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# Julissa Higgins


## Julissa Higgins


## Julissa Higgins


* ![Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone - Movie Stills](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5e7b7e41d69ded5/698899eb196cf45a8603c38f/harry-potter.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2016  
### [Harry Potter Readers More Likely to Dislike Trump](https://time.com/4413658/donald-trump-harry-potter-study/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell \(R-KY\) delivers a speech on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt848588f9797e7284/69889ca6a988ca04c66b8aef/mitch-mcconnell.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2016  
### [Watch Mitch McConnell Speak at the Republican Convention](https://time.com/4414142/republican-convention-mitch-mcconnell-speech-transcript-video/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![House Speaker Paul Ryan talks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9989ec89db26383/69889caa656a3f265fbcc5a0/christopher-morris-rnc-republican-national-convention-day-2-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2016  
### [Watch Paul Ryan's Speech at the Republican Convention](https://time.com/4414128/republican-convention-paul-ryan-speech-transcript-video/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![People pose for a group photo at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland,](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b085f04d74e25ad/69889c7d5f570f5e7fb21c23/landon-nordeman-republican-national-convention-rnc-scenes-0718-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 19, 2016  
### [Meet Some of the Unusual Speakers at the Convention Tuesday](https://time.com/4413988/republican-convention-speakers-tuesday/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Chris Christie on the floor of the 2016 Republican National Convention on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1eab84bfd6e740c8/69889c7f3c1639a7b945e163/landon-nordeman-republican-national-convention-rnc-scenes-0718-08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 19, 2016  
### [Christie to Deliver Prime-Time Speech at GOP Convention](https://time.com/4413109/republican-convention-chris-christie-speech/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 19, 2016  
### [Mailman Turned Math-Whiz Is the Chinese Equivalent of _Good Will Hunting_](https://time.com/4413249/good-will-hunting-chinese-mailman-math/)  
It's a real-life <i>Good Will Hunting</i>  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 2016 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2016 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt640c4499f42a177d/698890e2cd1bba8ac370072d/melania-trump-political-view.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 19, 2016  
### [Melania Trump to Deliver Monday's Keynote at Republican Convention](https://time.com/4411871/republican-convention-melania-trump-speaker/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![This combination of file photos shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton \(L\) on June 15, 2016 and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on June 13, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5283172f29b9867/69889970cd1bbaee0b701405/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2016  
### [Trump Leads Clinton 3-1 in Late-Night Jokes](https://time.com/4408080/donald-trump-late-night-jokes/)  
The gloves came off on Trump long ago  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![President Obama Hosts Conversation On Community Policing And Criminal Justice At White House](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaed79044777a27b5/69889be85f570f752cb21b21/gettyimages-547112192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2016  
### [President Obama Convenes Police and Activists to Mend Relations](https://time.com/4405659/white-house-ppolice-shootings-activists/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![George W. Bush speaks during an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas, on July 12, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14e242cc512377c6/69889ba43c163914ff45e00e/bush-dallas-memorial-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 12, 2016  
### [Read George W. Bush's Speech at the Dallas Shooting Memorial Service](https://time.com/4403510/george-w-bush-speech-dallas-shooting-memorial-service/)  
"We are grief stricken, heartbroken and forever grateful"  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
* ![trump blue states](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt157338dad7461f49/69889b5c524fc0c6d9df8ac7/trump1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 11, 2016  
### [Trump Talks About Winning Blue States, But Little Proof So Far](https://time.com/4400216/donald-trump-blue-states/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall meeting outside a closed Osram Sylvania manufacturing facility in Manchester](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77c24256dc0f3fc7/69889a4dbc6cfc52f73dda48/trump_new_hampshire.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 30, 2016  
### [Woman Asks Donald Trump to Replace 'Heebie Jabbies' at TSA With Veterans](https://time.com/4390726/donald-trump-tsa-heebie-jabbies/)  
"Get rid of all these heebie jabbies they wear at TSA"  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Sen. John McCain \(R-AZ\) talks with reporters while heading to the weekly Republican Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol May 17, 2016 in Washington, DC.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f4472f134d7ab4c/698898df524fc05652df8767/john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2016  
### [6 Ways Republican Senators Avoid Talking About Donald Trump](https://time.com/4377383/donald-trump-fundraising-senate-republicans/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech about his vision for foreign policy at the Mayflower Hotel April 27, 2016 in Washington, DC.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc7266712ed1f881/698897570b72e3354f6e9c2a/donald-trump-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 10, 2016  
### [Protesters Interrupt Trump Over Syrian Refugee Remarks](https://time.com/4364612/donald-trump-syrian-refugees-protest/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Donald Trump, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a primary night event at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb939f6d9f4276b7b/69889733428a9e7094cd2fbe/donald-trump3.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 9, 2016  
### [Pro-Clinton Super PAC Launches Website on 'Trump Lies'](https://time.com/4363520/hillary-clinton-trump-lies-correct-the-record/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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