Malcolm Ferguson
Malcolm Ferguson covers politics for The New Republic, focusing on how race, immigration, and executive power intersect in contemporary U.S. debates. His work looks beyond surface announcements to the manufactured crises and narratives that drive high-profile policy moves.
Race, immigration, and Trump-era “emergencies”
Ferguson’s coverage of Donald Trump’s effort to admit more white South African refugees under a fabricated “emergency” shows how he ties day-to-day politics to larger questions of race and power. In that piece, he frames the administration’s move as a made-up crisis, drawing attention to how emergency language and special protections are deployed selectively when the beneficiaries are white.
He treats the episode as a case study in how racial grievance politics can shape immigration priorities, using the policy story to expose who is treated as deserving of rapid protection and why.
Unpacking conservative persecution narratives
In writing about Trump’s push for white South African refugees, Ferguson digs into the persecution narrative attached to these would-be arrivals and how it circulates through right-wing media and partisan politics. He highlights the gap between dramatic claims of a racial emergency and the evidence that such an emergency exists, treating the episode as part of a broader pattern in which stories of threatened white populations are elevated to justify exceptional action.
His approach is to dissect the narrative architecture around these claims - who originates them, how they are amplified, and how they are translated into policy talking points.
Analysis-driven political reporting
Ferguson writes in an analysis-forward mode rather than as a straight breaking-news reporter. His work on Trump’s immigration maneuver blends close reading of official language, attention to procedural details like emergency powers, and clear argument about what the episode reveals about the administration’s priorities. He is explicit about the stakes of political framing - particularly around race and security - and uses specific cases to illuminate broader trends in U.S. governance.
The result is coverage that is accessible to a general audience but anchored in the mechanics of policy and the stories politicians tell to sell it.
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Adam Daly
Adam Daly covers politics for amNewYork with a focus on the inner workings of city and state government and the low-profile forums where power is exercised and negotiated. He reports on commissions and panels that shape how New York is governed, treating charter reform and government efficiency as central political terrain. His coverage of moves to replace an Adams-era charter commission with a new government efficiency panel foregrounds mandate, authority, and what “efficiency” means in practice for agencies and services. He tracks who gains and loses influence when one commission supplants another and which constituencies are being answered to. Daly explains dense procedural questions in clear, reader-facing terms, using specific institutional details and occasional wordplay to connect jargon-heavy reforms to public spending, service delivery, and mayoral power.
Adam Pack
Adam Pack covers Capitol Hill through power struggles, investigations and ideological fights, focusing on how Congress intersects with Donald Trump’s agenda. He is a politics writer on Fox News Digital’s Capitol Hill team, covering Congress, federal elections, legislative battles, election rules, war powers, primaries and intraparty fights. He previously wrote for the Daily Caller News Foundation. His reporting examines deadlines, vote counts, bill language, campaign spending, court rulings, oversight reports, culture clashes and emerging issues such as AI-backed political groups. He has covered FISA reauthorization, defense spending, the SAVE America Act, housing policy, redistricting, candidate absences, primary spending and disputes over sex, gender, religion and race-based caucuses. He reports primarily through news features and investigative-style pieces built around documents, committee reports, court records, unearthed video and specific legislative details. He often co-writes complex Capitol Hill stories and publishes “FIRST ON FOX” exclusives.
Adam Sullivan
Adam Sullivan is a veteran politics reporter for WCAX who connects elections and party disputes to everyday life. He covers statewide races, party primaries, federal representation, political rhetoric, extremism, and accountability across the Upper Valley and neighboring states. His reporting includes Becca Balint’s victory over Molly Gray in the Democratic U.S. House primary to replace Congressman Peter Welch. He also reports when political controversies affect public safety, political culture, towns, and institutions, including a New Hampshire Libertarian Party post endorsing violence against elected Democrats. Sullivan follows cultural stories with civic consequences, such as Noah Kahan’s appeal to fans to stop stealing a Strafford road sign linked to his music. He writes straight news centered on concrete events, official reactions, political context, community impact, and what comes next.