Tiago Ventura
Tiago Ventura covers politics for TIME, with a focus on how presidential decisions collide with the justice system and partisan messaging. His work connects headline political fights to the underlying legal and institutional mechanics that shape them.
Presidency, Justice Department and the bounds of power
Ventura’s coverage zeroes in on moments when the powers of the presidency and the authority of the Department of Justice are in open tension.
In his piece on why President Joe Biden is suing the DOJ and what Donald Trump has said about it, he treats the dispute as both a constitutional clash and a political gambit, laying out how a sitting president’s legal strategy intersects with the actions of a former president under investigation. He uses that kind of confrontation to examine questions of accountability, executive power and the independence of law enforcement institutions.
Explainer-led coverage of partisan conflict
Ventura writes in an explainer frame that foregrounds questions readers have in the middle of fast-moving political fights. In the Biden–DOJ–Trump story, the headline itself signals a two-part structure: why an unprecedented legal move is happening, and how leading political figures are trying to shape public perception of it. His approach emphasizes clarity on what each side is doing and saying, and how those choices fit into a broader pattern of partisan conflict around investigations, prosecutions and the rule of law.
Focus on high-stakes, national-level politics
By taking on a dispute involving a sitting president, the Justice Department and a polarizing former president, Ventura positions his work at the center of national power struggles rather than on peripheral or purely process stories. He focuses on high-stakes episodes with real consequences for institutions and democratic norms, using them to map the evolving relationship between political strategy and the legal system in contemporary U.S. politics.
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A.D. Quig
A.D. Quig follows money and power through Chicago and Cook County government, showing how political decisions, taxes and public spending affect residents and businesses. At the Chicago Tribune, she covers city and county politics, municipal finance, tax policy, budgets and the structures shaping mayoral and council authority. She joined the Tribune in 2022 after covering politics for Crain’s Chicago Business and The Daily Line. Her work examines council power, ethics rules, police leadership, tax incentives, public agencies and pandemic aid. She has reported on data center tax breaks, property tax errors, federal relief spending and the fiscal effects of major development proposals. Quig combines insider government reporting with public accountability journalism. She uses public records, data and budget documents, follows committees and staff negotiations, and explains complex decisions in plain language with precise numbers and a direct link to everyday consequences.
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.