The FixAnalysis
Take this quiz and see who you think Trump might pick to be his vice presidential nominee. The Fix’s Aaron Blake offers his analysis of two dozen potential picks.
By Aaron Blake, Adrián Blanco, Nick Mourtoupalas and Artur GalochaApril 26, 2024
Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Amy B Wang, Maegan Vazquez, Patrick Svitek and Azi PaybarahApril 26, 2024
Perspective
Senate pursues action against AI deepfakes in election campaignsA Senate hearing highlights the dangers of bogus, artificial intelligence materials in elections. A bill was introduced in 2023, but the urgency is now.
By Joe DavidsonApril 26, 2024
After winning campaigns in both red and blue states, abortion rights activists are facing a test of the limits of their success in what is sometimes ranked as the most ‘pro-life state in America.’
By Hannah KnowlesApril 26, 2024
Elections
It’s unclear whether the conversations will have an effect on a former president who is impulsive with his decision-making.
By Josh Dawsey, Marianne LeVine and Michael BirnbaumApril 26, 2024
The party elevated her when it helped Kevin McCarthy win the speakership 15 months ago — despite plenty of reasons to worry about that. Now the bill has come due.
By Aaron BlakeApril 24, 2024
Breaking down former National Enquirer executive David Pecker’s testimony Tuesday, and its meaning to the Trump hush money case.
By Aaron BlakeApril 24, 2024
A deep dive on this actually quite relevant question. (Spoiler: It’s a fraction of 200 million.)
By Aaron BlakeApril 23, 2024
Trump calls his prosecutions “election interference.” Most of his major scandals and indictments are based on exactly that -- and much more substantially so.
By Aaron BlakeApril 22, 2024
The three-term governor on Wednesday ordered scores of riot gear-clad state troopers to arrest protesters on the University of Texas Austin campus.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Patrick SvitekApril 25, 2024
The Trump Cases
Trump sought to block damaging media reports during the 2016 campaign but did not seem worried about how his family would feel about them, witness testifies
By Shayna Jacobs, Tom Jackman and Derek HawkinsApril 25, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
Assembly of the floating pier has begun several miles off Gaza, and aid delivery is expected to start within days, U.S. officials said.
By Dan LamotheApril 25, 2024
We’re tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024. See the latest.
By Ann E. Marimow and Nick MourtoupalasApril 25, 2024
Donald Trump’s comments marked his latest downplaying of a 2017 white supremacist event that he declared had “very fine people on both sides.”
By Hannah KnowlesApril 25, 2024
Africa
Dozens of U.S. Army personnel will leave Chad in Central Africa, at least temporarily, as the two governments discuss their security relationship.
By Rachel Chason, Dan Lamothe and John HudsonApril 25, 2024
The Trump Cases
Conservative and liberal justices grappled with the historic significance of the case, which will impact presidential power and Donald Trump’s D.C. trial.
By Ann E. MarimowApril 25, 2024
The Trump Cases
Legal experts said the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s trial will have to scrutinize the appeals court’s decision.
By Mark BermanApril 25, 2024
Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Maegan Vazquez, Amy B Wang, Mariana Alfaro, Patrick Svitek and Azi PaybarahApril 25, 2024
Analysis
What Trump was doing on the other Jan. 6.On. Jan. 6, 2017, President-elect Trump welcomed two important figures to Trump Tower: FBI Director James Comey and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
By Philip BumpApril 25, 2024
Analysis
A day all about Trump: Mostly out of sight, but still ubiquitousFrom the Supreme Court to a Manhattan courtroom, Thursday showed how much of the 2024 campaign centers on Trump’s legal dramas.
By Dan BalzApril 25, 2024
The Trump Trials:
Key moments from Day 7 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money records falsification trial.
By Perry Stein and Tom JackmanApril 25, 2024
The FixAnalysis
It might have been true at one point. It’s not so clear it is anymore -- particularly as another former president stands accused of his own dirty tricks.
By Aaron BlakeApril 25, 2024
The Supreme Court is weighing Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
By Washington Post staffApril 25, 2024
The Trump Cases
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is testifying again in Donald Trump’s trial on charges of business fraud related to hush money payments.
By Shayna Jacobs, Derek Hawkins and Tom JackmanApril 25, 2024