Speaking to religious conservatives in Florida, former President Donald J. Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of wanting to use left-wing values to transform the United States.
The vice president’s expressions of concern for Palestinian suffering marked a shift in emphasis from the president’s statements as she moved to establish herself as the leader of her party.
The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.
To steer the economy well, a president must see beyond what keeps voters up at night.
Readers offer an array of suggestions to the presumptive Democratic nominee. Also: Secret Service women; evangelicals and MAGA.
El silencio inicial del expresidente, que generó rumores y fue interpretado por los republicanos como un desaire, acabó el viernes cuando expresó públicamente su apoyo a la vicepresidenta.
Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.
The vice president has been critical of past trade deals. But her record suggests she could push for trade measures that address environmental issues.
The president’s decision to exit the race received overwhelming support. Only a few other things have drawn as much consensus in polling.
Politics has become so much like entertainment that the first thing we do to make sense of the moment is to test it against a sitcom.
Russia’s defense minister said he needed to talk to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
Let’s talk about the Democrats’ vibe shift.
The former president is praising the era when tariffs fueled the federal budget — and also caused social dislocation and financial instability.
The former president, who had held back in the days immediately after President Biden left the race, joined the wave of support from Democratic leaders.
Vice President Kamala Harris launched her account on Thursday with an eight-second video that has since been viewed 5.8 million times.
The former president suggested moving a debate from ABC News to Fox.
The military said that intelligence, including information from detained Palestinian militants, had led to the bodies in the Khan Younis area.
For many Democrats, a race that felt like a dispiriting slog suddenly feels light. Even hopeful.
The inspector general said he was troubled by William Barr’s decision in 2020 to brief President Trump on an inquiry over nine discarded ballots, which might have encouraged Mr. Trump’s false election claims.
Former President Barack Obama had been reluctant to endorse Ms. Harris too quickly, to avoid the perception that he was overseeing her coronation, people familiar with his thinking say.
A strong politician in some ways, but also deeply flawed. Now, she’s ours.
In a survey taken after President Biden stepped aside, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race separated by a single percentage point among likely voters.
When we peer into the soul of America, we should always find both.
A meeting with the Israeli prime minister amounted to a debut on the world stage for the vice president since her rapid ascension as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.
Readers react to Bret Stephens’s criticisms of Kamala Harris. Also: Gail Collins’s loss; barring felons from office; no taxes on tips?
Against the former misogynist in chief, Kamala Harris’s gender is an asset.
Say what you will about Biden, but he is not a bully.
En cierto modo, el nuevo enfrentamiento resulta extrañamente familiar.
Trends already underway make for a sunny outlook over the next few years. The question is who will get to take credit.
Plus, the illicit flow of technology to Russia.
In the days since President Biden ended his re-election bid and passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s campaign has been crowded out of the headlines.
The entire political world is now watching and wondering who she is and what she stands for. Let her tell you herself.
Desde que el presidente Biden se retiró de la contienda y dio su apoyo a Harris, los viejos y conocidos memes de Kamala han resurgido. Lo que ha cambiado es su interpretación.
In a speech from the Oval Office, President Biden said it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation.” But he said nothing about his own age or capacity that led so many Democrats to desert him.
Speaking from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, President Biden defended his record and celebrated the vice president, Kamala Harris, saying it’s time for new, younger voices to lead the country.
“The best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,” the president said in a rare Oval Office address. And he told voters, “History is in your hands.”
In an Oval Office address, President Biden praised Vice President Kamala Harris and said “it’s been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years.”
Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
MAGA won’t be content to beat the vice president. It’ll try to destroy her.
Some pollsters were already in the field when news of his withdrawal broke; others scrambled to conduct quick surveys.
On Sunday the president selflessly let go of the reins but not before ensuring we were in good hands.
Her speech was a clear effort to make the election a referendum on the former president.
She worked the phones. Her team worked the delegates. When it was over, she had quickly locked down the nomination in a “well-orchestrated cascade,” as one party leader put it.
Harris representa un nuevo comienzo para la política estadounidense. Tiene talento y experiencia. Y sé que puede derrotar a Trump.
Republican officials have largely treated President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race with suspicion and scorn, a Times analysis found, with some calling the development a “coup” or demanding that Mr. Biden resign.
Mr. Biden is the first sitting president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 not to seek a second term in the White House.
In interviews around the country, Black voters voiced enthusiasm for the reshaped campaign. They also worried about how a polarized country would see it.
In some ways, the new matchup figures to be strangely familiar.
With Netanyahu’s visit, Congress can’t ignore its role in Gaza’s carnage.
The supreme gratification of watching Nancy Pelosi go to work.
A comparison of former President Donald J. Trump’s addresses before the Republican National Convention in 2016 and 2024 demonstrates how his relationship to the truth has changed.
Coconut trees and Republican missteps.
Don’t Take Trump’s Word for It. Check the Data.
President Biden is set to address the nation on Wednesday night from the Oval Office to discuss the end of his re-election bid.
In a move brokered by China, Fatah and Hamas endorsed a unified government for the West Bank and Gaza, but Palestinians are skeptical that the two parties can put aside their differences.
The party will pay the price for anointing Kamala Harris.
Israel’s prime minister addresses Congress when the biggest chance to reshape the Middle East since Camp David in the 1970s is at hand.
President Biden’s polling deficits grew in every single swing state between the debate and Sunday, when he exited the race.
The vice president will be closely watched this week for signs of her approach to the war in Gaza should she win the White House in November.
I’ve been called a witch, a “nasty woman” and much worse. Harris will face unique additional challenges. But we shouldn’t be afraid.
Staff members inside and outside the room have described the past handful of hours as hectic, overwhelming and emotional.
With Vice President Kamala Harris locking up support, interviews with Democratic National Committee delegates indicated there was no consensus over whom she should pick as a running mate.
The pair, who were close allies, will meet after the Israeli prime minister gives a speech to Congress and meets with President Biden at the White House.
But for the second time since President Biden dropped out of the race, he indicated he didn’t want the debate to be held by ABC News.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first speech as the de facto Democratic nominee to a deafening crowd, keeping up her offensive against Donald Trump.
If elected to the White House, Vice President Harris will face the challenge of implementing President Biden’s signature climate policies.
En su primer día completo en la contienda, Kamala Harris consiguió el apoyo de sus últimos posibles rivales, recaudó sumas récord de dinero y atacó a Donald Trump.
Readers offer both Democrats and Republicans as well as a retired general as possibilities. Also: A quick race; Trump’s age; Biden and Netanyahu.
The former president’s comments on E.V.s have shifted since he has grown more friendly with Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla.
The same unflattering supercuts and Photoshop jobs once used to denigrate Harris have now been flipped into celebratory artifacts of her candidacy.
Now a lame duck, the president plans to address the nation on Wednesday night to discuss “what lies ahead.” But it could be a frustrating period.
The former president’s comments suggest that he will more aggressively turn the assassination attempt into a political cudgel.
Several unions with millions of members demanded that the president secure a cease-fire in Gaza.
The congressman from Minnesota waged a quixotic challenge in the Democratic primaries, warning that the president was too old to win. No one paid attention then. They are now.
In a statement, the actor and Democratic donor praised the president for stepping aside and vowed to do “whatever we can” to support Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.
After news broke that President Biden would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the internet was rife with clips and memes from the show.
Support is strong for President Biden in his home city. But, as one local put it, “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.”
The Democratic Party’s biggest weaknesses — and how they offer Kamala Harris an opportunity.
La vicepresidenta bajo los reflectores, elecciones en Venezuela y más para estar al día.
Sorting out whether she’s an upgrade for Democrats.
The Democratic Party has a chance to organize for victory.
Much of President Biden’s agenda polls well, but voters roundly dislike his handling of the economy. That’s a campaign challenge for his vice president, as she mounts a presidential bid.
Donald J. Trump and his allies said President Biden’s primary voters were disenfranchised. Democrats noted Mr. Trump had once tried to toss out millions of ballots.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is to meet President Biden and address Congress this week, swapping one political maelstrom at home for another in Washington.
In a show of party unity, state delegations overwhelmingly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the days after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race.
“It is my intention to go out and earn this nomination and to win,” the vice president said at her campaign headquarters in Delaware. President Biden called in to the event to express his support.
La salida de Biden de la contienda es una anomalía histórica. Va en contra de la naturaleza de los seres humanos que han conocido la euforia de estar en la cima.
Tan solo la oleada de donaciones en línea alcanzó un máximo de 11,5 millones de dólares en una sola hora el domingo por la noche.
President Biden, who has been sidelined with Covid, is set to address the nation this week.
On her first full day in the race, Kamala Harris drew endorsements from her final possible rivals, hauled in record sums of cash and attacked Donald Trump.
The president called into a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris at what was once their joint campaign headquarters, the first time he has been heard since isolating with Covid last week.
Vice President Kamala Harris scooped up endorsements and wasted no time starting to build her new profile as the presumptive nominee and the new hope for defeating former President Donald J. Trump.
Progressive publications said President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 election was heroic. Conservative commentators suggested that if he is unable to campaign, he should step down from the presidency, too.
Robert De Niro thanked President Biden, Spike Lee praised Vice President Kamala Harris and Aaron Sorkin backed her (not Mitt Romney) for the top of the ticket.
Vice President Kamala Harris has an orbit of Bay Area billionaires and loyalists, all women, who can power her bid for the Democratic nomination. But some big donors are still seeking other options.
Democrats are eager for her to deploy lines of attack that come more naturally than they did for President Biden, including on issues like abortion rights and the rule of law.
As Democratic leaders fall in line behind Harris, her strengths and weaknesses warrant a closer look.
Joe Biden must have accepted that he is yesterday and chose to let the party move on.
Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter at The New York Times, had just finished eating cupcakes at his son’s birthday party when he saw Biden’s bombshell announcement. He raced home, and got to work.
Los republicanos lo vieron como un desaire, pero allegados al expresidente califican su silencio como el de un estadista que se distancia de las maquinaciones internas del partido.
Readers differ on whether she is the best Democratic candidate and praise President Biden for putting patriotism over pride.
A day after being endorsed by President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at an event celebrating N.C.A.A. champions where she praised Biden and spoke fondly about her friendship with Beau Biden.
Long concerned about his “epitaph,” the president reluctantly surrendered his bid for a second term, but Democrats argue that his willingness to give up power may yet enhance his role in posterity.
La primera gran decisión que enfrenta Harris: quién será su vicepresidente si es la nominada del Partido Demócrata a competir por la presidencia.
En caso de que sea la candidata del Partido Demócrata, la vicepresidenta enfrenta muchas interrogantes, desde la gestión de su campaña hasta la selección de un compañero de fórmula.
In his posts since Mr. Biden’s announcement, Mr. Trump has so far not taken direct aim at Kamala Harris, who is seeking the Democratic nomination.
Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and others have endorsed Donald J. Trump. But President Biden’s withdrawal has re-energized Democrats across the tech industry and may blunt that momentum.
President Biden’s decision to bow out after a disastrous debate confirms that in a TikTok era, TV is still the biggest political arena.
She pursued polluters as attorney general in California and later staked out bold positions as a senator, including sponsorship of the Green New Deal.
When the president announced he was suspending his re-election bid, the news spread via some unexpected sources.
Many Democrats endorsed the vice president as their party’s standard-bearer, but some donors questioned whether more competition for the role was needed.
President Biden’s stance on Ukraine was shaped by a deep commitment to America’s trans-Atlantic alliance. Some Europeans fear he may be among the last of his kind.
President Biden has dropped out of the race. We answer four questions about what happens next.
The president’s decision not to seek re-election upended the race and set the stage for a raucous and unpredictable campaign.
Plus, Secret Service chief to face a House hearing.
History will remember what this former lion of the Senate accomplished from the West Wing to improve Black communities across the nation.
The first big decision for Ms. Harris: Who will be her running mate if she is nominated by the Democratic Party to run for president in August.
Biden’s age hasn’t been the only concern voters have been telling pollsters about recently.
He never surrendered the hope that a frail and fallible world could be made stronger if people could summon enough goodness and courage to build, rather than tear down.
Many party leaders are coalescing behind Kamala Harris, but some veteran Democrats — and many voters — are still grappling with who would fare best against Trump.
It took a donor revolt to get Biden to be the bridge to a new generation that he long talked about being. Now he’s all in for Harris.
More than any election in decades, this one will be marked by starkly different approaches to an era of simultaneous confrontations, from China to Russia to the Middle East.
The past month in American politics has been exhausting.
In a sprint of a race, Ms. Harris is poised to attack Donald Trump on his felonies and, in a 2024 twist, his age, but Republicans will be galvanized to fight her, too.
Every Democratic governor and a majority of Democrats in Congress supported Ms. Harris’s candidacy in the days after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race.
A new Democratic ticket could alter investors’ perceived election odds, with implications for stocks, bonds, the dollar and more.
La vicepresidenta recibió el apoyo del presidente Biden para ser la candidata del Partido Demócrata. Podría llegar a ser la primera presidenta de EE. UU.
President Biden on Sunday abruptly abandoned his campaign for a second term under intense pressure from fellow Democrats and threw his support to Vice President Kamala Harris to lead their party in a dramatic last-minute bid to stop former Preside...
Endorsements cascaded in as the vice president took swift control of the Biden campaign in a transformed contest, though some key Democrats, including Barack Obama, did not immediately back her.
An earthshaking political moment finally arrived, and the transformation of the campaign starts now.
Vice President Kamala Harris faces many questions, from the management of her campaign to the selection of her running mate, should she be the Democratic Party’s nominee.
Democratic voters said they were relieved that President Biden was ending his campaign, but many said they remain worried about the political path ahead.
Many who had been dissatisfied with their choices now face a whole new race — and a new set of questions.
Foreign leaders did not wade into the turmoil of U.S. politics. Many opted instead for statements of empathy that lauded the president’s record.
“In my view, this is not an open question,” said one Federal Election Commission member. But Republicans are likely to try to block the transfer.
A special edition of The Evening on the president’s decision and what comes next.
The governors of Pennsylvania, Michigan, California and Illinois have attracted attention as potential contenders to replace President Biden atop the ticket. Here’s what they have said since he dropped out.
As a presidential candidate in the past, the former California senator pushed for higher taxes and bigger housing investments.
Vice President Kamala Harris got off to a rocky start in office. She is now at the heart of a political drama that could make her the first woman of color to become a major party presidential nominee.
The vice president said that she was honored by President Biden’s endorsement, and that she intended to “earn and win” the Democratic nomination.
An early sampling of reactions to the president’s announcement.
Democrats are gaming out scenarios, some of them more likely than others. One thing is clear: Kamala Harris has the inside lane.
The former president and the former secretary of state swiftly backed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket.
El presidente de EE. UU. despejó el camino para un sucesor. Respaldó a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, pero aún podría haber una contienda para determinar quién será el nominado.
Several ardent Democrats said they were grateful to the president for stepping aside and enthusiastic about Kamala Harris as his replacement in the race.
In his first statement since President Biden dropped out of the race, the former president accused Democrats of covering up concerns about Biden’s age.
Advisers and major givers said they were being inundated with enthusiasm and plans for donations to support Ms. Harris if she won the nomination.