For about as long as he’s been part of the 2024 presidential race, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) appeared to be a weight around Donald Trump’s ankles — possibly even the most unpopular running mate in modern history. Vance’s 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio was far from resounding, and his early performances on the 2024 campaign […]Read More

Donald Trump’s campaign requested military aircraft for Trump to fly in during the final weeks of the campaign, expanded flight restrictions over his residences and rallies, ballistic glass pre-positioned in seven battleground states for the campaign’s use and an array of military vehicles to transport Trump, according to emails reviewed by The Washington Post and […]Read More

There’s a throughline between two New York Times stories released Friday that needs to be drawn. In one, reporters detail how Elon Musk is using his fortune and social media platform (X, once known as Twitter) to benefit former president Donald Trump’s campaign. In the other, the paper details how Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD […]Read More

Democratic strategists beat back potentially catastrophic third-party threats this year with a campaign to force attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the race and prevent a presidential bid by the moderate group No Labels. But advisers to Vice President Kamala Harris still say the final outcome in key swing states could hinge on the remaining […]Read More

Donald Trump is leaning into a nativist, anti-immigrant message in the final stage of his third presidential campaign, advancing a closing argument centered on fearmongering, falsehoods and stereotypes about migrants as polls show his edge on economic issues fading. In recent days, the former president has suggested that “bad genes” are to blame for people […]Read More

Polls are coming fast and furious now, with just over three weeks remaining before the November election. The Wall Street Journal released a set on Friday morning, evaluating how voters in swing states viewed the candidacies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. As with most other such polls, views were divided. […]Read More

When clients tell Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting and lobbying shop with 18 offices worldwide, that they’re concerned about Donald Trump’s possible return to office, the firm has just the person to ease their nerves: Bryan Lanza. Lanza, a Mercury partner and longtime Republican strategist, is well-suited to the task. In between client breakfasts in […]Read More

As Republican candidates regularly turn any question into a hit on immigration, the presidential campaigns are overlooking the disturbing conditions migrants face in detention facilities that fail to meet government standards. Because of those deficiencies, a new federal watchdog report says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is hindered in its “ability to maintain a […]Read More

LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday presented the stakes of the 2024 election to Latino voters — many of whom fled authoritarian regimes — as a fight for the future of American democracy in the face of Donald Trump’s vow to be a dictator on his first day in office. Harris faced […]Read More

PITTSBURGH — Former president Barack Obama on Thursday made a direct, impassioned plea to black men to support Vice President Kamala Harris — a key demographic she is struggling to mobilize — at times admonishing them for thinking about sitting out the presidential contest and suggesting sexism might be at play. During an unannounced stop […]Read More