Henry J. Gomez
National political reporter @BuzzFeedNews. Previously: The Plain Dealer, Crain’s, other places, and Cinnabon. [email protected]
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I’m A Working Parent And I Feel Like I’m Failing At Everything Right Now
Thanks to COVID, that fleeting dread most working parents experience now and then about being an utter failure is the new status quo.
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Henry J. Gomez
Working Parenthood Is A Terrible Deal Right Now
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Are you just learning about Larry Householder following his arrest? Those in Ohio political circles know all about him.
The arrest of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder last Tuesday on a federal racketeering charge marked a stunning fall for one of the state’s most powerful politicians. Despite his larger than life presence in Capitol Square, he was not exactly a...
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Henry J. Gomez
“Despite his larger than life presence in Capitol Square, he was not exactly a household name until he made national news in his downfall.”
Read @AndrewJTobias on Larry Householder
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The Next Fight For Black Representation In Congress Is In Dayton, Ohio
Desiree Tims has worked in Washington, and she didn't see people like her — a Black woman who knows what it means to be working-class. Now she's trying to flip a Republican seat in Congress.
Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings For Not Wearing Masks
“We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.
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Henry J. Gomez
Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings After Republicans Showed Up Without Masks buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiag… via @kadiagoba
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How Diverse Is Joe Biden’s 2020 Staff? His Campaign Won’t Say.
The campaign is breaking with recent Democratic tradition in keeping diversity numbers private, during a national reckoning over racism and inclusion.
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Henry J. Gomez
Amid a national reckoning on racial equality, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign still isn’t sharing its diversity and inclusion data. New from @RubyCramer & me.
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Transcript of President Trump’s Interview With The Wall Street Journal
The economy, the coronavirus, race in America: President Trump sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael C. Bender
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Henry J. Gomez
Mark Meadows may have entered the room late for this interview but at least he had his TPs. wsj.com/articles/trans… pic.twitter.com/WLxpdtZsya
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Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points
A new poll by EPIC-MRA shows Democrat Joe Biden with an even larger lead on President Trump in Michigan than previously reported.
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Henry J. Gomez
Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points
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LGBTQ Americans Just Won A Massive Civil Rights Victory At The Supreme Court
A majority of justices ruled that an employer violates federal law when they fire someone for being gay or transgender.
Black Campaign Staffers "Always Have Had An Awesome Burden." Now They're Struggling With George Floyd's Death.
Joe Biden spoke to his staff about the protests and Trump’s response in a video call that lasted nearly two hours.
Joe Biden Promised His Presidency Will Be About Addressing Pain — And Not About Him
The presumptive Democratic nominee for president isn’t making a new argument but his argument is aligning with crisis in the United States.
Biden Said America Has An “Open Wound” As Protests Mount In Minneapolis
“The pain is too immense for one community to bear alone,” Joe Biden said Friday of the protests against police violence.
Joe Biden Has Struggled With Young People. He Has A New Plan To Win Them.
Symone Sanders will lead League 46, the campaign’s new project to win millennials and Gen-Z.
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Henry J. Gomez
New: @JoeBiden is launching a new project to reach young voters, League 46, to be headed by senior adviser @SymoneDSanders.
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Joe Biden’s Campaign Is “Bullish” On Beating Trump In Arizona
Biden’s campaign is targeting Arizona, Texas, and Georgia as states they can win back from Trump in November.
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Henry J. Gomez
New: Joe Biden is looking to expand the electoral map into Arizona, Georgia, and Texas, in addition to winning back swing states Trump won in 2016.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine denounces state senator for comment on post that equated anti-coronavirus measures with Nazi Germany
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday denounced a state senator from Central Ohio for a Facebook post that compared his administration’s efforts to fighting the coronavirus to those taken by Nazi Germany.
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Henry J. Gomez
The rhetoric against Acton, who is Jewish, has gotten very ugly in the last few weeks. DeWine defended her recently against an attack from a different GOP lawmaker who indulged in Nazi comparisons.
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Joe Biden Says Tara Reade’s Account Of Sexual Assault "Never Happened"
Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, also called on the National Archives to release to the media “any record” of a complaint against him.
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Henry J. Gomez
Also of note in the @JoeBiden - @morningmika interview: Her persistence on opening up the Senate papers revealed how he doesn't think the public should be able to review the extent of his past work while he's running for president.
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You've seen the photo of Ohio protesters. Here's the story behind it.
They are pressed up against the atrium windows of the Ohio Statehouse. Crowded together and yelling. Protesters demanding an end to the stay-at-home order
Ohio's Coronavirus Outbreak Is Hitting Youngstown Hardest. They're Used To That.
Everyone in the Mahoning Valley region has a theory for why they’re seeing the worst of the crisis — from out-of-town New Yorkers spreading disease to misplaced belief in Trump. But there won’t be answers for months.
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Henry J. Gomez
"The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com are remaining separate companies, each with its own newsroom."
This distinction is lost on most readers who see it all as the PD. The parent co. has fostered the tensions (union vs. nonunion) b/w the two.
cleveland.com/metro/2020/04/…
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Plain Dealer layoffs take place amid newspaper industry challenges
The Plain Dealer notified 22 journalists – reporters, photographers and managers alike – that their positions had been eliminated, due to the ongoing financial challenges in the newspaper business.
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Henry J. Gomez
"The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com are remaining separate companies, each with its own newsroom."
This distinction is lost on most readers who see it all as the PD. The parent co. has fostered the tensions (union vs. nonunion) b/w the two.
cleveland.com/metro/2020/04/…
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Where Is Joe Biden? Online, Being Drowned Out By The Coronavirus And Trump
The presidential campaign is now almost completely digital, a space where Biden has long lagged and Trump has flourished.
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Henry J. Gomez
“In some ways this is the world that every digital person in every digital story you’ve ever written has said would come.”
Biden’s pivot to video is complete, and the 2020 campaign is now largely an online affair. But what breaks through?
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