MONTREAL — Kamala Harris was just starting her freshman year at a high school in Quebec when, as one of her classmates recalled, “all hell broke loose.” After years of deepening conflict over the French-speaking majority’s treatment, a political party advocating political separation from Canada had recently taken power. Tens of thousands of English-speaking families […]Read More

COACHELLA, Calif. — Former president Donald Trump suggested that a heckler would later get “the hell knocked out of her” during an insult-laced speech here Saturday that portrayed a dark image of the country and demonized undocumented immigrants. As Trump called the Nov. 5 election a “chance to send a message,” he stopped his remarks […]Read More

New majorities in Congress, particularly when the incoming party has a new leader, offer the rare chance for the institution to take a breath and consider what can be done to make the place function better. The Senate seems poised for just that outcome, as Republicans get closer to locking up at least 51 seats […]Read More

A political organization helping prepare for the potential presidential transition of Donald Trump recently experienced a cyberattack by what federal authorities believe are Chinese hackers, according to people familiar with the matter. Materials were taken from online accounts belonging to the America First Policy Institute, which has put together policy proposals for a second term […]Read More

The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website, published a note from its editor on Saturday acknowledging that two election workers in Georgia did not engage in ballot fraud in 2020, days after the publication settled a lawsuit brought against it for falsely reporting that they had tampered with election results. Earlier this week, the site settled […]Read More

Vice President Kamala Harris’s doctor said in a letter Saturday that she is in “excellent health” as she released her first medical report in an effort to draw a sharp contrast with her 78-year-old opponent, Republican Donald Trump. The letter, from Joshua R. Simmons, Harris’s physician for the past 3½ years, concludes that the 59-year-old […]Read More

Aspiring members of Donald Trump’s potential second administration gathered Thursday at Washington’s Royal Sands Social Club — a bar designed to resemble the state of Florida — for a fundraiser that felt like a victory party. Chris LaCivita, the campaign’s top strategist, told the crowd of lobbyists and former administration officials that the former president […]Read More

When considering how the presidential election is likely to turn out, there is no more important question than who will be motivated to cast a ballot. All of the talk of Vice President Kamala Harris’s and former president Donald Trump’s efforts at persuading undecided voters is interesting but not terribly relevant. Instead, given the likelihood […]Read More

Sen. JD Vance, the running mate of former president Donald Trump, repeatedly declined to acknowledgein a new interview that Trump lost the 2020 election, an issue that has dogged the Ohio Republican in the closing weeks of the presidential race. In the interview with the New York Times, Vance was given five opportunities to acknowledge […]Read More

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