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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Live results for the Mississippi Senate election
    Politics

    Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Democrat Mike Espy in 2018’s final Senate election.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Mike Espy’s path to an upset victory in the Mississippi Senate runoffMike Espy’s path to an upset victory in the Mississippi Senate runoff
    Politics

    The odds are against Mike Espy in a Senate runoff election. But here’s his path to an upset win.

    By Dylan Scott
    Democrats could pull off another Senate upset this week in Mississippi
    Politics

    Mike Espy could become the first black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    All the House seats Democrats have flipped in the 2018 electionsAll the House seats Democrats have flipped in the 2018 elections
    Politics

    Every House seat Democrats have flipped in the midterm elections, in one post.

    By Dylan Scott, Ella Nilsen and 1 more
    Politics
    The data is clear: nobody actually fights about politics at Thanksgiving dinnerThe data is clear: nobody actually fights about politics at Thanksgiving dinner
    Politics

    Well, almost nobody.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s new plan to bring down drug prices, briefly explainedBernie Sanders’s new plan to bring down drug prices, briefly explained
    Politics

    The plan from Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna would use foreign countries’ drug prices to lower prices in the US. Could that work?

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    This drug saves Americans from opioid overdoses. Its price has been hiked 600 percent.This drug saves Americans from opioid overdoses. Its price has been hiked 600 percent.
    Politics

    Amid the worst drug overdose crisis in US history, a life-saving drug’s price keeps going higher.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Andrew Gillum concedes Florida gubernatorial raceAndrew Gillum concedes Florida gubernatorial race
    Politics

    It’s for good this time.

    By Caroline Houck and Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Study: Trump is scaring immigrant families away from food stampsStudy: Trump is scaring immigrant families away from food stamps
    Politics

    Experts think Trump’s rhetoric is driving immigrant families away from SNAP — and new data backs them up.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Live election results: Top Senate racesLive election results: Top Senate races
    Politics

    Democrats are on the defensive, with 10 incumbents up for reelection in states that Trump won. Republicans, meanwhile, only have to hold on to a few seats in unfriendly territory.

    By Ryan Mark and Dylan Scott