Ben Terris

Washington, D.C.

Feature reporter covering national politics

Education: Brandeis University, B.A. in American Studies

Latest from Ben Terris

Joe Biden says ‘welcome back’ to the man he called an ‘existential threat’

With Joe Biden hosting Donald Trump at the White House, Washington decorum overwhelms dire rhetoric.

November 15, 2024
President Joe Biden welcomes President-elect Donald Trump back to the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Scenes from Jill Stein’s very strange election night party

Nobody was tuned in to the news, and the Green Party candidate declared victory while explaining that “the numbers actually don’t matter.”

November 6, 2024
Stein addresses the crowd.

We’re at the finale of the ‘Lol Everything Matters’ election

Who will make the difference? Childless cat ladies? Guileless podcast bros? Arab Americans in Michigan? How about all of the above?

October 29, 2024

Democrats dream of a Blue Texas. What will they wake up to in November?

If Texas flips, it would change everything. But the longstanding prophecy has never quite come true.

October 21, 2024
Allred supporters wait for the candidate to take the stage.

In Chicago, it’s back to the future for Democrats

The convention vibe is “forward”-thinking (free vasectomies nearby!) but high on nostalgia (please welcome Jimmy Eat World!).

August 22, 2024

A ‘ceasefire delegate’ finds lots to do but little to celebrate

Michigan’s Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate, isn’t in Chicago to disrupt the Democratic convention. He would like to be heard, though.

August 21, 2024

Tim Walz as football coach: A rambunctious, rah-rah joker

“Coach Walz was like Coach Taylor,” a player said, referencing the beloved fictional coach from the series “Friday Night Lights.” “Only a bit kinder and nicer.”

August 14, 2024
Democratic Rep. Tim Walz, then-candidate for Minnesota governor, gets some players fired up at Como Park Senior High School in St. Paul, Minn., in 2018. (Kyle Potter/AP)

Could Tim Walz go from teaching history to being part of it?

Former classmates and colleagues talk about the teacher and coach who went into politics and is now believed to be on Kamala Harris’s short list for a running mate.

August 2, 2024

Tucker Carlson seems to be having the time of his life at the RNC

Tucker Carlson disappeared after being booted off Fox. But at the RNC in Milwaukee, he’s suddenly everywhere.

July 18, 2024
Tucker Carlson at the Republican National Convention on Monday.

Mike Lindell won’t give it a rest

Mike Lindell and his compatriot Rudy Giuliani attend the Republican National Convention in support of Donald Trump, and in hopes of getting back what they lost.

July 17, 2024