Election 2024 latest news: Trump, Biden returning to campaign trail this week
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Azi Paybarah, Amy B Wang, Patrick Svitek and Mariana AlfaroTracking Biden administration political appointees to fill top roles
Follow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
By Harry Stevens, Madison Walls and Adrián BlancoTrump, GOP seize on campus protests to depict chaos under Biden
Republicans highlight images of turmoil, though most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been peaceful.
By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Patrick Svitek and Maegan VazquezA TikTok ban could also end short-form video as we’ve come to know it
ByteDance’s CapCut editing app has become the standard for short-form video. Legislation that could lead to a ban of TikTok could also apply to CapCut.
By Taylor LorenzMeta’s oversight body prepares to lay off workers
Meta’s company-funded oversight body is planning to trim its workforce to reduce costs, a move likely to affect its ability to police Facebook and Instagram.
By Naomi NixHow Trump’s trial is playing, politically
A new poll provides some of the best hints yet.
By Aaron BlakeHow would you narrow Trump’s VP shortlist? Take this quiz.
Take this quiz and see which people you think Donald Trump could pick to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Fix’s Aaron Blake offers his analysis.
By Aaron Blake, Adrián Blanco, Nick Mourtoupalas and Artur GalochaKavanaugh says ‘most people’ now revere the Nixon pardon. Not so fast.
It might have been true at one point. It’s not so clear it is anymore -- particularly as another former president stands accused of his own dirty tricks.
By Aaron BlakeThe right starts to reckon with its Marjorie Taylor Greene problem
The party elevated her when it helped Kevin McCarthy win the speakership 15 months ago — despite plenty of reasons to worry about that. Now the bill has come due.
By Aaron BlakeHow Pecker’s testimony bolsters claims of Trump’s election-related scheme
Breaking down former National Enquirer executive David Pecker’s testimony Tuesday, and its meaning to the Trump hush money case.
By Aaron BlakeTrump claims 200 million Americans ‘love’ him. How many actually do?
A deep dive on this actually quite relevant question. (Spoiler: It’s a fraction of 200 million.)
By Aaron BlakeGOP House hard-liners won’t compromise. They’re losing key fights because of it.
House hard-liners seek ideological purity even though they’re part of divided government. They’re losing key policy fights as a result.
By Marianna SotomayorTensions grow between Trump and Lake in Arizona race for Senate
The former president fears that GOP candidate Kari Lake might not win and will drag down his own prospects in the battleground state
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Josh Dawsey and Liz GoodwinAn assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India
India’s intelligence service has aggressively targeted Indian diaspora populations in Asia, Europe and North America, officials said.
By Greg Miller, Gerry Shih and Ellen NakashimaTrump and allies say Biden pays rent for ‘illegals’ in Michigan. Not true.
Trump allies are running ads saying Biden is paying rent for undocumentd immigrants, but that’s false.
By Glenn KesslerThe Trump Trials: Escape from New York
The latest news in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial and other criminal cases, and what to watch for this week.
By Perry Stein and Devlin BarrettTrump and DeSantis meet privately in Florida
Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately Sunday morning in Miami, breaking a years-long chill between the presumptive Republican nominee and his onetime chief primary rival.
By Josh Dawsey5,000 miles away, a Michigan mayor at the center of the Gaza storm
Navigating between residents’ rage over Gaza and Democrats’ fears of Trump, Abdullah Hammoud must decide whether to back Biden in the fall.
By Yasmeen AbutalebWith U.S. aid resumed, Ukraine will try to dig itself out of trouble
U.S. officials say Ukraine, even with resumption of American military aid, must address manpower shortages and shore up defenses to enable future offensives.
By Missy Ryan and Siobhán O'GradyDemocrats, political figures dogpile onto Trump VP hopeful after story of animal killings
Tongues were wagging on social media after news spread that Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Trump V.P. hopeful, described how she shot and killed her dog and farm goat.
By Maegan VazquezTrump on trial: Personal anguish, political defiance and a loss of control
The former president has tried to campaign during his New York trial, but it’s constraining him.
By Hannah Knowles, Josh Dawsey and Ashley ParkerBritain’s Conservative Party, like the U.S. Republican Party, is in turmoil
Five years after a landslide victory, Britain’s Conservative Party is deeply divided and appears headed towards one of its worst defeats in a generation.
By Dan BalzFormer lawmakers have ideas on fixing Congress. Will anyone listen?
More than a dozen former members of Congress started a discussion aimed at reviving the ailing institution. The outlook was bleak.
By Paul KaneThis electrician and union leader could be Biden’s secret weapon in Michigan
UAW President Shawn Fain is a rising star among union members and increasingly Democrats, who see his support as crucial in Michigan, Pennsylvania and other industrial states that could hinge on a few thousand votes.
By Jeanne Whalen and Toluse OlorunnipaUtah man who recorded fatal Jan. 6 Capitol shooting sentenced to 6 years
John Earle Sullivan recorded himself inciting violence and breaking a window before filming the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt outside the House Chamber on Jan. 6.
By Spencer S. HsuGOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena
The Republican Party is urging the Secret Service to move protesters further away from the arena in Milwaukee where the party will hold its convention in July.
By Josh Dawsey