failure when a state board took a vote that is normally uncontroversial.
Ryan Brooks
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
Democrats Turn To Door-Knocking To Win Georgia
"It’s about having high-quality face-to-face conversations, and we tend to be able to do that by knocking on people’s doors," said the executive director of New Georgia Project.
Zahra Hirji
Climate Activists Put Aside Their Differences With Biden To Help Get Him Elected. Now They Want Results.
The Sunrise Movement has high expectations for the Biden administration. And it’s planning to hold the president-elect to them.
Ryan Brooks
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
Essential Workers Fed Up With Trump’s Coronavirus Response Have Spent Months Organizing For Election Day
"We’re looking to have elected officials in positions of government who take our plight seriously."
Ryan Brooks
Trump And His Son Are Lying About Coronavirus Deaths — Again
The number of COVID-19 deaths "is almost nothing," Donald Trump Jr. said on a day when about 1,000 people in the US had died.
Ryan Brooks
The Presidential Debates Gave People Of Color Old Fights Over The Past And Little Insight Into The Future
The debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump focused less on their plans for Black and brown Americans than on their pasts.
Nidhi Prakash
Protest Is Part Of The Black American Tradition. Young Activists Are Reshaping The Movement In Their Image.
“Who exactly was this a reckoning for? Not for me.” Four very different young Black activists doing the work on why we’re here and what comes next.
Ryan Brooks
Obama Railed Against Trump’s Coronavirus Response In His First Campaign Trail Speech
The president has done nothing but “completely screw this up,” Obama said in Philadelphia.
Ryan Brooks
Kamala Harris And Mike Pence Talked About Everything Except The Last Six Days
The vice presidential debate barely touched on the ongoing chaos of the last two weeks.
Ryan Brooks
Biden Said He's Not Surprised That Trump Got The Coronavirus
"Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying 'masks don't matter, social distancing doesn't matter' is responsible for what happens to them," Biden said during a town hall.
Ryan Brooks
