When the bankers and lawyers for Capital One and Discover were locked in tense negotiations in February over the timing for the merger of their companies, political factors loomed. Move too quickly, t...

　　Kamala Harris, standing with Erie County Councilman Andre Horton, shakes hands with local Black business owners at Legenderie Records and Coffee House on Oct. 14, 2024. Matthew Rink/Erie Times-News US...