Suspicious mail sent to elections officials in several states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service are investigating after officials in at least 12 states received the mailings.
By Maegan Vazquez and Amy Gardner
Trump holds town hall; Harris denounces ‘hateful rhetoric’
Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.
By Patrick Svitek, Mariana Alfaro, Azi Paybarah, Amy B Wang and Maegan Vazquez
Violent threats and attacks escalate tensions in Trump-Harris race
The 2024 election season has been repeatedly marked by extraordinary acts and threats of violence, prompting heightened security measures at events.
By Hannah Knowles and Hannah Allam
Harris bashes Trump’s ‘hateful’ attacks on Haitians in rare interview
Vice president criticizes her opponents for “spewing lies” based on “age-old” tropes
By Toluse Olorunnipa
Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races
Arizona officials discovered they have no records showing if nearly 100,000 longtime residents provided proof of citizenship, which is required by law to vote in state and local races.
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley
The 2024 election is a tinderbox
Violence and threats of violence, ugly rhetoric, coarse and partisan reactions to violence, and approval of “justified violence” all point to danger ahead.
By Aaron Blake
The staggering reach of Trump’s misinformation — not just on Haitian migrants
A new poll shows lots of Trump backers say they believe his pet-eating claim about Haitians, as well as plenty of other claims. Crucially, middle-of-the-road voters are more discerning.
By Aaron Blake
The limits of Trump’s Springfield, Ohio, demagoguery
Trump is upping the ante on anti-immigrant misinformation, despite the readily apparent real-world dangers. And for what?
By Aaron Blake
Trump blames ABC’s moderators for his debate dud. Voters disagree.
In a new poll, voters said by double digits the moderators were “fair and unbiased.” Many Republicans object, but past polling shows that’s largely a baked-in response.
By Aaron Blake
Trump won’t take Ukraine’s side. That’s far out of step with voters.
A recent poll showed voters thought he sided with Russia more than Ukraine. He apparently doesn’t care to disabuse them of that notion.
By Aaron BlakeTrump cites Democrats’ dangerous rhetoric, but uses it more than they do
Trump and Vance have tied Democrats’ past “threat to democracy” and “fascist” claims to the latest threat to Trump’s safety. But Trump has been deploying this rhetoric a lot more, as Democrats have backed off.
By Aaron Blake
A quick explanation of how bomb threats work, to help JD Vance
There were threats to people and places in Springfield, Ohio, after Vance and Trump made false claims about Haitian immigrants. The media isn’t to blame.
By Philip Bump
Democrats target GOP over reproductive rights as election nears
Democrats are seeking to spotlight Republicans’ unpopular stances on reproductive rights a few weeks before the 2024 election with a Senate vote and campaign messaging.
By Liz Goodwin
How every senator voted on the Right to IVF Act, again
See how your senator voted on the Right to IVF Act.
By Szu Yu Chen and Adrián Blanco
Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
Donald Trump will probably get the 30-day extension, making a ruling on Jack Smith’s special counsel appointment less likely before Inauguration Day.
By Perry Stein
Something odd happened: There’s a candidate Americans (sort of) like
Or, at least *mostly* like. For now.
By Philip Bump
Donald Trump’s election policies, explained
Donald Trump does not recognize Joe Biden as the legitimate winner of the 2020 election, and he has not committed to accepting the certified results of the 2024 election.
By Washington Post staff
Donald Trump’s crime and gun policies, explained
Donald Trump opposes requiring background checks and restricting access to guns for people who might harm themselves or others.
By Anthony J. Rivera, Abbie Cheeseman and Justine McDaniel
Kamala Harris’s election policies, explained
Kamala Harris has said she is committed to the peaceful transfer of power. She will preside over the election certification process whether she wins or loses the election.
By Washington Post staff
Harris vs. Trump on crime: Where they stand on the issue
Here’s how Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s policies on crime, gun control and the legalization of recreational marijuana compare.
By Anthony J. Rivera, Abbie Cheeseman and Justine McDaniel
Harris vs. Trump stances on the 2020 election results, Jan. 6 prosecutions
Here’s how Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s stances on the 2020 election results and the prosecution of people connected with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol compare.
By Dylan Wells, JM Rieger, Azi Paybarah, Nick Mourtoupalas, Stephanie Hays, Abbie Cheeseman and Justine McDaniel
Comparing where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on key policy positions
Here’s where the 2024 Democratic and Republican candidates stand on key issues, including abortion, climate change, student loan forgiveness, immigration and more.
By Washington Post staff
Trump is spending the last weeks of the campaign trying to make money
Is Trump shilling for crypto to make money or get votes?
By Philip Bump
Vance demands we ‘love our neighbors,’ perhaps surprising Haitians
At a Faith & Freedom Coalition dinner, the Republican vice-presidential candidate lamented partisan hostility without any apparent awareness of the irony.
By Philip Bump
Trump, without evidence, blames ‘rhetoric’ of Biden, Harris for possible assassination attempt
Former president Donald Trump, who has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric, repeated the claim on his social media platform Truth Social.
By Patrick Svitek and Mariana Alfaro