Adam Daly
Adam Daly covers politics for amNewYork, with an emphasis on the inner workings of city and state government and the low-profile forums where power is exercised and negotiated.
Government efficiency and charter reform
Daly’s politics coverage includes close attention to commissions and panels that shape how New York is governed. In his reporting on Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s move to replace an Adams-era charter commission with a new government efficiency panel, he treats the story as more than a personnel change, foregrounding questions of mandate, authority and what “efficiency” means in practice for city agencies and services. He uses specific institutional details — including the alphabet-soup acronyms that often define these bodies — to show how structural reforms can alter budget priorities, oversight powers and the balance between the mayor, the council and state officials. The result is political coverage that treats charter reform and administrative design as central terrain rather than background.
City power dynamics and accountability
Within that same strand of work, Daly highlights the political stakes when elected officials challenge the architecture of an administration’s power. His account of Mamdani’s efficiency panel places the move in the context of the Adams administration’s use of charter commissions and advisory bodies, making clear how allies and critics seek to reshape or bypass those tools. He draws out who gains and who loses influence when one commission supplants another, and which constituencies are being answered to — City Hall, Albany, or district-level voters. By tracking these maneuvers, he frames New York politics as an ongoing contest over who controls the levers of government rather than a series of isolated controversies.
Making procedural politics readable
Daly writes about dense procedural questions in accessible, reader-facing terms. A headline like “COGE, not DOGE” signals that he is willing to use a touch of wordplay to pull readers into a story about something as apparently dry as a Commission on Government Efficiency. Inside the coverage, he breaks down what such a panel is empowered to do, why it exists alongside an Adams-era charter commission, and how those overlapping jurisdictions can change the trajectory of policy debates. He connects jargon-heavy institutional changes back to everyday concerns such as public spending, service delivery and the scope of mayoral power, turning inside-baseball process into clear narrative about how New York is run.
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Alex Swoyer
Alex Swoyer covers national politics through the lens of the law, treating court cases and filings as core political documents rather than a separate legal niche. She reports for the Washington Times on the Supreme Court, federal courts and the justice system’s intersection with campaigns, Congress and the presidency. Her coverage follows political disputes as they move into courtrooms, focusing on cases that affect elections, executive power, immigration, religious liberty and gun rights. She explains opinions, dissents and procedural moves in plain language, grounding stories in briefs, oral arguments, orders and government records, then pairing them with reaction from officials, strategists and advocacy groups. She also reports on election rules, January 6 prosecutions, politically sensitive investigations, Republican Party dynamics and campaign‑trail narratives, using straight news, explainers and roundups to show how law, institutions and political ambition meet.
Alexander Mallin
Alexander Mallin stands out for turning dense Justice Department and federal court actions into clear, step-by-step reporting for ABC News. He covers politics through law enforcement and the courts, with a core beat on special counsel investigations, federal prosecutions, and clashes between the executive branch, Congress, and federal prosecutors. His reporting tracks interview transcripts, subpoena fights, indictments, plea deals, trial outcomes, and other court filings, especially in cases tied to President Joe Biden, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and other high-profile political conflicts. He also covers transparency fights over investigative records and explains the statutes, rules, and institutional mechanics behind grand juries, redactions, and special counsel appointments. His stories are document-heavy, restrained, and focused on what prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges are doing on the record.
Allie Kelly
Allie Kelly is a politics reporter at Business Insider who treats US politics as a story about personalities, performance, and the internet. She covers the intersection of political figures, online culture, and how power is exercised in public. Her work follows elected officials and rising players across parties, focusing on how they brand themselves, test messages, and respond to scrutiny. She often writes about memes, viral moments, and tools like meme coins as real campaign tactics and communication strategies. Her reporting explains how digital culture shapes electoral politics, party tensions, and governance. She favors short, accessible pieces built around vivid examples, like a lawmaker launching a DOGE-style coin, to explain broader trends. She uses clear, plain language, grounding each story in who holds power, what they are doing, and why their online choices matter.
Andrew Egger
Andrew Egger covers how power on the right is built, justified, and used, treating Republican infighting and policy fights as a study of a party reshaped by Trump rather than a red-versus-blue contest. He writes about American politics for The Bulwark with a focus on the modern Republican party and the conservative movement’s internal arguments. His core subject is the Republican party in the Trump era and its aftermath, tracing how officials, operatives, and activists navigate Trump’s ongoing influence. He reports from primaries, leadership battles, religious gatherings, and movement conferences, often profiling lesser-known figures with outsized influence. He spends significant time inside the conservative ecosystem, especially the Christian right, following how theological and ideological language moves into campaigns, legislative agendas, and enforcement decisions. His work is narrative and essayistic but grounded in close reporting, with measured, unsparing analysis of rhetoric, incentives, and democratic norms.