Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Patrick Svitek and Azi PaybarahJuly 5, 2024
White House
At a rally in Wisconsin, Biden says that he is staying in the race despite calls for him pull out after a shaky debate performance.
By Matt ViserJuly 5, 2024
A handful of Democrats have started calling for President Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential candidate.
By Derek Hawkins, Kati Perry, Hannah Dormido, Eric Lau, Mariana Alfaro, Hayden Godfrey and Nick MourtoupalasJuly 5, 2024
A Democratic donor says he and others are seeking presidential debates among potential nominees if President Biden decides to step aside.
By Theodoric MeyerJuly 5, 2024
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to go to the White House on Monday and ask that Joe Biden exit the presidential race, according to two people with direct knowledge of the effort.
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Liz GoodwinJuly 5, 2024
The subtext of what leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Jim Clyburn are saying is clear — and it’s a marked contrast to how the Biden campaign is talking about this.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 3, 2024
Most of them assured Americans that a president isn’t “above the law.” Some went further.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 2, 2024
The ruling is a win for Trump for a few reasons and is likely to reverberate in the 2024 campaign and beyond. Here’s what it means.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 1, 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
Trump claimed he knew “nothing” about the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a right-wing policy blueprint spearheaded by former Trump administration officials.
By Patrick SvitekJuly 5, 2024
Elections
The letter sent to the White House is the latest outreach from the donor and activist community pushing for a new nominee after the president’s debate performance.
By Michael SchererJuly 5, 2024
The Social Security Administration’s former inspector general abused her authority and undermined the integrity of her office, a report from a committee of federal watchdogs found.
By Lisa ReinJuly 5, 2024
Perspective
IRS apology in Trump-related case reveals agency’s shoddy tax securityA lawsuit by billionaire Kenneth Griffin, whose tax records were leaked, led to an IRS apology to more than 80,000 people and businesses who also were affected.
By Joe DavidsonJuly 5, 2024
Democracy in America
After President Donald Trump’s narrow loss in 2020, conservatives who then controlled the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned drop boxes. The liberals who now control the court reversed that decision.
By Patrick MarleyJuly 5, 2024
Elections
The former president wants the platform to endorse leaving the issue to the states rather than a federal ban in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise.
By Michael Scherer and Josh DawseyJuly 5, 2024
Elections
A private event with top social media influencers was intended to spur relationships and generate pro-Biden content. Creators faced backlash and online vitriol instead.
By Dylan WellsJuly 5, 2024
Elections
See which states have them on the ballot, including the seven battleground states most likely to decide the election.
By Nick Mourtoupalas, Meryl Kornfield and Nicole MarkusJuly 5, 2024
Elections
Aides, foreign leaders, donors and members of Congress say President Biden has seemed slower and more often loses his train of thought in recent months, though close aides insist he remains mentally sharp.
By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey, Maria Sacchetti, John Hudson and Dan DiamondJuly 5, 2024
In a Wisconsin county that Biden dominated four years ago and is visiting on Friday, Democrats are uneasy about the future of their party’s ticket.
By Hannah KnowlesJuly 5, 2024
Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Amy B Wang, Mariana Alfaro, Matt Viser, Tyler Pager and Michael SchererJuly 4, 2024
White House
The president also told the Democratic leaders at a White House meeting Wednesday that he’d received a checkup after last week’s debate.
By Matt Viser, Tyler Pager and Nick MiroffJuly 4, 2024
Elections
Polling, support and donations would have to further worsen — and then lawmakers would have to step in for Biden to exit, allies and advisers say.
By Ashley Parker and Tyler PagerJuly 4, 2024
The teleprompter is a common device for politicians. But Biden’s use of it even in small settings has prompted frustration among some supporters.
By Matt Viser, Tyler Pager and Josh DawseyJuly 4, 2024
Analysis
Biden has to show stamina and sharpness. Democrats are growing impatient.The president has been under pressure since his debate debacle to prove to anxious Democrats that he has a path to victory, but so far he has fallen short.
By Dan BalzJuly 4, 2024
