Marianne LeVine

Washington, D.C.

National political reporter focused on the 2024 elections

Education: Stanford University, BA in international relations, French; Stanford University, MA in communication

Marianne LeVine is a national political reporter for The Washington Post, where she writes about the 2024 presidential elections. She joined The Post in April 2023, after more than eight years at Politico. Most recently, she covered the Senate. She also previously wrote about the lobbying industry and labor policy.
Latest from Marianne LeVine

Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode

The scene comes as Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and called into question his mental acuity.

October 15, 2024

Harris slams Trump as ‘unhinged’ as they trade attacks in Pennsylvania

Trying out a new tactic in Western Pennsylvania, Harris ordered her aides to roll the tape on giant jumbotron screens to show clips of Trump making inflammatory statements and threats.

October 14, 2024

Trump suggests heckler should ‘get the hell knocked out of her’ after rally

The remarks were part of a dark speech at a California ally where Trump called the U.S. an “occupied country.”

October 12, 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Saturday in Coachella, Calif.

In Biden’s hometown, Trump reminisces about his former opponent

The former president has mentioned Biden hundreds of times in speeches since Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee. He kept up the habit in Biden’s hometown Wednesday.

October 9, 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump makes a point during a campaign rally Wednesday in Scranton, Pa.

Trump has long peddled misinformation in natural disaster responses

In the final weeks of his presidential campaign, Trump is seeking a political edge against Vice President Kamala Harris by tying her to what he portrays, using misleading information, as a failed response to the destructive storm.

October 8, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp arrive to participate in an emergency management briefing Friday in Evans, Ga., as the area recovers from Helene.

The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump’s rallies early

Trump consistently draws large, enthusiastic crowds to his events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.

October 4, 2024
Donald Trump supporters head up the stairs as he speaks during a rally in Indiana, Pa., on Sept. 23.

Vance faces one especially key viewer of Tuesday’s debate: Trump

For Vance, Trump may be his most important viewer. For Walz, the task of introducing himself to voters looms large.

September 30, 2024
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Trump lambastes immigrants using false homicide claims

Republican nominee cites a letter from ICE that covers the past 40 years to charge Biden administration with letting in killers

September 29, 2024
Former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pa., on Sunday.

Inside the Mark Robinson debacle: Panic, blame and pressure on Trump

Top Republicans, including Donald Trump, long championed or enabled Mark Robinson, the gubernatorial nominee in North Carolina. Then it all came crashing down.

September 28, 2024
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson walks onstage during a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump inside Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C., on Aug. 14.

Harris spoke in Arizona on immigration; Trump campaigned in Michigan

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 27, 2024