Ryan C. Brooks
Ryan C. Brooks is a politics reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact this reporter at ryan.brooks@buzzfeed.com
Ted Cruz And Beto O’Rourke Argued About Everything From Trump To Police Shootings In Their First Debate
“We have a real race in the state of Texas,” Cruz said Friday night.
The Progressives Who Shook Up This Year’s Primaries Are Skeptical Of Joe Biden’s Politics
“The blind quotes over the past few months from a series of consultants that suggest he’d run as this neo-centrist New Democrat show that he would be profoundly out of step with the direction of grassroots energy.”
Lucy McBath Says Her Son’s Murder Was A “Catalyst” For Her Campaign For Congress
“Everything I was teaching him to be, and I thought and assumed that I was grooming him for, I’ve ended up assuming that role,” McBath told BuzzFeed News' Profile.
Andrew Cuomo Beat Cynthia Nixon In New York’s Intense Primary For Governor
The governor now heads to a November race, and more speculation about his presidential ambitions.
Cynthia Nixon Defends Herself Against Anti-Semitism Attack And Calls Cuomo "Notoriously Vindictive"
"The idea that they would accuse me of being soft on anti-Semitism is an outrage," the insurgent progressive candidate for governor in New York said on BuzzFeed News' "AM to DM."
A Progressive Challenger To An Establishment Democrat Lost Her Race. Here’s Why She Says She Won.
“Tomorrow we fight some more, tomorrow we know that we have just begun.”
A Longtime Delaware Senator Just Beat Back A Progressive Primary Challenger
Sen. Tom Carper defeated Kerri Evelyn Harris, a gay black community activist and Air Force veteran.
An Old-School Delaware Democrat Is Trying To Survive A Political Movement Ready For Change
“We’ve changed the definition of viability, to be quite honest,” says Kerri Evelyn Harris, who is trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Tom Carper.
How Michael Avenatti Got His Start In Political Dark Arts Under Rahm Emanuel
In the 1990s, as an entry-level opposition researcher, Avenatti once climbed aboard a moving train to get research to FedEx on time.
Tom Steyer On The Case To Impeach Trump: It's The Corruption, Stupid
The Democratic megadonor said that 30% of the 200,000 people polled by his group believe the president should be impeached for corruption.
Democrats Preview The 2020 Primary, And It's Intersectional, Antiestablishment, And Democratic Socialist–Friendly
At this year’s Netroots Nation, Democrats embrace the language of the new left.
Bernie Sanders Goes After The Cash Bail System
The United States, Sanders said, has a cash bail system that’s essentially “criminalizing poverty.”
Bernie Fans Say They’re Excited To See Him Campaign With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Because She’s Proof Their Politics Are The Future
"I see her as the future — I’m hoping Bernie runs in 2020 — but I think she’s the future of the party."
The New Progressives Seek To Solve The Democratic Party’s Biggest Problem
"If we only talk about racial justice issues or if we only talk about economic issues we’re going to be leaving some people out."
A Young Progressive Woman Beat One Of The Most Powerful Democrats In Congress
In a shocking upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won over Joe Crowley, who was considered a likely successor to Nancy Pelosi.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Trying To Unseat “The King Of Queens” And Net The First Major Win For The Anti-Establishment Left
“I can’t tell you how many people in New York politics who I’ve met with that tell me, ‘if this wasn’t about me and not being afraid of power I would’ve endorsed you a long time ago.’”
Democrats Are Planning To Go Hard At Mark Sanford’s Old Seat
“This is the fastest blue-trending district in South Carolina and one of our best pick-up opportunities in the state and maybe in the South.”
National And State Democrats Won’t Support Archie Parnell In South Carolina
“What Archie Parnell did is inexcusable and deeply disturbing, and he should drop out of this race immediately.”
The Chair Of The DCCC Defended THOSE Emails
"There’s a lot of urgency with this election, as you can imagine, with everything that’s at stake," said Rep. Ben Ray Luján on BuzzFeed News' AM to DM.
Andrew Cuomo Wants You To Know: He’s A Progressive
“There’s a struggle between the left and center of the party happening all over and people want to see progressives embraced. And it’s reached New York.”
