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Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

Campaigns

Closing arguments keep leading back to Trump

Roll Call on the road: A chilly reception in a much-sought-after county

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 28, 2024 at 5:26pm

A fourth grader works on an election-themed art project at Heather Hills Elementary School in Bowie, Md., on Oct. 22.

Opinion

Trump and Harris: A referendum or a choice

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 28, 2024 at 12:37pm
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks at a rally for former president Donald Trump on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Campaigns

Republicans disavow comedian who called Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’ at Trump rally

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 28, 2024 at 5:51am
Laura Gillen, Democratic candidate for New York's 4th District, greets a guest during a campaign rally with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in Hempstead, N.Y., on Oct. 17. Gillen is challenging Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., and has made reproductive rights a part of her campaign.

Campaigns

Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats’ closing arguments

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Sandhya Raman
Posted October 25, 2024 at 3:26pm
Bruce Springsteen performs during a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Atlanta. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)

Call it The Boss battleground ‘insurance policy’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 25, 2024 at 12:32pm
Vice President Kamala Harris energizes supporters at a rally in Chandler, Arizona, Oct. 10.

Grand Canyon-sized politics

By USC Annenberg Media
Posted October 24, 2024 at 6:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, participates in a CNN town hall near Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Harris vague on legislative plan, clear on Trump critique at Pennsylvania town hall

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 24, 2024 at 5:57am
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said Ukraine would receive the aid by the end of the year.

G7 agrees to use interest on Russian assets for Ukraine loan; Biden eyes an arms component

By Rachel Oswald
Posted October 23, 2024 at 5:02pm
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump prays during a roundtable discussion with Latino community leaders and voters at Trump National Doral Miami resort on Tuesday.

Rabbits among solar panels: Trump’s Latino roundtable

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 22, 2024 at 4:03pm
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to reporters after handing out food while standing at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on Sunday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump and Harris dig in, especially in Pennsylvania

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 21, 2024 at 5:00pm
Bacon-themed products are on display in Rep. Don Bacon’s campaign office in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 16, 2024.

Nebraska’s blue dot: Honestly, it’s for everyone

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 21, 2024 at 3:15pm
Sign for Opill over-the-counter birth control pill at a pharmacy in San Francisco. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

White House rule would expand access to cost-free birth control

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 21, 2024 at 6:42am
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb., on Monday. Osborn is running against Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, and the two parties differ on the status of the race.

Let’s get (electorally) unstable!

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 18, 2024 at 12:55pm
Palestinians walk on a dirt road lined with buildings turned to rubble in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City on Oct. 7.

Why Trump’s vision of post-war Gaza has gained little traction

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 17, 2024 at 4:48pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Wednesday, flanked by former GOP officials.

Takeaways: Harris makes play for GOP voters, sits for feisty Fox News interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2024 at 8:00pm
Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump along a rural highway on Sept. 26 near Traverse City, Mich.

Harris, Biden sharpen attacks on Trump as GOP nominee courts women voters

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2024 at 1:20pm
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn takes a selfie with a supporter after speaking during his campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O'Neill, Neb., on Monday. Osborn is running against Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.

Happening in Plains sight: A competitive Nebraska Senate race

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 16, 2024 at 5:30am
Former President Donald Trump speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump goes big on tariffs, floats business relocation penalty

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted October 15, 2024 at 4:36pm
President Joe Biden, joined virtually by Vice President Kamala Harris, was briefed by his homeland security aides and federal emergency management officials in the White House’s South Court Auditorium on Oct. 9. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Biden forced to put legacy push on hold as crises mount at home and abroad

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2024 at 4:35pm, Updated October 15, 2024 at 2:50pm
The crowd holds a “vote” sign during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz in the Fitzgerald Field House at the University of Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, 2024. As cliched as it sounds, the election will all come down to turnout, Stu Rothenberg writes.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Turnout will …

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 15, 2024 at 5:00am
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday.

Trump pitches tax write-off for auto loans in Detroit speech

By David Lerman
Posted October 10, 2024 at 5:38pm
The Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection helped inspire the simulation role-playing exercise that is the subject of the documentary “War Game.”

‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible

By Jason Dick
Posted October 9, 2024 at 10:24am
CBO Director Phillip L. Swagel testifies during a House Budget Committee hearing on Sept. 11.

CBO: Fiscal 2024 budget deficit was $1.8 trillion

By David Lerman
Posted October 8, 2024 at 4:41pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, appeared on ABC's "The View" program on Tuesday. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Harris moves toward center with talk of ‘commonsense solutions’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 8, 2024 at 3:05pm
Former President Donald Trump is seen at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Analysis: Digging into FEMA spending claims on the campaign trail

By Peter Cohn
Posted October 8, 2024 at 1:09pm
“It is not right that teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations. And I plan on making that fair,” Vice President Kamala Harris said on "60 Minutes."

Harris signals fight with Congress over agenda in ’60 Minutes’ interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 8, 2024 at 5:31am
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.

EPA opts for more stringent rule on lead pipes

By Valerie Yurk
Posted October 8, 2024 at 5:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff stand before a tree they planted at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., to mark one year since the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.

US officials mark one year since ‘devastating’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2024 at 5:45pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22.

Congressional estimators find sharply lower revenue take from Harris tax plans

By David Lerman
Posted October 7, 2024 at 10:47am
President Joe Biden meets with members of his Cabinet about response efforts to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 1.

Biden makes formal plea to Congress for disaster loan funds

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted October 4, 2024 at 10:31pm
Vice President Kamala Harris and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrive for a campaign event at Ripon College in Wisconsin on Thursday.

Calling Trump ‘petty’ and ‘vindictive,’ Liz Cheney makes conservative case for Harris

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 4, 2024 at 5:39am
The Supreme Court's new term starts on Monday, Oct. 7.

A ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court term? Yeah, right

By Jason Dick, Todd Ruger and Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2024 at 5:56pm
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024, in New York City.

Fact-checking Vance’s health policy claims

By Ariel Cohen and Sandhya Raman
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:29pm
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz take part in the vice-presidential debate at CBS Studios in New York on Tuesday.

Fact-checking the Vance-Walz debate

By FactCheck.org
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:07pm