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Vice President and Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris speaks at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. President Joe Biden was in New York at the UN General Assembly and former President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C.

Tales of the three-headed incumbent: Biden/Harris/Trump

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted September 26, 2024 at 11:33am

One last journey down Roll Call’s Jersey Turnpike

By Jason Dick and Herb Jackson
Posted September 19, 2024 at 12:02pm
The Maryland Senate primary that Angela Alsobrooks, now the Democratic nominee, won against Rep. David Trone was among the most instructive for Roll Call Elections Analyst Nathan L. Gonzales. Gov. Wes Moore is pictured at right.

The surprises, lessons and exhaustion of the congressional primaries

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 12, 2024 at 10:28am
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a rally to mark the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade on June 27, 2024.

When political realignment happens before your eyes; Amanda Becker discusses ‘You Must Stand Up’

By Jason Dick and Amanda Becker
Posted September 5, 2024 at 11:01am
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle will perform at the Congressional Record 2024 on Sept. 17 at the Capitol Visitor Center.

Members of Congress get ready to kick out the jams

By Jason Dick
Posted August 30, 2024 at 8:51am
John Legend, joined by Sheila E., perform Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” during day three of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Sweet (temporary) home Chicago

By Jason Dick, Aidan Quigley and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 22, 2024 at 9:50am
Banners and bunting decorate the outside of the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel as Chicago gears up for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday.

DNC-adjacent: Stories in the convention’s orbit

By Jason Dick and Herb Jackson
Posted August 15, 2024 at 12:11pm
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is pictured with his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, in the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.

Ohio, the [political] heart of it all

By Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 1, 2024 at 1:08pm
Sens. Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., left, and George McGovern, D-S.D., the Democratic nominees for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972. Eagleton dropped off the ticket less than three weeks later after revealing he had been treated for depression.

Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 26, 2024 at 11:06am
Former President Donald Trump and his Republican Party are riding high at their national nominating convention, confident of their prospects for winning in November.

‘Happy Days’ for Republicans in Milwaukee

By Jason Dick, John T. Bennett and Briana Reilly
Posted July 18, 2024 at 10:25am