Calen Razor

Former NOTUS Reporter & AJI Fellow

Calen formerly covered politics for NOTUS.

Calen was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public policy. He has worked as a production assistant at News 12 Connecticut — where he assisted in writing the daily newscasts, including coverage of the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election and breaking news events such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade — and as an editorial intern at Men’s Health. He also produced multimedia stories for the 2021 National Association of Black Journalists Convention.

FEMA Cuts Raise Questions and Concerns About the Trump Administration’s Storm Readiness

May 23, 2025 12:57 p.m.
Republican Hard-Liners’ Trump-Loving Districts Are Questioning Reconciliation Bill Delays

May 21, 2025 05:52 p.m.
Republicans Are Uneasy About Trump’s Slash-and-Burn at FEMA

May 15, 2025 01:58 p.m.

Democrats Have Picked Four House Republicans to Target In Their Push Against Reconciliation

May 02, 2025 09:30 a.m.
‘A Lot of Excuses’: Trump’s FEMA Uncertainty Is Frustrating Officials Navigating Hurricane Recovery

April 23, 2025 02:09 p.m.
NRCC Chair Richard Hudson Says He Didn’t Understand Trump’s Call to Deport U.S. Citizens

April 22, 2025 07:57 p.m.
FEMA Task Force Urges ‘Cautious Approach,’ As Trump’s Administration Pushes Dismantling

April 15, 2025 03:08 p.m.
Democrats Expand List of Town Halls in Republican Districts — Including NRCC Chair Richard Hudson’s

April 10, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Will Supporting Schumer’s Leadership Be a Litmus Test For Democratic Candidates?

April 10, 2025 05:40 a.m.
White House Asks Congress’ FEMA Task Force to Delay Recommendations, As Trump Pushes Cuts

April 08, 2025 07:37 p.m.
Republicans Want to Reshape the Courts to Propel Trump’s Agenda — Even If It Could Cost Them

April 01, 2025 05:44 p.m.
What Are Trump’s Plans for FEMA? Depends Who You Ask.

March 28, 2025 05:10 a.m.
Democrats Are Putting Pressure On Roy Cooper to Run For Senate in North Carolina

March 19, 2025 10:00 a.m.
Angry Donors and Protests: Democrats Think Chuck Schumer Has Set Them Up to ‘Lose Fast’

March 14, 2025 03:59 p.m.
Thom Tillis’ Spat With Trump Advisers Raises a New Challenge for His Reelection

March 07, 2025 03:55 p.m.

DOGE-Funded Stimulus Checks? House Republicans Say That’s Not Their Priority.

March 05, 2025 03:16 p.m.
Democrats Tried to Make Their Resistance About the Issues. It Became About Trump.

March 05, 2025 12:00 a.m.
Stuck in the Middle With You: Thom Tillis Is Already Navigating a Delicate Balance for Reelection

February 28, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Immigration Activists Hope the Courts Will Stall Trump’s TPS Orders Again

February 21, 2025 07:00 p.m.
Democrats Find Their Economic Message: What Happened to Trump Populism?

February 14, 2025 05:05 a.m.
Democrats Name Their Battlegrounds for the Next Two Years of State-Level Races

February 11, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Prepare for the ‘Bar Fight’

February 10, 2025 06:00 a.m.
The Proxy Vote Cold War Gets Hot (as in Hot Dog)

February 07, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Trump’s Super Bowl for Lawyers

February 06, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Haitian Migrants Fear They’re Next in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

February 06, 2025 05:00 a.m.
He Wants to Do What in Gaza?

February 05, 2025 06:00 a.m.
‘Nobody Should Bellyache’

February 04, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Democrats Are Finally Coming to a Plan to Counter Trump. Maybe.

February 04, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Tariffic Job

February 03, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Ken Martin Will Be the DNC Chair as Democrats Attempt to Rebuild

February 01, 2025 01:08 p.m.
Democrats’ Leadership Vacuum Has Made the DNC Race a Popularity Contest

January 31, 2025 04:10 p.m.
A Dark Twist on the Blame Game

January 31, 2025 06:00 a.m.
A National Tragedy

January 30, 2025 06:28 a.m.
The Next DNC Chair Will Walk Into a Firestorm

January 30, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Can the Guardrails Take This?

January 29, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Federal Funding Freeze Leaves Democrats Warning About Disaster Aid

January 28, 2025 07:39 p.m.
ICE’s Made-for-TV Moment

January 28, 2025 06:00 a.m.
What a Veteran of Bernie Sanders, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi Thinks the DNC Is Getting Wrong

January 18, 2025 10:11 a.m.
Party Veterans Defend Their Work Amid Growing Pressures to Clean House at the DNC

January 16, 2025 07:08 p.m.
The Elon Musk Problem: Democrats Debate Whether They Need Their Own Billionaires

January 16, 2025 05:00 a.m.
The DNC Wades Into Republicans’ Fight to Overturn a North Carolina Supreme Court Race

January 10, 2025 07:00 a.m.
Biden Never Finalized a Menthol Ban. What Will Trump Do?

January 09, 2025 05:00 a.m.
‘Fear Everywhere’: The Haitian Community Prepares for Trump’s Agenda

January 06, 2025 06:00 a.m.

House Republicans Are Divided. Democrats Want to Take Advantage.

January 03, 2025 06:13 p.m.
‘Outrageous Power Grab’: North Carolina Democrats Prepare for a Legal Battle

December 19, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Trump Wants State Democrats’ Cooperation. State Democrats Are Prepping for a Fight.

December 17, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Inside the Democratic Party’s Reckoning With Wokeness and the Working Class

December 09, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Want Major Change Ahead of the DNC’s Leadership Elections

November 26, 2024 01:51 p.m.
House Republicans Are Calling For Big Changes at FEMA

November 20, 2024 07:22 p.m.
Sen. Thom Tillis Faces an Early Trump Loyalty Test

November 19, 2024 05:00 a.m.
North Carolina Republicans Hope Their New Ranks Can Stem a Blue Tide

November 18, 2024 02:09 p.m.
Will a More Diverse Trump Coalition Mean a More Diverse Administration?

November 13, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Actually Had a Good Night in North Carolina — Except For Kamala Harris

November 06, 2024 07:16 p.m.
Conceding to Trump, Harris Vows ‘the Fight for Our Country Is Always Worth It’

November 06, 2024 04:59 p.m.
Democrats Mourn Kamala Harris’ Loss

November 06, 2024 05:42 a.m.
Kamala Harris’ Allies Reckon With Trump’s Night

November 06, 2024 01:34 a.m.
Donald Trump’s Final Campaign Swing Put North Carolina Front and Center

November 04, 2024 08:43 p.m.
Mark Robinson’s Campaign Insists It’s Actually Fine That Trump Is Staying Away

October 29, 2024 02:47 p.m.
North Carolina Is a Difficult Persuasion Test Case for Democrats

October 27, 2024 06:00 a.m.
HBCU Homecomings Give Trump and Harris One Last Shot At Young Black Voters

October 20, 2024 07:00 a.m.
FEMA Resources Hang in the Balance as Hurricane Season Intensifies

October 08, 2024 08:56 p.m.
North Carolina Adapts to a Post-Hurricane Election. Not Everyone Is On Board.

October 08, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Election Integrity Disputes Hang Over North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Recovery

October 03, 2024 05:11 p.m.
‘We Do Not Stop an Election’: Hurricane Helene Has Swing States Scrambling

October 01, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The House Race Republicans Want to Make About China

September 26, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Mike Johnson’s Trump Management

September 25, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Mark Robinson Is Definitely North Carolina Republicans’ Candidate. Democrats Are Swooping In.

September 21, 2024 09:00 a.m.
Mark Robinson’s Latest Scandal Has Republicans Fearing for the Rest of the Ballot

September 19, 2024 07:38 p.m.
Kamala Harris Acknowledges Polling Slippage With Young Black Men

September 17, 2024 05:31 p.m.
Harris Takes A New Campaign Strategy to North Carolina

September 12, 2024 09:53 p.m.
Trump Is Falsely Insisting Migrants Eat Pets. House Republicans Are Defending the Debunked Claims.

September 10, 2024 10:48 p.m.

‘The Hits Keep Coming’: Mark Robinson’s Path in North Carolina Is Looking Even Shakier, Republicans Say

September 09, 2024 05:30 a.m.
‘My Values Have Not Changed.’ 2024 Kamala Harris Reckons With 2019 Kamala Harris.

August 29, 2024 10:32 p.m.
Democrats’ Big North Carolina Push Will Soon Include the Secretary of State

August 27, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Democrats’ Four-Day Sigh of Relief Is Over. Now Come the White-Knuckle Weeks.

August 23, 2024 11:56 a.m.
Beyoncé, Agitated Security and Vivek Ramaswamy: Offstage, Democrats’ Convention Ends In a Delirious Mess

August 23, 2024 01:09 a.m.
‘I’m No Stranger to Unlikely Journeys’ — Kamala Harris Accepts Historic Presidential Nomination

August 23, 2024 12:21 a.m.
Georgia Democrats Don’t Want to Be Counted Out, Even If North Carolina Looks Brighter

August 22, 2024 12:39 p.m.
Coach Walz Delivers a ‘Fourth Quarter’ Pep Talk at the DNC

August 22, 2024 01:14 a.m.
Protesters in Chicago Are Having a Harder Time Protesting Kamala Harris

August 20, 2024 05:13 a.m.
The Big Drama of DNC Day One: Bus Delays

August 20, 2024 12:59 a.m.
The Awkwardness of Joe Biden in Chicago

August 19, 2024 05:47 a.m.
North Carolina’s Fight Over Third-Party Candidates Is Swinging in Republicans’ Favor

August 13, 2024 03:06 p.m.
Why 2008 Obama Veterans Are Saying It’s Time to Pay Attention to Kamala Harris

August 12, 2024 05:30 a.m.
Pennsylvania Democrats Were Expecting a Different Kind of Kamala Harris Rally

August 06, 2024 06:03 p.m.
North Carolina Democrats See New Hope for November With Kamala Harris

August 05, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Donald Trump Questioned If Kamala Harris Is Black in an Interview With Black Journalists

July 31, 2024 04:52 p.m.
Joe Biden Took His Big Swing at the Supreme Court. Republicans Say It’s DOA.

July 29, 2024 07:29 p.m.
There’s a Partisan Fight Brewing Over a Controversial Trump-Era Program to Counter Chinese Espionage

July 25, 2024 01:53 p.m.
The House Democrats Who Haven’t Endorsed Kamala Harris Have Some Demands

July 22, 2024 09:46 p.m.
North Carolina Democrats Want Their Governor to Be Kamala Harris’ VP

July 22, 2024 12:40 p.m.
Kamala Harris Has All the Advantages to Win the Nomination. Her Party Might Just Want It That Way.

July 21, 2024 06:16 p.m.
Joe Biden Won’t
Run For Reelection

July 21, 2024 02:01 p.m.
Who’s Next? For Joe Biden’s Doubters, Getting Him Out Might Be the Easy Part.

July 21, 2024 01:11 p.m.
Democrats Hope Project 2025 Will Help Them With Black Voters

July 18, 2024 05:16 p.m.
‘We Haven’t Heard Anything’: Asian American Lawmakers Think Biden Is Ignoring Their Caucus

July 11, 2024 03:53 p.m.
The Congressional Black Caucus Has Biden’s Back — Publicly

July 11, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Senate Democrats Unite Over a Conspicuous Silence on Biden

July 09, 2024 06:39 p.m.
Democrats Have an Answer to Questions About Biden: Trump

July 09, 2024 05:00 a.m.

Joe Biden Hasn’t Lost Dems on Capitol Hill. Keeping Them Won’t Be So Simple.

July 08, 2024 10:03 p.m.
Biden’s Highly Anticipated Interview Didn’t Calm Nerves. It Was Never Going To.

July 05, 2024 09:05 p.m.
The Supreme Court Says Presidents Have Immunity for ‘Official’ Acts, Complicating Trump’s Prosecution

July 01, 2024 10:49 a.m.
Joe Biden Gave the Performance Democrats Wanted From the Debate … a Day Later

June 28, 2024 03:00 p.m.
Supreme Court Opens the Door for More Challenges to Jan. 6 Prosecutions

June 28, 2024 11:02 a.m.
This North Carolina Race Could End the GOP’s State Legislature Supermajority

June 25, 2024 06:00 a.m.
‘Couch 2024’: Some Pro-Reparations Activists Are Encouraging Black Voters to Stay Home

June 19, 2024 06:00 a.m.
A New Project Backing Democratic Women Is Injecting Cash in State-Level Races

June 11, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Republicans Insist the DOJ Is Biden’s Political Tool — Even With Hunter Biden on Trial

June 04, 2024 04:48 p.m.
Black Voters Could Decide the Election. Only One Party Is Focusing On Them.

June 04, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Trump’s Black Allies Say His Conviction Could Win Over Black Voters

May 31, 2024 04:23 p.m.
Bidenworld Has Its Eyes On November After the Trump Verdict

May 30, 2024 07:53 p.m.
Donald Trump Is Now a Convicted Felon

May 30, 2024 05:13 p.m.
How Trump’s Star Witness May Have Undermined His Case but Helped His Campaign

May 24, 2024 06:00 a.m.
‘We’re Sending People to Their Death’: Activists Are Furious at Biden for Deportations to Haiti

May 23, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Conservative Lawmakers Nationwide Want to Crack Down on Protests

May 20, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Democrats Say They Didn’t ‘Save Mike Johnson’

May 08, 2024 08:08 p.m.
Public Health Officials Are Done Waiting on Biden to Ban Menthols

May 07, 2024 06:00 a.m.
House Democrats Insist Henry Cuellar Is No George Santos

May 07, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Donald Trump Won’t Stop Posting. The Courts May Not Be Prepared for That.

May 03, 2024 06:00 a.m.
House Republicans Call for Ending Biden’s Affordable Internet Program — And Extending It

April 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.
North Carolina Republicans Are Getting In on Immigration Politics

April 26, 2024 01:39 p.m.
Republicans Are Perfectly Fine With Campus Protests Dominating the News

April 26, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Senate Republicans Say They’re Not Watching Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial

April 19, 2024 02:01 p.m.
Black Leaders Want Biden to Take Charge on Reparations Before It’s Too Late

April 17, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Republicans Hope Mike Johnson’s Meeting With Trump Can Prevent Future Surprises

April 12, 2024 10:33 a.m.
Republicans Show No Urgency in Funding a Key Biden Infrastructure Program

April 10, 2024 03:57 p.m.
RFK Jr. Is Muddying the Politics in North Carolina

April 05, 2024 06:00 a.m.

North Carolina Republicans Wave Off Concerns That Their Candidates Are Too Extreme

April 02, 2024 12:29 p.m.
The Republican Party’s Plan to Win Over Black Men Is a Mess

April 01, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Republicans’ Urgency on the Migrant Crisis Grinds to a Halt With Haiti Aid

March 22, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Republicans Can’t Afford to Help Trump Out With His Huge Bond

March 19, 2024 03:13 p.m.
Joe Biden Is Making North Carolina the Poster Child for His Agenda

March 14, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The Most Consequential Megadonor of 2024 Is Unlike Any Other

March 07, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The RNC Has a Money Problem. Republicans Fear Lara Trump Will Make It Worse.

February 23, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Black Public Health Advocates Fear Biden Is Playing Politics With Menthols

February 21, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The House Race Democrats Can’t Afford to Lose in North Carolina

February 16, 2024 06:00 a.m.
A Program Key to Biden’s Campaign Message Is About to Run Out of Funds

February 13, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Trump Loves to Knock Biden, but Has Been Muted on His Age

February 12, 2024 05:39 p.m.
Are Republicans Serious About Going After Protesters?

January 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Democrats Say Mark Robinson Is Dangerous. They’re Rooting for Him Anyway.

January 29, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Democrats Say Georgia Looks Bleak for Biden. Can North Carolina Save Him?

December 14, 2023 03:00 p.m.