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Vice President Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance on stage during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

DNC works to stoke abortion anger, inspire women to back Harris

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 20, 2024 at 6:40pm
Stephanie Murphy, then-candidate for Congress from Florida, speaks while flanked by the House Democratic women at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016.

Bullish on candidates who are bearish about Chicago attendance

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:48pm
Chicago’s United Center is hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week.

Trump, Vance counterprogram DNC with some policy — and personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:21pm
Delegates wave signs as President Joe Biden speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘Unconventional’ party platform heavy on partisan attacks

By Mike Magner
Posted August 20, 2024 at 3:14pm
From left, Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan and Sen. Al Franken; Minnesota natives Ryan Jensen of Peregrine Espresso and Dorothy Sietsema; Democratic Rep. Tim Walz, who won with his “Tim's Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish”; and Sietsema's son, Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema, attend the sixth annual Minnesota congressional delegation’s hotdish competition in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 11, 2016. Jensen and the Sietsemas acted as judges.

‘Turkey Taco Tot Tim’? Hot takes on hotdish

By Jason Dick
Posted August 20, 2024 at 2:07pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kick off their campaign with a rally in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Walz, favorite of labor unions, opposed UAW-backed auto bailout

By Hunter Savery
Posted August 20, 2024 at 1:04pm
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Crockett takes turn in spotlight, but is apprehensive about it

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 20, 2024 at 12:49pm
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden prepare to greet Vice President Kamala Harris after the Biden addressed the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Fact-checking Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 20, 2024 at 9:38am
President Joe Biden, center, and Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, appear with their families after Biden addressed the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.

Democrats cram opening night with tributes, contrasts with Trump

By Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:28am
Former President Donald Trump's X (Twitter) profile is seen displayed on a smartphone, along with that of X owner Elon Musk, who hosted a conversation on that platform with Trump.

Trump ventures into interviews with influencers, targeting young voters

By Alex Angle
Posted August 19, 2024 at 8:31pm
Demonstrators call for an end to aid to Israel during the “Let’s Crash the Party” march down Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sunday ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Uncommitted Dems vow to seek Gaza policy shift from inside party

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 19, 2024 at 6:31pm
Crews prepare for the balloon drop inside the United Center on Thursday, August 15, as Chicago gears up for the Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

California delegates hope Harris surge helps House battles

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 19, 2024 at 3:28pm
The Democratic Party is largely focused on the same issues and voters since the New Deal, Stu Rothenberg writes.

Still your father’s (and grandfather’s) Democratic Party

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 19, 2024 at 12:39pm
Rep. Ken Calvert would need a waiver to remain the top Republican on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee if he wins reelection. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Calvert wants to stay at Defense panel, if he survives November

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 19, 2024 at 6:30am
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce economic policy proposals Friday.

Harris to propose tax cuts for newborns, funds for first-time homebuyers

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

Challenge to Gaetz among races to watch in Florida primaries

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2024 at 5:32am
Banners along Michigan Avenue welcome the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Chicago.

Harris faces hurdles to build on momentum at convention

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 16, 2024 at 5:00am
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrive at an event Thursday at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Thank you, Joe’: Biden begins long goodbye after five decades in spotlight

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 15, 2024 at 3:27pm
Sarah McBride speaks to volunteers at her campaign office in Wilmington on July 27. A state senator since 2021, she’s now campaigning for Congress.

On track to be first trans member, Sarah McBride has hope for Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 15, 2024 at 3:17pm

At the Races: Crypto campaigning

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 15, 2024 at 2:30pm
Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is seeking a second full term in November in a state that backed Donald Trump over Joe Biden by 10 percentage points in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP effort to oust Peltola may hinge on who finishes second

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 15, 2024 at 5:00am
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, appears with his former chief of staff George Helmy in a photo distributed in September 2023, when he announced Helmy's departure from that position.

Murphy to appoint George Helmy to replace Menendez in Senate

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 14, 2024 at 11:37pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at the University of Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Harris campaign starts to talk tough on border security

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 14, 2024 at 12:25pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., won the nomination to another term Tuesday, unlike colleague Jamaal Bowman, a fellow progressive who lost his primary in New York in June.

Easy wins by Omar, Hovde top primary races in four states

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 13, 2024 at 11:50pm
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference at his Florida resort on Aug. 8.

Home sweet home: Why Trump’s take on Harris’ campaign style is so telling

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 13, 2024 at 3:00pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, address a rally to kick off their campaign at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Toss-up, but with an edge to Kamala Harris

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 12, 2024 at 12:49pm
Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left and Republican challenger Eric Hovde have been battling each other for months, making Tuesday’s primaries more of a formality.

Highlights of four states’ primaries Tuesday

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 9, 2024 at 4:51pm
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

Trump searches for lines of attack on Harris, defaults to personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 9, 2024 at 3:16pm
Vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes the stage Wednesday to speak to several thousand attendees at a Harris-Walz presidential campaign rally in Detroit.

Walz immigration moves sharpen election border security debate

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 8, 2024 at 3:18pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., walks through the Capitol on Oct. 25, 2017.

Walz’s fiscal record veered from moderate to progressive champion

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted August 8, 2024 at 2:43pm