Alicia Menendez

Nov 14, 2024 | msnbc.com | Alicia Menendez |Evan Brechtel

For years, President Joe Biden has emphasized that the peaceful transfer of power is imperative to preserving American democracy. This Wednesday, he had a chance to show what he meant, hosting President-elect Donald Trump at the White House. It was a stark contrast to four years earlier.

Oct 31, 2024 | msnbc.com | Alicia Menendez |Evan Brechtel

With just four days until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have delivered their closing arguments to the American people, and the difference between those two competing visions couldn’t be wider.

Oct 11, 2024 | msnbc.com | Alicia Menendez |Lynox Norman

As communities across the Southeastern United States reel from the deadly impacts of Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump is weaponizing the tragedy by undermining faith in government institutions. He’s exploiting these extreme weather events by spreading disinformation and scapegoating migrants, all while ignoring the climate crisis that contributed to historic back-to-back hurricanes.

Oct 6, 2024 | tappi.org | Alicia Menendez

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Sep 12, 2024 | msnbc.com | Alicia Menendez |Evan Brechtel

This week’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump gave Americans the starkest split-screen so far of the two wildly different people vying to lead their government. While Harris focused on specific policy proposals rooted in verifiable numbers and hands-on experience, Trump, who usually relies on applause and lazy superlatives to sell his so-called vision to supporters, was clearly out of his depth.