Kevin Sack is a senior writer, based in Atlanta, who produces long-form narrative projects for the investigations team. He has written broadly about national affairs for more than three decades and has shared in three Pulitzer Prizes.
During more than 20 years with The Times, he has served as bureau chief in Atlanta and Albany, covered health care for the national desk, and reported extensively on race, the South and domestic politics. His interests over the years have ranged widely, from kidney transplantation to the assimilation of refugees to the intersection of race and faith. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., he is an honors history graduate of Duke University.
Mr. Biden visited Emanuel A.M.E. Church after a racist massacre in 2015 to mourn with a shaken congregation. He returned Monday to warn of the political threats of hate-filled violence.
By Kevin Sack
A series of careful financial decisions, and the creation of nonprofits and academic centers staffed by close advisers, would help a campaign-in-waiting.
By Kevin Sack and Alexander Burns
The killings of nine parishioners at a black church in Charleston and 11 congregants at a synagogue in Pittsburgh brought people in those two communities together in an unspeakable grief.
By Kevin Sack
The Florida governor and Senate candidate could become the richest member of the next Congress. He’d bring with him a tangle of investments that could benefit from his policies.
By Kevin Sack and Patricia Mazzei
FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.
By Kevin Sack and John Schwartz
Democrats and Republicans alike believe that when Georgia chooses between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp, they will be signaling what the Deep South powerhouse stands for.
By Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder
Brian Kemp, who ran as a “politically incorrect conservative,” was aided by a well-timed endorsement from President Trump. He’ll face Stacey Abrams this fall.
By Alan Blinder and Jonathan Martin
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church hopes to erect a lasting tribute to both victims and survivors of the 2015 hate crime, and to the resilience of a 200-year-old congregation.
By Kevin Sack
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, the leading Republican in the race, profited off the sale of a high-rise apartment he purchased from a longtime lobbyist.
By Kevin Sack
For the community of Jean Lafitte, the question is less whether it will succumb to the sea than when — and how much the public should invest in artificially extending its life.
By Kevin Sack and John Schwartz