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Court rejects claim challenging North Carolina map for diluting Black vote
Rachel Weiner, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
In dissent, a federal judge warns that the decision further weakens voting rights protections.
Election 2024 latest news: Biden poised to raise $25 million at fundraiser with Obama, Clinton
Maegan Vazquez, Mariana Alfaro, Amy B Wang, Patrick Svitek, Azi Paybarah, Toluse Olorunnipa
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
With 3rd Democratic senator opposed, Biden judicial nominee in jeopardy
Tobi Raji
Adeel A. Mangi faces attacks for ties to groups representing Muslim law students and incarcerated individuals. The White House calls it a smear campaign.
Republicans put forth unfounded and sometimes racist theories on bridge collapse
Maegan Vazquez
Some Republican officials, candidates and right-wing pundits are attempting to connect the tragedy to some of their most frequent political targets: diversity initiatives, illegal immigration, covid lockdowns and the Biden administration.
South Carolina to use congressional map deemed unconstitutional
Patrick Marley
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the redistricting case in October but has yet to rule, essentially running out the clock for this year's election.
GOP official who claimed 2020 election was stolen voted illegally 9 times, judge rules
Amy B Wang
Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, as well as investigative costs and be publicly reprimanded.
Americans broadly support abortion access. Will it win Biden reelection?
Philip Bump
The issue will be a strong motivator for many voters. But other issues are generally seen as more urgent for Americans.
Biden to raise $25 million in 'historic' fundraiser with Obama, Clinton
Toluse Olorunnipa
The record event comes as Biden has sought to present his financial edge over Trump as a broader sign of strength and momentum
GOP scrambles to organize early and mail voting despite Trump's attacks
Josh Dawsey, Isaac Arnsdorf
Republicans are playing catch-up to Democrats on voting before Election Day in battleground states, but Trump disparages those methods.
Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat 'my envoy.' Neither is in office.
Beth Reinhard, Jon Swaine, Aaron Schaffer
Richard Grenell has been acting as a kind of shadow secretary of state, meeting with far-right leaders and movements, and pledging Donald Trump's support.
James Comer sums up his 'evidence' of Biden crimes. It's scant.
Glenn Kessler
The House Oversight Committee chairman bungles facts and makes sweeping generalizations in his case against the president.
Speaker Johnson's only path to legislative salvation: House Democrats
Paul Kane
The Republican House speaker finds himself continuously boxed in by his own side, with legislation -- and maybe his job -- dependent on the minority.
Montana Supreme Court strikes down voting restrictions
Patrick Svitek
The court said four laws were unconstitutional, including one that ended same-day voter registration in most cases.
Republicans are more pessimistic about democracy than Democrats
Philip Bump
They are also less likely to prioritize its defense.
NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC
Sarah Ellison, Josh Dawsey
The cable channel was part of the broad push to clinch a contributor deal for McDaniel, whose hiring caused an uproar.
Chris Christie turns down No Labels presidential bid after discussions
Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey
The decision removes one of the top remaining prospects for the centrist group hoping to upset the two-party system this year with a bipartisan "unity ticket."
How to become a multibillionaire nearly overnight, just like Trump
Philip Bump
Step one: Set up a Mastodon server. Step two: Be the head of a massive cult of personality.
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82
Michael H. Brown
As Al Gore's Democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.
Biden back in Washington between days on campaign trail
Amy B Wang, Mariana Alfaro, Azi Paybarah, Patrick Svitek, Maegan Vazquez
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Americans' patience with Israel appears to wear thin
Aaron Blake
Americans haven't turned against Israel, in a lot of ways. But they -- and especially Democrats -- continue to turn against its prosecution of the war in Gaza in politically significant ways.
Trump has sold $60 Bibles, $399 sneakers and more since leaving office
Amy B Wang, Marianne LeVine
Most of Trump's pitches appear to be designed to enrich him personally at a time when he faces a cash crunch amid his legal entanglements.
State Dept. human rights staffer quits over Biden's Gaza policy
Hannah Allam, John Hudson
The protest resignation of Annelle Sheline, a foreign affairs officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, is the latest sign of dissent brewing.
Americans who've given up religion often point to anti-LGBTQ+ teachings
Philip Bump
The unaffiliated skew younger, and younger Americans are more likely to reject moral condemnations of same-sex relationships.
New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Ann Kuster to retire from Congress
Mariana Alfaro
Kuster, who was first elected to Congress in 2012 and has served six terms on the Hill, said in a statement Wednesday that she will not seek reelection.
Kari Lake and the Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem
Aaron Blake
Lake has given up on trying to defend her statements about an election official rigging the 2022 election against her. It's the latest defamation setback in a party defined by shameless claims.
The revamped Republican Party turns Trump's lies into a loyalty test
Philip Bump
Asking potential employees if the 2020 election was stolen is a possible preview of a second Trump administration.
Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.
Josh Dawsey
Prospective employees say agreement with Trump's false election claims appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party.
The biggest 2024 Supreme Court rulings so far, and what's still to come
Ann Marimow, Nick Mourtoupalas
We're tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024. See the latest.