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
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
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
The ruling says federal corruption law prohibiting payments to public officials applies only when officials accept gifts before taking government action.
By Justin JouvenalJune 26, 2024
Analysis
Where support for American democracy is the most wobblyNew Washington Post-Schar School polling in six swing states included an at-times-worrisome assessment of views of authoritarianism.
By Philip BumpJune 26, 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 26, 2024
Elections
Everything you need to know about The Post’s polling averages, from the polls we include to how we handle polling error and uncertainty.
By Lenny Bronner and Diane NapolitanoJune 26, 2024
The FixAnalysis
Three of them lost, which is unprecedented. Here’s how this compares to previous primary results.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
The Trump Cases
Lawyers for Donald Trump sought to persuade U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon to toss evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago in the classified documents case.
By Perry Stein and Devlin BarrettJune 26, 2024
Elections
Florida Democrats haven’t won a Senate race since 2012. A referendum that would overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban and enshrine access to abortion in its constitution offers hope.
By Sabrina RodriguezJune 26, 2024
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, lodged similar evidence-free allegations about drugs in 2016 against Hillary Clinton and 2020 against Joe Biden.
By Hannah KnowlesJune 26, 2024
The FixAnalysis
Fox and GOP doctors have promoted this evidence-free allegation repeatedly in advance of the debate.
By Aaron BlakeJune 26, 2024
Democracy in America
In five battleground states, county-level officials have tried to block the certification of vote tallies — which election experts worry is a test run for trying to thwart a Biden victory.
By Amy Gardner, Patrick Marley and Colby ItkowitzJune 26, 2024
The Deciders
A poll of swing-state voters shows that Americans rate threats to democracy as an important issue, but that the president has yet to convince them he is the one to defend it.
By Colby Itkowitz, Emily Guskin and Scott ClementJune 26, 2024
Elections
Utah is holding a slate of primary elections, including a race for the Senate seat held by Mitt Romney (R), who announced last year that he would not seek a second term.
By Amy B WangJune 25, 2024