Katie Marriner

New York

Senior Visual Journalist @FiveThirtyEight. Previously @MarketWatch @WSJ. Tar Heel.

Articles

Digest: Whether noun or verb, it means there is a lot of news about accounting and audit

2 months ago | thedig.substack.com | Ciara Linnane |Francine McKenna |Katie Marriner

I am back from my whirlwind road trip to the University of Miami and a little bit more time spent with my brothers in Naples, FL. I am the big sister, and they treated me fine, took me to dinner at nice spots, and put up with me or a few days so I could enjoy 85 degrees and sunny instead of 35 degrees and snow in Philadelphia. Pictured: My Bubbles, The Bad Ass Coffee store at Lowdermilk Beach, and my brother’s Georgia.
The GOP is Trump's party now

2 months ago | abcnews.go.com | Nathaniel Rakich |Katie Marriner

Most Republicans in Congress were elected in the Trump era. ByNathaniel Rakich and Katie MarrinerFebruary 10, 2025, 1:38 PMPresident Donald Trump speaks as he hosts Republican Senators for a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/ReutersWhen President Donald Trump nominated anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services and former Rep.
Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson

Jan 7, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | G. Elliott Morris |Katie Marriner

The same wing of the GOP that ousted Kevin McCarthy is skeptical of Johnson. ByG. Elliott Morris and Katie MarrinerRepublican Mike Johnson won the barest of victories on Friday, Jan. 3, when 218 U.S. House representatives voted to re-up his term as speaker to start the 119th Congress. While Johnson was officially reelected on the first ballot, his win was not without drama: Three of the chamber's most right-wing members — Reps.
Trump’s Cabinet woes are back, earlier than ever

Dec 9, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Katie Marriner

There’s still more than a month until Inauguration Day, but President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is already off to a rocky start. His first nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, had to drop out of consideration after a week amid allegations that he paid for sex with underage girls.
Has the number of women in Congress hit a ceiling?

Dec 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Meredith Conroy |Katie Marriner

After several election cycles of progress in expanding the number of women in Congress, and following a record-breaking cycle for female governors, the 2024 election saw this progress stall, as gains in some areas balanced out losses in others.
What the gender gap tells us about Trump's win

Nov 19, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Meredith Conroy |Tia Yang |Katie Marriner

His appeals to young men and men of color may have paid off. ByMeredith Conroy, Tia Yang, and Katie MarrinerNovember 19, 2024, 5:10 PMNot long before polls began closing on Election Day, Stephen Miller, a longtime adviser whom President-elect Donald Trump has since tapped as his deputy chief of policy, shared a post on X mentioning an "after-work surge of men" voting: "Get every man you know to the polls," Miller added.
How to tell who's on track to win on election night

Nov 4, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Geoffrey Skelley |Amina Brown |Katie Marriner

538's benchmarks estimate how well candidates need to do in each county. ByGeoffrey Skelley, Amina Brown, and Katie MarrinerNovember 4, 2024, 3:02 PMWill the candidate who is leading actually win? That's the overriding question when watching vote returns come in on election night — especially in a race that's expected to be close.
How To Tell Who's On Track To Win On Election Night

Nov 4, 2024 | projects.fivethirtyeight.com | Geoffrey Skelley |Katie Marriner |Amina Brown

How this works: 538’s county-level benchmarks for the 2024 elections estimate what percentage of the vote Democrats or Republicans would need in each county for each statewide (or district-wide, in the cases of Maine and Nebraska) contest to be roughly tied.
Trump is holding more campaign events than Harris

Oct 10, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Nathaniel Rakich |Katie Marriner

But it probably doesn't matter. ByNathaniel Rakich and Katie MarrinerOctober 10, 2024, 1:08 PMStop me if you've heard this one before: Democrats are second-guessing their presidential nominee's campaign strategy. This time, Democrats are reportedly concerned that Vice President Kamala Harris isn't holding enough campaign events compared with former President Donald Trump, which they worry could cost her the election. But how valid is this criticism?
Trump is holding more campaign events than Harris

Oct 10, 2024 | aol.com | Nathaniel Rakich |Katie Marriner

October 10, 2024 at 12:08 PMStop me if you've heard this one before: Democrats are second-guessing their presidential nominee's campaign strategy. This time, Democrats are reportedly concerned that Vice President Kamala Harris isn't holding enough campaign events compared with former President Donald Trump, which they worry could cost her the election. But how valid is this criticism?