
Kara Dapena
@karadapena
graphics reporter @WSJ, previously @MiamiHerald, @univmiami alum, hoosier, spaniard, #dataviz
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https://www.wsj.com/news/author/kara-dapena 07-04-2011 10:17:12
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Call it Field of Bad Dreams: Harris tried to build it, but they just didn’t come. wsj.com/politics/elect… In every core blue bloc, voters didn’t turn out. The electorate that did shifted toward Trump—an analysis of vote data from me, Kara Dapena, Maureen Linke, and Rob Barry.

A teenage boy killed himself to get closer to a chatbot. He thought they were in love. wsj.com/tech/ai/a-14-y… via The Wall Street Journal



President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his administration with loyalists, members of Congress and longtime allies who worked on his presidential campaign. We're keeping track here (🎁🔗) wsj.com/politics/elect… w/Xavier Martinez Andrew Restuccia James Benedict Maureen Linke

Honored to accompany Evan Gershkovich back to the The Wall Street Journal front page — with a story on the agency that detained him and turned Russia into a police state With the all time greats Evan Gershkovich Joe Parkinson drew hinshaw wsj.com/world/russia/e…

Our breakdown of which senators might cast the swing votes that decide the fates of some of Trump’s choices for his most senior positions, including Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (🎁🔗) wsj.com/politics/polic… w/Lindsay Wise Liz Essley Whyte Maureen Linke

MMR vaccines are safe and effective, but fewer children are getting them. Trump’s nominee for health secretary, vaccine skeptic RFK Jr., is scheduled to appear at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday. Here’s what the science shows. (🎁🔗) wsj.com/health/healthc… w/Dominique Mosbergen


With U.S. government spending growing significantly, we look at where the money is going and where spending has grown the most since 2015 (🎁🔗) wsj.com/economy/us-fed… w/Richard Rubin Greg Ip Maureen Linke

Missed Trump’s speech? Check out the The Wall Street Journal’s annotated version, with highlights and annotations wsj.com/politics/polic… (🎁🔗) w/Natalie Andrews @huahe Maureen Linke Josh Jamerson

In the 7 previous seasons of 'Love Is Blind,' less than half of the 206 cast members got engaged and 26 married. The finale of the show’s 8th season premiers today. wsj.com/arts-culture/t… (🎁🔗) w/ Inti Pacheco Stephanie Stamm


Got tax questions? The WSJ’s AI tax bot (Lars) can help you find what you need from our articles and IRS guides wsj.com/personal-finan… (🎁🔗) w/Laura Saunders, Ashlea Ebeling, Richard Rubin,brian whitton,David Reilly, Rob Barry , Tess Jeffers and more

President Trump has made a flurry of tariff moves and reversals, targeting more than 30 countries so far—with more to come. See the key moments we're tracking in Trump’s tariff war. wsj.com/politics/polic… (🎁🔗) w/Gavin Bade Maureen Linke Josh Jamerson

We break down the Signal group chat between White House officials (and a journalist) detailing a military strike against Houthi militants wsj.com/politics/natio… (🎁🔗) w/Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف Maureen Linke

President Trump has already made a flurry of tariff moves and reversals, targeting nearly every country. See key moments in Trump’s tariff war and what's ahead. wsj.com/politics/polic… (🎁🔗) w/Maureen Linke Gavin Bade Josh Jamerson

Trump's reciprocal tariffs went into effect this morning and hit almost every trading partner of the U.S. wsj.com/economy/trade/… (🎁🔗) w/Maureen Linke Josh Jamerson

Trump's broad 10% tariff on nearly every nation is in effect and higher “reciprocal tariffs” on countries he cited as “bad actors” are on pause—except China. See where U.S. imports come from and tariffs on the horizon: wsj.com/economy/trade/… w/Maureen Linke Josh Jamerson


President Trump is at risk of shrinking the Republican coalition that he broadened to win the 2024 election (🎁🔗) wsj.com/politics/elect… w/Aaron Zitner Maureen Linke

The Wall Street Journal’s first group chat on the economy, involving people from radically different backgrounds, was a heartwarming tale. In this second round, things took an unexpected turn. wsj.com/economy/trump-… (🎁🔗) w/ Rachel Wolfe Rachel Louise Ensign Alex Citrin-Safadi