How Jim Jordan connected the dots on Biden’s $8 million book deal
The House Judiciary Committee chair suggests the Robert Hur report on Joe Biden says more than it does.
By Glenn KesslerUkraine gamble pays off: Republicans face little backlash in primaries
Despite months of fear and loathing over votes on Ukraine aid, recent Republican primaries show incumbents suffering little to no effect from their votes.
By Paul KaneDoug Burgum’s primary run was short-lived. Now he’s everywhere with Trump.
Amid campaign events and TV hits, Trump allies have discussed Burgum as a possible vice-presidential candidate, even as they caution that the list remains long.
By Marianne LeVine and Dylan WellsBlue Origin to fly again as space tourism struggles to get off the ground
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin hasn’t flown a space tourism mission in more than 18 months.
By Christian Davenport‘Never Trump?’ ‘Never Biden’ voters might loom larger.
Biden’s ceiling of support is actually lower than Trump’s right now. It’s a stark reversal from 2020 — with major implications.
By Aaron BlakeDavid Trone and the history of candidates lighting their money on fire
The Maryland Senate candidate spent $62 million of his own money, only to lose a primary. But others have fared worse — at least on a dollars-per-vote basis.
By Aaron BlakeTrump allies call trial a ‘sham.’ Public opinion isn’t cooperating.
New polling suggests Americans might be warming to the prosecution — and even the prospect of Trump in jail. Here’s where things stand.
By Aaron BlakeHow would you narrow Trump’s VP shortlist? Take this quiz.
Take this quiz and see which people you think Donald Trump could pick to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Fix’s Aaron Blake offers his analysis.
By Aaron Blake, Adrián Blanco, Nick Mourtoupalas and Artur GalochaThe increasingly embarrassing details at Trump’s trial
Legal issues aside, the glimpses into how he conducts his personal life may be sending their own message to voters.
By Aaron BlakeWhat science tells us about Biden, Trump and evaluating an aging brain
The 2024 presidential race has been dominated by allegations of mental decline. Scientists and doctors offer cautionary notes.
By Joel Achenbach and Mark JohnsonThey used to be protesters. Now, they’re the ones making the laws.
We interviewed nine members of Congress about their experiences as activists and how it’s informed their approach as lawmakers.
By Mariana Alfaro and Anna Liss-RoyBiden and Trump cut a deal on debates. Then the fighting started.
Inside how the Trump and Biden campaigns, with the help of eager networks, found a way to agree to debate -- and immediately started arguing about the details.
By Michael Scherer and Josh DawseyBiden continues outreach to Black voters; Trump heading to Minnesota
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Amy B Wang, Azi Paybarah and Maegan VazquezUpside-down flag flew at Justice Alito’s house after neighbor dispute
Supreme Court justice says his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, flew the flag as a symbol of protest after a dispute over political yard signs turned personal.
By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. MarimowBoeing delays spaceflight again as it continues to struggle with leak
The company is still assessing a helium leak in the service module of its Starliner capsule, whose test launch with astronauts has now been postponed three times.
By Christian DavenportSon of prominent conservative family sentenced to nearly 4 years for Jan. 6
A judge likened the actions of Leo Brent Bozell IV to those who spearheaded the riot.
By Spencer S. HsuAmerican doctors in Gaza see up-close toll of war weapons on children
Trapped volunteers call on the United States to stop sending weapons to Israel, as the closure of the Rafah border crossing cuts the flow of food and medical supplies.
By Kim BellwarePaul Pelosi’s attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison
Federal prosecutors argued for a long sentence, saying that the attack constituted terrorism. A jury convicted David DePape in November 2023 on federal charges of trying to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and assaulting her husband, Paul Pelosi.
By Azi PaybarahBiden faces pressure to pardon ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
Mosby, who prosecuted police officers following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, was convicted in February of mortgage fraud and faces years in federal prison.
By Amy B WangPro-Trump lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty to Arizona charges
Many of the other 17 Trump allies who are accused of trying to overturn the state’s election results are expected to be arraigned next week.
By Yvonne Wingett SanchezPeople aren’t leaving New York because of Trump
But the biggest drops in population since 2020 did occur in large cities.
By Philip BumpJohnson says personal attacks at committee meeting ‘not a good look’
A House Oversight Committee meeting devolved into a partisan shouting match between members, filled with personal attacks about intelligence and appearance.
By Maegan VazquezBiden has installed the most non-White judges of any president
An analysis of Federal Judicial Center data shows the racial and gender breakdowns in Biden’s picks for the Supreme Court and other federal courts so far.
By Nick MourtoupalasDid Trump’s lawyers catch Michael Cohen in a ‘lie’? Let’s take a look.
Parsing what is potentially the most consequential exchange of the Trump hush-money trial so far.
By Aaron Blake