Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail as Biden and Trump prepare to meet in the first presidential debate of the year.
By Amy B Wang, Azi Paybarah, Mariana Alfaro, Patrick Svitek and Maegan VazquezJune 27, 2024
The Supreme Court’s remaining decisions include Donald Trump’s claim of immunity, charges for Jan. 6 rioters, homeless encampments, Chevron and more.
By Washington Post staffJune 27, 2024
Elections
Will the topics in Thursday’s presidential debate cover what voters care about most?
By Eric Lau, Susie Webb and Hannah DormidoJune 27, 2024
Justices said the SEC’s reliance on internal tribunals, rather than federal courts, to bring enforcement actions for securities fraud violates the Constitution.
By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. MarimowJune 27, 2024
Three of them lost, which is unprecedented. Here’s how this compares to previous primary results.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
Fox and GOP doctors have promoted this evidence-free allegation repeatedly in advance of the debate.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
An AIPAC super pac and others have spent increasingly huge sums of money in high-profile Democratic primaries. Their record is mixed, but a Bowman defeat would be their biggest win yet.
By Aaron BlakeJune 25, 2024
The right wing of the party has re-injected LGBTQ+ rights and issues into our political discussion in recent years. There are real signs it’s having an effect.
By Aaron BlakeJune 24, 2024
Ahead of Thursday’s bout, Trump and his surrogates have cast Biden as an accomplished debater who has shown he can rise to the occasion. That’s not what Trump said before — including as recently as last month.
By Aaron BlakeJune 24, 2024
States, trade associations and companies sought to pause the EPA’s “good neighbor” plan to fight downwind pollution, which is being challenged in a lower court.
By Justin Jouvenal and Maxine JoselowJune 27, 2024
Plans would have provided billions of dollars to help address the nation’s opioid crisis while protecting the family that owns Purdue Pharma from future lawsuits.
By David Ovalle and Justin JouvenalJune 27, 2024
Analysis
The danger of over-reading individual pollsIt’s always risky to use polls as predictors months in advance of an election. It’s particularly tricky at this moment.
By Philip BumpJune 27, 2024
The ruling, which was prematurely posted by the high court, allows emergency abortions in Idaho to stabilize patients -- for now, while litigation continues.
By Ann E. MarimowJune 27, 2024
The Supreme Court’s remaining decisions include Donald Trump’s claim of immunity, charges for Jan. 6 rioters and abortion care.
By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. MarimowJune 27, 2024
2024 notebook
How these two unpopular politicians once again became our only viable options for president.
By Amber Phillips, Emily Wright and Tyler RemmelJune 27, 2024
ElectionsAnalysis
The first presidential debate gives Biden and Trump a chance to sway undecided voters. Here’s a look at what the candidates need to do and what they need to avoid.
By Amber PhillipsJune 27, 2024
Elections
All non-major-party candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have failed to qualify for the debate, the network has announced.
By Maegan VazquezJune 26, 2024
We’re tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024 — what has been decided and what is still to come. See the latest.
By Ann E. Marimow, Nick Mourtoupalas and Tobi RajiJune 26, 2024
The prematurely published decision says Idaho hospitals may perform emergency abortions to stabilize patients while litigation on the matter continues.
By Ann E. MarimowJune 26, 2024
The FixAnalysis
A look at one of the most striking — and potentially crucial — reversals from 2016 and 2020.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 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, Azi Paybarah, Patrick Svitek and Maegan VazquezJune 26, 2024
Analysis
A new measure of Americans’ deep distrust of the mediaWashington Post-Schar School polling in six swing states found that 7 in 10 voters don’t trust the media to report on politics accurately and fairly.
By Philip BumpJune 26, 2024
In a 6-3 ruling, the majority said the challengers did not have legal grounds — or standing — to bring the case against the Biden administration.
By Ann E. Marimow and Cat ZakrzewskiJune 26, 2024
Immigration
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally has dropped more than 40 percent in three weeks, officials said.
By Nick MiroffJune 26, 2024
