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Katie Hicks

Katie Hicks

Former Policy/Politics Intern

Catch me drinking too much coffee and trying to be funny.

Latest articles by Katie Hicks

Culture
5 road trips to help you explore America’s ghosts, murder in the Midwest, and the Civil War5 road trips to help you explore America’s ghosts, murder in the Midwest, and the Civil War
Culture

You’ve got just enough autumn left to take a weekend — or more — away.

By Emily St. James, Caleb Lewis and 2 more
Politics
Republicans could lose the Senate. And they’d have Donald Trump to blame.Republicans could lose the Senate. And they’d have Donald Trump to blame.
Politics

This New Hampshire poll is the worst Trump nightmare for the GOP.

By Katie Hicks
Politics
A federal court just struck down North Carolina’s voter ID laws, citing racial discriminationA federal court just struck down North Carolina’s voter ID laws, citing racial discrimination
Politics

Justice Diana Gribbon Motz, writing for the majority, called the ID law “one of the largest restrictions of the franchise in modern North Carolina history.”

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Hillary Clinton’s DNC speech transcript: “We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against. But we are not afraid.”Hillary Clinton’s DNC speech transcript: “We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against. But we are not afraid.”
Politics

Her speech came on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, when she accepted the party’s nomination for president.

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Chelsea Clinton DNC speech transcript 2016: My mother “never, ever forgets who she is fighting for.”Chelsea Clinton DNC speech transcript 2016: My mother “never, ever forgets who she is fighting for.”
Politics

Clinton introduced her mother, the first woman to accept a presidential nomination in history.

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Watch live: the final night of Democratic National ConventionWatch live: the final night of Democratic National Convention
Politics

Tonight is the night Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman presidential nominee of a major political party.

By Katie Hicks
2016 Presidential Election
Read President Obama’s DNC speech: “We don’t fear the future, we shape it.”Read President Obama’s DNC speech: “We don’t fear the future, we shape it.”
2016 Presidential Election

Obama has passed the baton.

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Read Tim Kaine’s DNC speech transcriptRead Tim Kaine’s DNC speech transcript
Politics

“My fellow Democrats, this week we begin the next chapter in our proud story.”

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Read Michael Bloomberg’s DNC speech: We must unite to “defeat a dangerous demagogue.”Read Michael Bloomberg’s DNC speech: We must unite to “defeat a dangerous demagogue.”
Play
Politics

The former mayor of New York makes the independent voter’s case for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton

By Katie Hicks
Politics
Read Vice President Joe Biden’s DNC speech transcriptRead Vice President Joe Biden’s DNC speech transcript
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Politics

Vice President Joe Biden addressed the DNC, stumping for Hillary Clinton, and slamming her Republican opponent Donald Trump.

By Katie Hicks