Teresa Wiltz

Nov 24, 2024 | politico.com | Teresa Wiltz

They asked for Jack Schlossberg clones. Washington delivered. Participants line up for the Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest in Meridian Hill Park, Washington, on Nov. 24. | Photos by Dylon Jones/POLITICO Teresa Wiltz is the deputy editor for special projects at POLITICO Magazine. There aren’t enough Jack Schlossbergs. So far, only a few contestants have stepped forward from the crowd of hundreds here at the President James Buchanan Memorial at Meridian Hill Park.

Nov 3, 2024 | politico.com | Teresa Wiltz

To encourage disengaged Black men to vote, well-known Harris surrogates are leaning into her racial identity. Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (source images via Getty) Teresa Wiltz is the deputy editor for special projects at POLITICO Magazine. PHILADELPHIA — It’s Wednesday night at A King’s Cafe in Northwest Philly, and the hookahs and the Hennessey are flowing freely. DJ Aktive is cranking the tunes.

Sep 10, 2024 | politico.com | Brakkton Booker |Jesse Naranjo |Teresa Wiltz

What up, Recast fam. On today’s agenda:Democrats and Republicans alike are hoping their candidates won’t lean into race on the debate stageWhere each campaign stands with voters of color in the polls right nowA tribute to the legendary actor James Earl JonesKamala Harris arrives at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sept. 5, 2024, where she was expected to prepare for the first debate.

Aug 1, 2024 | politico.com | Teresa Wiltz

“She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” Trump said of Harris. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago until she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.”The audience gasped. I did, too. Still, I shouldn’t be surprised: Politicians in this country have been using race as a way to discredit their opponents for forever.

Aug 21, 2023 | politico.com | Teresa Wiltz

‘Dr. King Is Smiling’: Atlanta Takes Center Stage in the Political Trial of the CenturySixty years after the civil rights movement, the city marvels at its role in hosting the trial of a former president accused of subverting democracy. "At lunchtime, inside the Fulton County Courthouse, the halls are eerily quiet," writes Teresa Wiltz.