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Portrait of Chris Cameron

Chris Cameron

American politics is always a busy beat, and my job is to respond quickly to developments involving candidates, races and issues that are important to our readers. That could be about a candidate suddenly entering or exiting a key contest, a court filing in a political dispute or any other unexpected event about which readers and voters should be informed. I sometimes follow candidates on the campaign trail, covering their speeches and rallies and interviewing voters about their views and concerns. I help with live coverage of elections, debates, court hearings and other political events.

I joined The Times in 2019, starting as a news assistant in Washington. As a jack-of-all-trades reporting assistant, I helped cover almost every major story in the capital for nearly five years — beginning with the government shutdown in January 2019 and ending with the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. I traveled to Berlin in 2022 for an international reporting fellowship covering the war in Ukraine, as well as German-Chinese relations. I moved to the Politics desk in October 2023.

Before joining The Times, I worked for The Wall Street Journal in 2019 as an international reporting fellow in Hong Kong, covering the videogame industry in Asia.

I’m a native of Antigua & Barbuda and a graduate of the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University. I became a naturalized American in 2019 and was sworn in by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, now a justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Every journalist at The Times keeps to the same standards of fairness and accuracy outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. I do not make political donations, nor do I campaign for causes or take part in political activity like rallies or petitions.

Transparency is important to success in this job. I always identify myself when reporting, including at events, and I explain the reporting process to anyone unfamiliar with it. When I travel to cover a candidate, The Times pays for my travel. I am open to criticism in good faith. If I make a mistake, I acknowledge and correct it in accordance with Times policy.

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    Obama Defends Biden: ‘Bad Debate Nights Happen’

    The former president faced a similar crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign after a bad debate performance in 2012, and he defended his former running mate in a social media post.

    By Chris Cameron

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    Kennedy Fails to Qualify for CNN Debate

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not meet the criteria to make the debate stage next week, according to the outlet, denying him the opportunity to confront President Biden and Donald J. Trump.

    By Chris Cameron

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    Where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Stands on the Issues

    The independent candidate, though still a long shot, has found support for his blend of populist economic rhetoric, isolationist foreign policy leanings and government skepticism.

    By Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Katie Glueck and Chris Cameron

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    Kennedy Vows to Cut Military Budget in Half

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the United States should accept a diminished role in global affairs and divert much of the nation’s security spending to domestic programs.

    By Chris Cameron

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    Here’s What Happened in the Texas Runoff Elections

    The Texas House speaker, Dade Phelan, survived a challenge from a Trump-backed activist, and a Republican former Navy officer will face Representative Henry Cuellar this fall.

    By Maggie Astor and Chris Cameron

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    Nicole Shanahan Ventures Onto the Stump for Kennedy

    The Silicon Valley lawyer, chosen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, made her first solo outing on the stump. She is to appear alongside him at a rally on Monday in Austin, Texas.

    By Chris Cameron

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