Nicole Markus

Washington, D.C.

Education: Northwestern University

Nicole Markus is a Bradlee Fellow and reporting intern on the national desk covering the election. She previously covered Congress for Medill on the Hill and served as Summer Editor in Chief for the Daily Northwestern, leading the coverage of the football hazing scandal at Northwestern.
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    Where independent and third-party candidates are on the ballot

    See which states have them on the ballot, including the seven battleground states most likely to decide the election.

    September 11, 2024

    Black female pioneers in politics reflect on Harris’s nomination

    Vice President Kamala Harris joins a growing number of Black women in politics who were “the first” in their political careers. In interviews, they shared their parallel experiences.

    August 18, 2024

    Some Jewish voters are glad Josh Shapiro wasn’t picked for VP

    In the Philadelphia suburbs, voters say Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor is a “staple of the community” and “presidential material,” but “it was not his time yet.”

    August 16, 2024
    Max Paul and Sandi Paul, parents of one of the owners of Hymie's Deli in Merion Station, Pa., have lunch there on Aug. 9.

    Harris, Walz continue swing-state tour

    Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

    August 10, 2024

    Harris and Walz rally in the Midwest, seeking a boost in critical states

    Vance follows in the Democrats’ footsteps, escalating his attacks on the Democratic ticket.

    August 7, 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Wednesday's rally in Eau Claire, Wis.

    A true millennial, JD Vance posted his whole life — and his dog’s — online

    People are scouring the vice-presidential nominee’s internet history for clues about his past.

    August 2, 2024

    Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him.

    Usha Vance privately told friends she was outraged by Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and lamented the social breakdown that fueled his political support.

    July 27, 2024
    Usha Vance at the Republican National Convention on July 17.

    Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat after federal bribery conviction

    A storied career in New Jersey politics comes to an end as Menendez bows to calls for him to leave the Senate after his conviction on federal bribery and corruption charges.

    July 23, 2024
    Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) speaks to the news media as he leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on July 16.

    Calls mount for Biden to step aside; Trump, Vance had rally in Michigan

    Live updates from the 2024 election campaign trail, with the latest news on Biden and Trump.

    July 20, 2024

    Biden’s political crisis deepens as Schiff calls for him to drop out

    The president tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, just hours after Schiff, a top Democrat, became the 23rd member of Congress from the party to call for Biden’s exit from the race.

    July 17, 2024
    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters in Washington on July 9.