Azi Paybarah

Washington, D.C.

National reporter covering campaigns and breaking politics news.

Education: University at Albany, B.A. in English

Paybarah joined The Washington Post in 2022. He previously covered politics for the New York Times, Politico New York and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow in 2017.
Latest from Azi Paybarah

Harris, Trump converge on battleground state of Pennsylvania

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October 14, 2024

Trump campaigns in Aurora, Colo., site of false claims about gangs

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October 11, 2024

Florida begins massive post-Milton recovery effort

More than 2 million customers remained without power, 13,000 people were being housed in shelters, and some were threatened by floodwaters that had yet to recede.

October 11, 2024
Residents look at burned-out homes Friday at the Beachaven Villas in Sarasota, Fla., after Hurricane Milton’s landfall. (Eva Marie Uzcategui for The Washington Post)

Obama makes direct appeal to Black men to support Harris

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October 10, 2024

Trump returns to Pennsylvania, with a stop in Biden’s hometown

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October 9, 2024

Harris appears on ‘The View,’ with Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert

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October 8, 2024

Trump, Harris mark anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

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October 7, 2024

Trump appears in Georgia with Gov. Kemp; Harris campaigns in Michigan

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October 4, 2024

GOP Rep. Lawler acknowledges wearing blackface at college Halloween party

New York Rep. Mike Lawler is locked in a competitive race against Mondaire Jones in one of the House contests considered key to party control of the chamber.

October 4, 2024
Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) listens as former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) testifies on Capitol Hill on Sept. 10, 2024.

Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin; Trump returns to Michigan

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October 3, 2024