News that Elon Musk met with Donald Trump over the weekend prompted not gasps of surprise but, instead, the sort of “oh, sure, of course” response that comes from figuring out a mystery story written for children. Naturally, Trump and Musk are sitting down. They are fundamentally the same character, with Musk trailing Trump’s evolution […]Read More

Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador and governor of South Carolina, will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday morning, according to several people familiar with her plans, leaving Donald Trump with no major opponents left on his path to becoming the 2024 Republican nominee. The only woman in the Republican race and Trump’s final remaining major […]Read More

Super Tuesday brought an effective end to the 2024 presidential primary season and with it the start of a long general election campaign between President Biden and former president Donald Trump that could be the most negative in modern times — and the most consequential. Tuesday’s voting will be followed by Biden’s State of the […]Read More

ORLANDO — Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) grew animated when talking about using music to draw young people to the ballot box to back candidates supporting abortion, LGBTQ rights and civil rights in Florida and beyond. But when discussing President Biden’s age, he was ready to move on to another topic. State Rep. Justin Jones of […]Read More

“They [the Biden administration] don’t have a clue. I think they are looking for votes.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks at Eagle Pass, Tex., Feb. 29 “That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.” — Trump, remarks […]Read More

The campaign of a little-known presidential candidate named Jason Palmer organized multiple events in American Samoa in recent weeks, including a town hall and beach cleanup day. And while Palmer only appeared virtually, the outreach appeared to pay off Tuesday: He won the territory’s Democratic caucus, handing a loss to President Biden as he otherwise […]Read More

Fifteen states held primaries on a somewhat-less-than-super Super Tuesday. The nominations of President Biden and former president Donald Trump have been in little doubt for some time, and the results only bolstered that. They’re still worth mining for clues about the campaign ahead. And there were some key state primaries, as well. Below are our […]Read More

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey will advance to the November general election in the U.S. Senate race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in California after an expensive contest that pitted three of the state’s most prominent Democrats against one another. Schiff, who became a hero to many Democratic voters when he led […]Read More

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year, opting out of what would have been a contentious, three-way contest in a swing state that will be consequential for the political balance of the U.S. Senate. Here’s what to know about how Sinema’s decision shakes up the race. Several […]Read More

The first round in the exorbitantly expensive contest for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein is hurtling toward an unpredictable conclusion Tuesday night as three of the state’s most prominent Democrats and onetime baseball star battle for the top two spots in California’s primary. The top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s election will […]Read More