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2 months ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Meredith Conroy
He's quickly undoing Biden's orders, too. Trump signed (and revoked) a record number of executive orders in the first couple weeks of his second term. ABC News, Julien Behal Photography Pool, AP Photo/Ben CurtisBefore his inauguration, President Donald Trump vowed to sign 100 executive orders on his first day in office. And while he didn't hit that mark on Day 1, the number and breadth of executive actions he's taken so far has been historic, and potentially unlawful.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Tia Yang |Meredith Conroy |Monica Potts |G. Elliott Morris
Welcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. tia.yang (Tia Yang, senior editor): President Donald Trump's second term began on Monday, and he's already taken a record number of executive actions. A lot has happened this week, so today we thought we'd debrief and discuss what mattered most (or least), what it tells us about how Trump is approaching his second presidency and what we might expect moving forward. So, what stood out to you all the most this week?
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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.
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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.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
goodmorningamerica.com | Gary Langer |Geoffrey Skelley |Dan Hopkins |Meredith Conroy |Nathaniel Rakich
LiveGetty Images/APElection Night 2024: ABC News LiveThe big day is finally here: Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day across the U.S. Millions of people are heading to the polls today — joining more than 80 million who already voted early or by mail — to decide who controls everything from the White House to Congress to state and local governments. All eyes are, of course, on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
meredithconroy.substack.com | Meredith Conroy
With less than two weeks until the election and polls showing a tight race, Gen Z is expected to play a decisive role. While a lot of media coverage has been talking about Gen Z men (like here, here, here, here and here), Dr. Melissa Deckman, author of the new book, The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracywith Columbia University Press, has plenty of evidence that tells us Gen Z women are the ones to watch.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
abcnews.go.com | Meredith Conroy
But Democratic women could expand their ranks this year after a strong showing. As they have for several decades now, Democrats are nominating many more women than Republicans are in their party's primaries. And what happens in the primaries doesn't stay in the primaries.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
abcnews.go.com | Meredith Conroy
The Oprah Effect. The Colbert Bump. The Swift Surge? On Tuesday night, soon after the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ended, Taylor Swift told her 280 million Instagram followers that she would be casting her vote for Harris and Tim Walz. The endorsement comes after "a year of paranoid speculation" as Vox.com termed it, as fans and foes alike publicly hunted for clues to determine whether the pop superstar planned to weigh in.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Meredith Conroy
The Oprah Effect. The Colbert Bump. The Swift Surge? On Tuesday night, soon after the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ended, Taylor Swift told her 280 million Instagram followers that she would be casting her vote for Harris and Tim Walz. The endorsement comes after "a year of paranoid speculation" as Vox.com termed it, as fans and foes alike publicly hunted for clues to determine whether the pop superstar planned to weigh in.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
abcnews.go.com | Tia Yang |Monica Potts |Meredith Conroy |Nathaniel Rakich
Democrats have leaned into themes of "joy" and "freedom" this week. ByTia Yang, Monica Potts, Meredith Conroy, and Nathaniel RakichWelcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. tia.yang (Tia Yang, senior editor): This week, Democrats (and our own Nathaniel Rakich!) are gathered in Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
