Brianna Navarre

1 month ago | usnews.com | Brianna Navarre

Fifty-two years before Kamala Harris came close to being elected the first woman president of the United States, a New Yorker named Shirley Chisholm – who in 1968 had made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress – sought the Democratic nomination for president. With scant resources and pushback from her own party, Chisholm’s road to success seemed impossible.

Jan 17, 2025 | usnews.com | Cecelia Smith Schoenwalder |Brianna Navarre |Laura Mannweiler

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is murky, to say the least. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law to ban the social media app if it doesn’t find a new owner by Sunday. However, despite the fact that President Joe Biden signed the measure into law, he is leaving the fate of the app in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. What exactly will happen to the app on Jan. 19 remains to be seen, though it will likely become more clear over the next few days.

Nov 27, 2024 | usnews.com | Paul Salem |Jason D. Greenblatt |Brianna Navarre |Elliott Davis

Last week, as I made my way to Beirut airport, I drove through bombed out streets in an empty city. The Lebanese national airline still bravely flew in and out, its planes weaving their way between Israeli airstrikes. I boarded my flight to attend a conference, hoping we would make it out safely.

Nov 22, 2024 | usnews.com | Brianna Navarre |Michael Morella |Albert Hunt

Few people understand the art and science of a political campaign better than James Carville. As a lead strategist on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, he coined the oft-repeated and remixed slogan that’s been adopted by both parties since: “It’s the economy, stupid.” He went on to serve as an adviser to leading Democrats and in key campaign roles for presidential hopefuls John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.

Nov 19, 2024 | usnews.com | Christina Wyman |Brianna Navarre |Mary Ziegler

With the victory of President-elect Donald Trump, it should come as no surprise that “my body, my choice” – a 1960s-era rallying cry of the reproductive rights and sexual freedom movement – has been appropriated and twisted by male chauvinists and misogynists, who have now weaponized it across social media, in schools and on college campuses.