Aug 12 Watch 4:42 How Wisconsin tests its voting machines to ensure election accuracy By William Brangham, Matt Loffman Wisconsin is holding congressional and state primary elections this Tuesday. They're seen by some as a dry run for November when the battleground state will play a crucial role in deciding the next president. Election officials have been increasingly transparent… Continue watching
Aug 12 Past match-ups offer clues on how Harris might debate Trump By Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has long presented her debating prowess as a strength, and her sharp questioning of opponents has produced many a career highlight. But she has also had testy exchanges that didn’t play as well. Continue reading
Aug 12 Hunter Biden's lawyers argue past foreign business dealing has no place in upcoming tax trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Lawyers for the president's son say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged” allegations about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax trial. Continue reading
Aug 12 Elon Musk to interview Donald Trump in live conversation on X By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Musk endorsed Trump's candidacy two days after the former president was wounded during an attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally last month. Continue reading
Aug 12 Harris is campaigning on joy, Trump says dark mood matches the country By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Democrats are playing up their sunnier outlook, but the Trump campaign argues their candidate is reflecting the country's more accurate, dour mood. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: White House says Iran could launch retaliatory strike on Israel this week By News Desk and Associated Press Kirby told reporters that “it is difficult to ascertain at this particular time if there’s an attack by Iran or its proxies what it could look like,” but that the U.S. and its allies were preparing for “a significant set… Continue reading
Aug 11 Harris and Walz barnstormed five battleground states in a week. Here's what happened By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Continue reading
Aug 11 Fact-checking attacks on Walz's military record by Vance and other Republicans By Sara Swann, PolitiFact Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance sought to negatively frame the 24-year military career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota’s current governor. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada By Rio Yamat, Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 11:43 Capehart and Johnson on if Harris can sustain the momentum and pressure on Trump By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Vice President Kamala Harris selecting Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Sen. JD Vance's attacks on… Continue watching