Why Howard U. Has Gone Mute on Kamala Harris, Its Famous Alum The pressure to stay politically neutral is especially acute for Howard, which is uniquely tethered to the whims of the federal government. chronicle.com/article/why-ho…

Had so much fun talking Georgia and Harris with Amy this week! Give it a listen:

An altercation broke out at a recent Trump campaign office opening in Valdosta when a conservative activist confronted a Republican state legislator who sponsored changes to the state’s election laws, according to interviews and a police report. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polic…

Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. $175M each will go to Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse Medicine. Charles Drew University will receive $75M. apnews.com/article/mike-b…

To be clear: The Uncommitted leaders asked to meet with the VP to discuss their demand for an arms embargo. They said she was open to meeting with them, not that she was open to an arms embargo.

“The older you get, the more Republican you tend to be. The opposite is true among Black voters – the older Black voters get, the more loyal they are to Harris. We haven’t seen that in other battleground states where seniors are more in play.” ajc.com/politics/a-new…

Let the parties begin, and the speculation over Taylor Swift and Beyonce continue. After the convention closes each night, concerts around the city will be hot tickets. GIFFORDS et al has Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Drive-By Truckers, JB Pritzker hosts John Legend. nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/…

Great deep dive by the terrific reporters The Philadelphia Inquirer into the dynamics that will determine PA’s 19 electoral votes. Bottom line: white working class urban and urban voters of color are the swing voters in ‘24. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

NEW: NYT/Siena polls show the Sun Belt back in play AZ: 50% Harris 45% Trump GA: 50% Trump 46% Harris NV: 48% Trump 47% Harris NC: 49% Harris 47% Trump nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/…

We’ve been hanging out with rising stars and interesting players at the Dem convention. Here’s Maya King on Lauren Underwood feeling right at home in Chicago. nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/…

Rounding out a content filled DNC with Sabrina Tavernise on The Daily, plus another special episode of The Run-Up, this time with Jennifer Medina and Maya King. Thanks all for following our work this week — nytimes.com/2024/08/23/pod… — nytimes.com/2024/08/23/pod…

I'm a NYT reporter, writing about cases where nonprofits go bad. Do you know of a story I ought to be following? Tell me here: nytimes.com/2022/03/21/rea…

NEWS: The Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Georgia, local election board members, lawmakers + voters have filed a lawsuit over new State Election Board certification rules. Here's what petitioners are asking the court:⬇️ documentcloud.org/documents/2507…

Have seen Beltway chatter raising questions about Harris’ itinerary in GA. Why not metro Atlanta? Want to understand it: Here’s a 2023 piece I did on Quentin Fulks after he managed Raphael Warnock’s 2022 win and at outset of his Biden-Harris 2024 gig. 1/2 apnews.com/article/90a7ba…

Bishop Reginald Jackson, the influential leader of the AME Church in Georgia and a key voting rights organizer, is leaving for Washington, D.C. Nick Corasaniti and I wrote about his work + legacy, from days in NJ to just a few weeks ago: nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/…

With Biden out of the race, the politics of age have been turned on their head. After last week's rambling child care answer and other incoherent comments, Trump will be the one tested in tomorrow's debate to demonstrate that he is still up to the job. nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/…

No members from any of these key swing states: AZ, MI, NV, NC, PA, WI or GA States represented in this group: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Texas

Responding to the issue for the first time, Kamala Harris called GOP claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, “a crying shame.” The GOP ticket is, “spewing lies that are grounded in tropes that are age-old," She said in her NABJ intv, questioned by Eugene Daniels

Harris books $10 million more on upcoming advertisements in Georgia than Trump #gapol ajc.com/politics/kamal…

Here is the story of Baltimore's Key Bridge disaster as told by people who lived it. A husband’s last kiss as he left for work. A phone ringing and ringing in the dark. The snow of concrete dust on the river and the groan of broken steel in the current: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…