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Trump and Johnson hand Democrats an 11th-hour lifeline

Mike Johnson, wearing a blue windbreaker and speaking at a "Trump Force 47" podium.
Updated Oct 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

House GOP probes WH handling of Biden's "garbage" comment

Rep. Elise Stefanik speaking at a blue "Trump Vance" podium in front of a crowd of Trump supporters tinted red.

GOP calls foul on Biden's "garbage" jab despite defending Trump rally

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the GOP vice presidential nominee, speaks before former President Trump at Madison Square Garden.

How toxic politics are affecting schools' mock elections

Illustration of an "I voted" sticker with the words written in a child's handwriting
Updated Oct 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Anxious Democrats fume over Biden's "garbage" comment

President Biden, wearing aviators and a blue suit and gripping a podium in front of a body of water.
Updated Oct 30, 2024 - Business

McDonald's says E. coli outbreak hit sales

A Quarter Pounder meal at McDonald's.

How, when to register to vote for presidential election

U.S. economy grows at robust rate before Election Day

Illustration of an upward trending stock line shaped like a flexing arm.

U.S. economy grew at 2.8% rate in the third quarter

Congress gripped by fears of post-election violence

Illustration of a lit fuse in the shape of Donald Trump's silhouetted face.

White House contenders target fewer cities in '24

Axios Vibes

America's youngest voters become major election liars

WaPo subscribers flee en masse after Bezos' endorsement decision

 Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of the media company's new location January 28, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Updated Oct 30, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Modi minister accused of driving plot targeting Sikhs in Canada

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during the launch of BJP's Sankalp Patra for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 at BJP HQ, on April 14, 2024 in New Delhi, India.
Oct 29, 2024 - World

Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to seal a deal to end war in Lebanon

Civil defence rescuers search for survivors at the site of an Israeli air strike on the village of Haret Saida, near Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, on October 29, 2024.

Biden sets off election firestorm with "garbage" comment

Updated Oct 29, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Harris: "It is time for a new generation of leadership in America"

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, arrives on stage for a campaign rally on the Ellipse on October 29, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Scoop: Schumer pledges to pass antisemitism bill in Senate's lame-duck session

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes a question from a reporter at a news conference following a Senate Democratic party policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Scoop: Mike Johnson's cautious optimism on early voting

This is Chuck Schumer
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