CHICAGO — Organizers of the Democratic National Convention have decided not to award a speaking slot to a speaker who would talk about the impact of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, according to a person familiar with the convention planning who spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose a decision that was not yet […]Read More

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Hunter Biden sparred with prosecutors in federal court here Wednesday over what evidence should be allowed in his tax trial next month, giving a glimpse into what sordid details could be revealed about the lavish spending and sex life of the president’s son while he was addicted to drugs. The […]Read More

ASHEBORO, N.C. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump introduced a new premise for doubting the election results in advance on Wednesday, turning routine professional revisions of government economic statistics into a baseless allegation of political manipulation. Trump portrayed revised job creation numbers the Bureau of Labor Statistics released publicly on Wednesday as an accidental disclosure. […]Read More

CHICAGO — When you think about the sights and sounds of a political convention, you might picture roaring crowds, fiery speakers and clamoring reporters. While all those elements are certainly present at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, music has also been shaping the tone. Our journalistsat the convention have been keeping track of the songs […]Read More

In a massive scandal, the Trump administration was caught fraudulently manipulating job statistics in August 2019 to hide the true extent of the economic ruin it had inflicted upon America. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released at that point showed that the administration padded the numbers with an extra 501,000 jobs that do […]Read More

It seems increasingly likely that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s odd, doomed bid for the presidency is nearing its end. His running mate made clear on a podcast this week that the candidate was exploring throwing his support to former president Donald Trump, an idea confirmed by Washington Post reporting. If it happens, it might be […]Read More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will address the nation about the path forward for his campaign Friday in Arizona, amid advanced discussions with former president Donald Trump and his campaign team about dropping out of the race and endorsing the Republican nominee, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. Kennedy has continued […]Read More

CHICAGO — Before Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke from the flashy stage of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, he made a decidedly less formal appearance at the city’s unassuming teachers union hall less than a mile away. The gathering of the Progressive Democrats of America lacked the bright lights and production value of […]Read More

CHICAGO — Imagine seeing Lyndon Baines Johnson, if he had still been alive more than three decades after winning his first Democratic presidential nomination, striding to the podium at the United Center in 1996 to speak at the convention that renominated Bill Clinton. That is the equivalent measure of time, 32 years, between Clinton’s first […]Read More

An unusual component of this year’s political conventions is that each seemed remarkably upbeat. When the Republicans convened in Wisconsin in July, Donald Trump was performing well in the polls and seemed poised to defeat President Joe Biden fairly easily. And there was no internal dissent; it was Trump’s third time receiving his party’s nomination, […]Read More