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How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.

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Sen. Cortez Masto’s blueprint worked

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 24, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by AP Hey, loyal Recasters.Before we get into this week's Q&A, we wanted to flag that

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Why Trump has Republicans of color on lock

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 21, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with African American supporters, Wednesday, Ju

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Chuck D isn’t trying to be woke

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 17, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Getty Images What up, Recast family.One-time mayoral candidate Rep.Chuy Garca endo

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Democrats have a crime problem

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 14, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz Washington Metropolitan Police officers investigate a shooting at Potomac Avenue Metro Station, in Southeast Washington, Wednes

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‘They wouldn’t dare censure a white man’

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 10, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Qazi Islam/Mauree Turner For HD88 via AP Whats good, mi gente.Mary Peltola (D-Alas

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How the GOP came to represent the U.S. territories

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 07, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Brakkton Booker, Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Del.James Moylan (R-Guam) gives an interview in his office, Feb.7, 2023, on Capitol Hill.| POLIT

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The 23-year-old ready to take on Illinois

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Mar 03, 2023 View in browser By Marissa Martinez With help from Brakkton Booker, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Ima

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The color of student debt relief

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 28, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Rishika Dugyala, Brakkton Booker, Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz Demonstrators rally outside the U.Supreme Court on Monday, Feb.| POLITICO illustration/Francis C

3 weeks ago

Barbara Lee’s ‘no gimmicks’ Senate run

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 24, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Getty Images What up, Recast family.Politicians on both sides of th

1 month ago

Nikki Haley’s missed opportunity

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 21, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jess Rodrguez, Jesse Naranjo, Lisa Kashinsky, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks to voters at a town hall camp

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A ‘deadly’ court ruling on domestic violence

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 17, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Jesse Naranjo, Brakkton Booker, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Ben Weyl and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo courtesy of the Texas Advocacy Project Whats good, mi gent

1 month ago

Nikki Haley’s complicated racial dance

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 14, 2023 View in browser By Marissa Martinez and Brakkton Booker With help from Ella Creamer, Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by AP What up, Recast family.Let us wish you a Happy Valentines, G

1 month ago

Mandela Barnes: A new PAC and ‘26,000 what-ifs’

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 10, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Jessica Piper, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Getty Images What up, Recast family.John Fetterman is recovering afte

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What Congress wants to hear tonight

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 07, 2023 View in browser By Marianne LeVine and Nancy Vu With help from Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer, Sydney Gold and Charlie Mahtesian President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at

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‘I don't know his party. I know he's not alive.’

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Feb 03, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala, Lara Priluck, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Getty Images What up, Recast family.House Republicans

1 month ago

Tyre Nichols and the political same old, same old

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 31, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from from Jess Rodrguez, Jesse Naranjo, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz The screen at the Smoothie King Center honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game betw

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‘Diversity alone won’t change policing’

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 27, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from from Jess Rodrguez, Renee Klahr, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is comforted

1 month ago

Rep. Judy Chu on the Lunar New Year tragedy

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 24, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Rep.addresses the media with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna in Monterey Park on Sunday.A mass shooting t

2 months ago

An exclusive with Colombia’s first Black VP

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 20, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Jesse Naranjo, Rishika Dugyala, Nirmal Mulaikal, Brakkton Booker, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by Sarah Blesener for POLITICO For this edition of

2 months ago

Wes Moore's wait-and-see approach

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 17, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Gov.-elect Wes Moore leaves the state's Senate Chambers after a visit during the start of the Maryland General A

2 months ago

‘Anger, pain and grief’ in Buffalo

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 13, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo by AP What up, Recast family.Attorney General Merrick Garland names Robert Hur, a Tr

2 months ago

The rise of the POC Republican

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 10, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Rep.) speaks to reporters on the House steps, Wednesday, Jan.4, 2023, on Capitol Hill.| POLITICO illustration/Ja

2 months ago

Why Jan. 6 enticed people of color

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 06, 2023 View in browser By Jess A.Rodrguez With help from Jesse Naranjo, Brakkton Booker, Rishika Dugyala, and Teresa Wiltz POLITICO illustration/Photo courtesy of Daniel Martinez HoSang Its Jan.6, 2023, the second anniversary of the

2 months ago

What ‘Hamilton’ tells us about Kevin McCarthy

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Jan 03, 2023 View in browser By Brakkton Booker With help from Jesse Naranjo, Jess Rodrguez, Rishika Dugyala, Ella Creamer and Teresa Wiltz House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy arrives for a closed-door meeting with the GOP conference a

2 months ago

Black voters are transforming the suburbs

How race and identity are shaping politics, policy and power.Dec 23, 2022 View in browser By Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz Hey there Recast family,Were sending you off into the holidays with a special treat: The conclusion to our Next Great Migration series.(Well be off next week for the holiday

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