White House
The president’s aides have prevented any major Democrat from calling on him to step aside after a poor debate showing. But their tactics have bred some resentment.
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Tyler Pager and Michael SchererJune 30, 2024
Elections
The longtime Trump adviser gave an interview a day before he begins serving a four-month sentence for spurning a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
By Isaac ArnsdorfJune 30, 2024
Elections
Some Democrats worry that keeping Biden at the top of the ticket will hurt in November, but several top party leaders said the president is best positioned to defeat Trump.
By Mariana AlfaroJune 30, 2024
Elections
The Biden team gambled on an early debate and prepared intensively at Camp David, but advisers could not prevent the candidate’s stumbles onstage.
By Tyler PagerJune 30, 2024
The Deciders
“I’m kind of like: ‘Give [Trump] another chance. Let’s see,’ ” one man, who voted for Biden in 2020, said. “Because this is not going to cut it.”
By Maeve RestonJune 30, 2024
The blows just kept coming for Democrats. But how much could Thursday’s debate and two key Friday Supreme Court decisions actually mean?
By Aaron BlakeJune 28, 2024
Making a change would be far from easy, despite concerns about President Biden’s debate performance. But here’s who has surfaced before — and could again.
By Aaron BlakeJune 28, 2024
The president stumbled repeatedly, and the former president made false claims repeatedly.
By Aaron BlakeJune 27, 2024
More voters see Biden as too ideologically extreme than see Trump that way, a new pre-debate poll finds. This points to a major task for the president.
By Aaron BlakeJune 27, 2024
A look at one of the most striking — and potentially crucial — reversals from 2016 and 2020.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
Three of them lost, which is unprecedented. Here’s how this compares to previous primary results.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
Elections
The Biden campaign used James Carville’s name in a text asking for donations. The Democratic strategist says he “never signed off on that.”
By Tyler Pager and Maegan VazquezJune 29, 2024
The editorial board said the president was the “shadow of a great public servant” during his first 2024 debate Thursday against former president Donald Trump.
By Patrick SvitekJune 29, 2024
White House
In late 2022, Biden’s team signaled he’d seek reelection and quashed discussions of an alternative. Now that decision hangs over the political landscape.
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Matt ViserJune 29, 2024
Elections
The official Republican platform is expected to be hashed out at a private meeting the week before the party convention, though committee meetings have been televised in the past.
By Hannah Knowles and Maegan VazquezJune 29, 2024
ElectionsAnalysis
Distressed by President Biden’s struggles in Thursday’s debate, Democrats are divided over what to do next, and Biden has significant work to do to assuage their fears.
By Dan BalzJune 29, 2024
Analysis
Democrats still stumble on how to ‘pass the torch’ to younger leadersSince John F. Kennedy’s inaugural presidential address, Democrats have talked about passing the torch to the next generation of leadership. That’s been a struggle for the past decade.
By Paul KaneJune 29, 2024
DEEP READS
Shannon Salter aimed to turn all of the seniors in her Allentown, Pa., high school civics class into voters. Her task has never been harder.
By Greg Jaffe and Michelle GustafsonJune 29, 2024
Elections
The former president repeatedly evaded topics he was not interested in speaking about, a strategy suggested by advisers.
By Josh DawseyJune 29, 2024
Elections
President Biden and former president Donald Trump are holding rallies Friday after participating in a contentious debate Thursday night.
By Azi Paybarah, Patrick Svitek, Mariana Alfaro and Maegan VazquezJune 28, 2024
Elections
“I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden said, his voice rising. “But ... I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job.”
By Tyler Pager and Maeve RestonJune 28, 2024
Elections
Despite widespread alarm, most Democratic lawmakers remained supportive of the president in his bid to defeat Trump.
By Michael Scherer, Liz Goodwin, Tyler Pager and Marianna SotomayorJune 28, 2024
Elections
Trump gave a thumbs-up as he walked off the stage and into a green room full of advisers who believed they had a new — and devastating — trove of ammunition against Biden.
By Hannah Knowles, Marianne LeVine and Isaac ArnsdorfJune 28, 2024
Elections
Vice president Harris is in a uniquely tricky position as both Biden’s top lieutenant and his most obvious successor
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.June 28, 2024
Elections
Some of the Democrats conceded that the commander in chief had a rocky debate night. But they still broadly defended the substance his arguments.
By Azi Paybarah, Maegan Vazquez and Hayden GodfreyJune 28, 2024
The court was reviewing laws from Grants Pass, Ore., at a time when states and localities are struggling to deal with a growing number of unhoused individuals.
By Reis Thebault and Ann E. MarimowJune 28, 2024
