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Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on food security in Smithton, Pa., on Monday. He was in Georgia on Tuesday.

Campaigns

‘Take their factories’: Trump vows to snatch jobs from other countries

GOP nominee contends Harris would tax companies until they flee

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 24, 2024 at 3:50pm

President Joe Biden places his hand on his chest as he leaves the stage after delivering his final address as president to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

White House

Biden warns about AI’s ‘risks,’ forces of ‘retreat’ in final UN address

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 24, 2024 at 12:02pm
President Joe Biden, seen here Monday in the East Room of the White House attending a ceremony to honor the Gotham FC 2023 NWSL Championship team, will deliver an address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

White House

‘Lame duck’ Biden heads to UN as Trump’s possible return further clouds world affairs

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 23, 2024 at 2:43pm
Former President Donald Trump is well defined among voters.

Opinion

Trump’s biggest problem remains Trump

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 23, 2024 at 11:14am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., background, greet Architect of the Capitol workers during the “first nail ceremony,” marking the start of construction of the inauguration platform on the West Front plaza of the Capitol on Wednesday.

December stopgap funding bill readied for House floor action

By Aidan Quigley
Posted September 22, 2024 at 5:11pm, Updated at 6:19pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 23.

House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR

By Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted September 19, 2024 at 5:30pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference in the Capitol on Thursday.

Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat

By David Lerman
Posted September 19, 2024 at 2:54pm
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute conference Wednesday in Washington.

Harris warns of ‘massive detention camps’ under Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 18, 2024 at 2:47pm
Audience members begin arriving for a town hall-style campaign for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Flint, Mich., on Tuesday.

‘High-speed chase’: Trump contradicts Florida sheriff at town hall

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 17, 2024 at 9:23pm
Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump does U-turn on ‘SALT’ deduction cap

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted September 17, 2024 at 4:45pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, participates in an interview hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists, in Philadelphia on Tuesday. (Jim WatsonAFP via Getty Images)

On Black vote, Harris won’t assume ‘I’m going to have it because I’m Black’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 17, 2024 at 4:22pm
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., walks down the House steps after the final vote of the week on Thursday.

Emergency veterans bill appears to be on a fast track

By Aidan Quigley
Posted September 16, 2024 at 1:54pm
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., left, said the White House action mirrors committee legislation. Ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Congress still has to act on comprehensive legislation.

White House says Congress has to act on ‘de minimis’ tariffs

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted September 16, 2024 at 11:20am
Former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a press appearance at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Friday. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump on running for president: ‘I don’t like doing this’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 13, 2024 at 3:13pm
President Joe Biden, joined by survivors of domestic violence, speaks during an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden alludes to Trump case while hailing Violence Against Women Act, survivors

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 12, 2024 at 7:18pm
Vice President Kamala Harris greets former President Donald Trump at a ceremony in New York City marking 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attack.

Harris, Trump take contrasting approaches to marking 9/11 terror attack anniversary

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2024 at 11:17am, Updated at 5:25pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for fallen servicemembers killed in the 2021 terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

Six-month stopgap funds bill yanked from House floor

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted September 11, 2024 at 12:25pm, Updated at 5:02pm
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a debate on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Takeaways from fiery Trump-Harris debate with contrasting visions on full display

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 10, 2024 at 11:22pm
Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at their respective political party conventions earlier this summer. They are slated to debate on Tuesday night.

‘Determined to blow an election’: Things to watch at Trump-Harris debate

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:18pm
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21.

In Congress, Walz championed tough fiscal medicine

By Daniel Hillburn
Posted September 9, 2024 at 11:19am
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, talks with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on the third night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

Six-month stopgap funds bill with voting rider unveiled in House

By Aidan Quigley
Posted September 7, 2024 at 10:37am
A fired-up Donald Trump speaks during a press appearance at Trump Tower in New York City on Friday. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump lambastes women accusers in lead-up to Harris debate

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 6, 2024 at 1:17pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump floats US sovereign wealth fund as part of economic pitch

By David Lerman
Posted September 5, 2024 at 4:17pm
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, takes part in an interview conducted by Fox News host Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday.

‘How nice our criminals are’: Takeaways as Trump, Harris begin post-Labor Day sprint

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 5, 2024 at 5:46am
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, center, takes a question Wednesday from a reporter during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in Washington. Garland also announced two actions against Russia for attempted covert influence operations.

Biden administration acts against Russia-tied influence efforts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 4, 2024 at 4:45pm
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.

Once a liability for Democrats, abortion gets new life with Harris as nominee

By Nina Heller
Posted September 4, 2024 at 11:18am
President Joe Biden speaks at the kickoff event of the Investing in America content series in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on Sept. 3, 2024.

Biden signals more robust campaign schedule as Trump-Harris race heats up

By Niels Lesniewski and John T. Bennett
Posted September 3, 2024 at 5:46am, Updated at 3:44pm
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, collectively hit three swing states on Thursday.

Takeaways from first Harris interview, Trump’s vow to ‘produce babies’

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 29, 2024 at 10:23pm, Updated August 30, 2024 at 11:38am
Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, wants to see a reauthorization in 2024.

White House drug control official calls for reauthorization of his office

By Sandhya Raman
Posted August 28, 2024 at 5:42am
The campaign bus of Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at a Sheetz service station in Coraopolis, Pa., on Aug. 18.

Harris aims to expand electoral map with two-day Georgia bus tour, Savannah rally

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 27, 2024 at 2:55pm
Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening. Both will be campaigning this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump, Harris return to campaign trail as sprint to high-stakes debate begins

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 26, 2024 at 12:55pm
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces in Phoenix that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

After airing grievances, RFK Jr. suspends campaign, endorses Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 23, 2024 at 4:19pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, left, and Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer during a press conference on the RealPage lawsuit at the Justice Department on Friday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOJ alleges RealPage helped landlords inflate rents

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 23, 2024 at 1:01pm
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures behind bulletproof glass as he concludes his remarks during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro on Wednesday.

Trump jumps off script right from the start of event at border wall

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 22, 2024 at 5:34pm