Hunter Schwarz
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The new rules of political design
If there are any emerging design trends among the initial 2020 campaign logos, it's the use of words over symbols, and the embrace of color outside of the traditional red, white, and blue. Gone are the patriotic single-letter presidential logos popularized over the past decade. → Read More
Vice President Pence's daughter Charlotte shows support for campaign to end human trafficking
Vice President Mike Pence's daughter Charlotte Pence showed her support Thursday for End It, a campaign by 16 non-profit organizations to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking. → Read More
Ivanka Trump responds to a performance art piece of a vacuuming Ivanka lookalike
Ivanka Trump tweeted Tuesday in response to "Ivanka Vacuuming," a performance art piece of an Ivanka lookalike who vacuums a pink carpet in a gallery in downtown Washington. → Read More
Here's how 2020 Democrats announced their campaigns
Some of them announced in videos they posted to social media, others in TV interviews. Here's how 2020 Democrats announced their presidential campaigns and exploratory committees. → Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first month in Congress: A list
Former Democratic New York Rep. Joe Crowley offered a bit of advice to new members of Congress during an exit interview with Vice News. "Don't come here thinking you're going to change the world overnight," he said. → Read More
Q & A with the Russian pop star tied to Trump and why he canceled his North American tour
Days before the release of his 14th studio album, Russian pop star Emin Agalarov abruptly canceled his North American tour. → Read More
Gen Z is as liberal as millennials, if not more
Most of them aren't old enough to vote yet, but Generation Z shows signs of being as liberal as millennials on a number of political and social topics, and they're more liberal when it comes to their belief about the role of government, according to a new report from Pew. → Read More
The Killers release political song "Land of the Free"
The Killers cover political topics from the border wall to mass incarceration on their new song "Land of the Free." → Read More
We did the #10yearchallenge for these politicians so they don't have to
The #10yearchallenge is the hottest trend sweeping Instagram, where users posts photos of themselves 10 years apart. Politicians aren't exactly rushing to join in, so here's a look at eight politicians now and what they were doing back in 2009: → Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez finds a Republican ally for legal pot
Two House millennials on opposite sides of the political spectrum have proved it's possible to find common ground, at least when it comes to cannabis policy. → Read More
Most men in politics are clean shaven, but beards are making a comeback
Politics tends to be the realm of the clean shaven, but as America has grown more lax about facial hair, scruff has become more acceptable in Washington too. → Read More
110 things that happened in American politics in 2018
There were a lot of things that happened this year in American politics, some of which you may have already completely forgotten about. Here are 110 of them: → Read More
Magazine covers tell the story of US politics in 2018
Politics showed up this year on the covers of all sorts of publications, from tabloids and magazines about tech and business, to pornography (Stormy Daniels covered Penthouse's May/June issue). → Read More
The amount of profanity politicians are using online has risen
If it seems like politicians' language has become more salty lately, well, dagnabbit, you're right. → Read More
Now entering the age of the influencer politician
The best view to watch new-member orientation this year was Instagram, where incoming members of Congress posted shots from behind the scenes. → Read More
Now entering the age of the influencer politician
The best view to watch new-member orientation this year was Instagram, where incoming members of Congress posted shots from behind the scenes. → Read More
Facebook reportedly used anti-Facebook protesters' art against them
When an anti-Facebook group protested a company executive during a hearing in July, the company reportedly used their art against them, flagging it as anti-Semitic. → Read More
Snoop Dogg smokes a blunt in front of the White House
Snoop Dogg is in Washington, DC this week doing some sightseeing, including a trip Lafayette Park, in front of the White House, where he smoked a blunt and talked with fans. → Read More
How the religious makeup of the electorate changed in 2018
The percentage of Christian voters who cast ballots this year was down compared to other recent midterms, while the percentage of voters who identify as religiously unaffiliated was up. → Read More
How Taylor Swift turned her Instagram into a get-out-the-vote fan page
Exactly 30 days before the election, and the day after she wrapped the the American leg of her Reputation Tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Taylor Swift announced on Instagram for the first time ever who she'd be voting for: Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper. → Read More