A return visit to a Michigan city shows Black men divided on Harris
In December, Black men in Pontiac, Mich., told The Post they were unenthused about Biden. Now, some feel the same about Harris.
By Michael Brice-Saddler
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.
By Marianne LeVine
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.
By Maeve Reston and Marianne LeVine
Harris, Trump converge on battleground state of Pennsylvania
Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.
By María Luisa Paúl, Amy B Wang, Azi Paybarah and Mariana Alfaro
Republicans face backlash for lawsuits targeting overseas and military voting
House Democrats have asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to guarantee that overseas Americans, including those serving in the armed forces, retain their right to participate in U.S. elections.
By Amy Gardner, Jacqueline Alemany and Dan Lamothe
Things are looking up for JD Vance
Post-debate polls suggest he’s no longer such a weight around Donald Trump’s ankles.
By Aaron Blake
Vance’s ‘diplomacy’ quote points to problem with any Trump-Putin calls
Trump himself has long criticized shadow diplomacy with hostile foreign countries as wrong and even illegal.
By Aaron Blake
The hurricane X-factor in the 2024 election
Previous hurricanes have reduced voter turnout in hard-hit areas and both helped and hurt incumbents. This fall’s storms affect particularly crucial electoral regions.
By Aaron Blake
Local Republicans decry hurricane falsehoods — as Trump spreads them
As with Springfield, Ohio, Republicans are pressing (often gently) for their side to cut it out. And as with Springfield, their pleas are going unheard.
By Aaron BlakeJD Vance goes all in on the justified lie
Trump’s running mate keeps offering remarkable defenses of the GOP ticket’s false immigration claims.
By Aaron Blake
Whitmer apologizes after Catholics say Doritos video mocked Communion
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized for putting a chip on the extended tongue of an influencer in a video that a Catholic organization called a mockery of Communion.
By Jonathan Edwards
Democratic senator attacks his Pennsylvania rival with an invented claim
Sen. Bob Casey falsely says Republican Dave McCormick “made clear” he’d slash Medicare and Social Security.
By Glenn Kessler
More Republicans expect election ‘fraud’ in minority areas than in White ones
The finding from a new CBS News-YouGov poll is the endpoint of Republican embrace of misinformation.
By Philip Bump
The two shifts in support that may determine the next president
White women are leaning more to the left as non-White men are leaning more to the right.
By Philip Bump
How reported threats in N.C. trace to Trump-fueled misinformation
Americans are experiencing the real-world consequences of throwing conspiracy theories into a tense situation — again.
By Aaron Blake
Who is ahead in Harris vs. Trump 2024 presidential polls right now?
Check out The Washington Post’s presidential polling averages of the seven battleground states most likely to determine the outcome of the election.
By Lenny Bronner, Diane Napolitano, Kati Perry and Luis Melgar
Michigan GOP candidate’s ad aimed at Black voters has wrong election date
The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Republican Tom Barrett’s campaign of misleading Black voters with an ad carrying the wrong election date.
By María Luisa Paúl
Trump wants to punish all of his enemies, not just immigrants
In recent days, Donald Trump has increasingly described his critics and political opponents in terms suggesting that they, too, would be targeted by his administration.
By Philip Bump
Trump wages campaign against real-time fact checks
The moves are the latest example of Trump’s long-held resistance to being called to account for his falsehoods.
By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey
How Trump may try to challenge the election results if he loses again
If Harris wins, election officials and experts worry Trump and his supporters will not peacefully accept that outcome.
By Patrick Marley
Harris and Trump vie for Jewish voters unsettled by Israel-Gaza conflict
The contest is particularly pronounced in Pennsylvania, home to about 400,000 Jews, more than four times Biden’s margin in the state in 2020.
By Michelle Boorstein
Harris releases agenda for Black men as she ramps up effort to court them
Barack Obama and other Democrats have signaled concern that Black men are showing hesitancy to rally behind Kamala Harris.
By Maeve Reston and Toluse Olorunnipa
Man arrested outside Trump event in Calif. over illegal possession of guns
The Secret Service said Donald Trump was not in danger after the suspect Vem Miller was arrested outside the former president’s rally in Coachella, Calif., held Saturday.
By Kyle Melnick and Perry Stein
In Arizona, Trump pitches ideas to attract more Border Patrol agents
The former president said he wants to add 10,000 agents, an ambitious target for an agency already struggling to grow its ranks.
By Patrick Svitek