The president’s invitation came as international inspectors were said to have found that Iran had boosted its stockpile of low-enriched uranium in the past three months.
The state prides itself on its fearlessness. But how do you stare down a virus?
The president’s comments on Mr. Floyd, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, were immediately criticized by Joseph R. Biden Jr., his Democratic opponent.
Democrats can learn from the people who know Trump’s base best — the Never-Trump Republicans.
The president has tried to parlay space policy into an upbeat campaign issue for the 2020 election.
But what appeared to be an uneasy truce between the White House and military leaders did not mean the conflict was over.
Polls and private concerns from top social conservatives show the president’s standing with the cornerstone of his base isn’t what it used to be. A photo op with the Bible was supposed to help fix that.
He — and his party — is much, much worse.
The technology giant also confirmed reports that Iran had targeted President Trump’s campaign, underscoring the persistent threat of hackers in the 2020 election.
Republicans on two Senate committees moved to give their chairmen power to subpoena dozens of Obama administration and F.B.I. officials for the election-year inquiry.
Twin environmental actions set for Thursday underscored the president’s push to roll back regulations as the coronavirus crisis continues.
As polls show President Trump significantly trailing his rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., his campaign is spending heavily in states, like Ohio, that it had hoped would not be competitive at all this year.
The social media company’s decision follows Twitter’s moves to label Mr. Trump’s posts inaccurate or as inciting violence.
We analyzed the president’s Twitter feed for a week. A third of his posts contained falsehoods or murky accusations, underscoring the challenge to Twitter’s chief, Jack Dorsey, of policing him.
Protesters went back to the streets and, oh, elections took place: This is your morning tip sheet.
How the protests come to be viewed may determine who the next president is. The way that will play out could surprise us.
After a stalemate with Democrats in North Carolina, Republicans said the president wouldn’t accept the party’s nomination at its convention in Charlotte, as planned, but would do so in another city.
In a speech in Philadelphia, Mr. Biden assailed the president’s handling of the protests over police brutality and racial justice, declaring that he had “turned this country into a battlefield.”
Trump’s plan to campaign as the second coming of Richard Nixon shows the limits of historical analogy. It’s not 1968.
The president is incapable of summoning the better angels of our nature. He doesn’t even seem to know what they are.
Officials and strategists warned that if a wide partisan gap over mail voting continues in November, Republicans could be at a disadvantage.
The attorney general has long held an expansive view of presidential power. With multiple crises converging in the run-up to the 2020 election, he is busy putting his theories to work.
The president spent Sunday out of sight, berating opponents on Twitter, even as some of his campaign advisers were recommending that he deliver a televised address to an anxious nation.
It’s us versus them.
The state provides a case study in how the president’s impulsive and insulting statements can undermine his push for re-election.
Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not help with either goal.
Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not help with either goal.
Mr. Kobach’s polarizing presence in a race in a reliably Republican stronghold has party leaders worried that Kansas will become a high-stakes battleground for control of the Senate.
In his first formal remarks on the death of a black Minneapolis man, Joseph Biden spoke in stark terms about the everyday indignities African-Americans still suffer.
In his first formal remarks on the death of a black Minneapolis man, Joseph Biden spoke in stark terms about the everyday indignities African-Americans still suffer.
Will he concede if beaten by Joe Biden in November?
Both President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. have called for justice for Mr. Floyd. Mr. Trump has also called protesters “thugs,” and Mr. Biden has blamed him for “incendiary tweets.”
The president’s tweets prompted Twitter to append them with a note saying the posts were “glorifying violence.” Joe Biden condemned Mr. Trump, saying “it’s no time to encourage violence.”
Dos académicos acuñaron el término milénial y desarrollaron una base de admiradores para sus teorías sombrías. Uno de ellos pronostica ahora un cambio generacional en la política estadounidense que no presagia nada bueno para los republicanos.
Even though most people don’t name the coronavirus as their top voting issue, President Trump’s response to the outbreak, and how it’s perceived, will probably swing the election.
The president’s baseless insinuations about the death of Lori Klausutis reflect a callous pattern that can leave even ordinary people facing threats from his supporters long after he has moved on.
President Trump has pushed state leaders to hold the kind of event he wants. Top Republicans and the state’s Democratic governor traded demands this week over safety measures.
The unusually public complaint showed that American spy agencies are becoming more aggressive in calling out Moscow’s interference as the presidential election approaches.
As the coronavirus death toll crosses 100,000, Americans have been left without a consoler in chief.
While the president has left testing responsibilities to the states, his Democratic rival would harness the power of the federal government to drive testing down to the workplace.
In the campaign, selective quoting of statistics will paint sharply different — but equally valid — pictures of economic health during the pandemic.
Two scholars coined the term millennial and developed a fan base for their grim theories. Now, the surviving one sees a generational realignment happening in American politics that does not bode well for Republicans.
A new organization, Republican Voters Against Trump, is testing the premise of whether there are really any persuadable voters left.
If North Carolina won’t host the Republican Party’s convention, he’ll find a state that will.
Social media and journalists alike amplify the president’s lies and propaganda.
Trump smears Joe Scarborough, and Twitter does a voting fact-check: This is your morning tip sheet.
The leaders of the governing party can’t seem to stop doing and proposing unpopular things.
Joseph Biden, in his first in-person interview since the virus curtailed his campaign, suggested the president was being “falsely masculine’’ by refusing to wear a mask.
Joseph Biden, in his first in-person interview since the coronavirus curtailed his campaign, suggested the president was being “falsely masculine’’ by refusing to wear a mask.
The social media company came under fire — again — for not removing Mr. Trump’s posts that contain falsehoods.
The party is still contractually obligated to hold the event in North Carolina, but President Trump has threatened a change of location as the state’s Democratic governor urges caution because of the coronavirus.
Readers discuss a comment Mr. Biden made about his support from blacks and call on him to be more in the public eye.
Un grupo de planificadores —la mayoría demócratas, pero también algunos republicanos anti-Trump— ha ensayado cómo responder a varias opciones apocalípticas para las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos.
The president is installing Bill Stepien, a veteran political adviser, to the top hierarchy of his re-election staff, adding support for the campaign manager, Brad Parscale.
Barack Obama and John McCain were rocked by a national emergency during the 2008 campaign, and their responses decided the race, aides say. There are lessons for Joseph R. Biden Jr. and President Trump.
Biden wears a mask in public, but also puts his foot in his mouth: This is your morning tip sheet.
Joe Biden’s “you ain’t black” gaffe was immediate grist for an online show called “Black Voices for Trump.” But its cast of Trump advisers routinely ignores the president’s history of divisive remarks.
The Democratic nominee needs someone to energize the party's coalition and balance the ticket.
The liability-protection ruse is an excuse to coerce Americans back to work by refusing desperately needed help.
We need a president who can admit it when he’s wrong.
The president, who has wondered aloud to aides why the convention can’t be held in Florida, said North Carolina’s governor needed to “guarantee” that the event could be held in August.
Conventional wisdom has been that Democrats are more likely to benefit from voting by mail. But that’s not what research has shown.
Conventional wisdom has been that Democrats are more likely to benefit from voting by mail. But that’s not what research has shown.
From Tammany Hall to ‘Build the Wall,’ the long journey of Irish-American politics.
Joe being stuck at home during an election year may turn out to be a good thing.
On a somber Memorial Day weekend, the president did not mention the mounting coronavirus toll and instead retweeted personal attacks on his political rivals.
A group of worst-case scenario planners — mostly Democrats, but also some anti-Trump Republicans — have been gaming out how to respond to various doomsday options for the 2020 presidential election.
President Trump threatened to overrule states that refuse to open places of worship. The White House could not explain how he has that power, and legal experts said he did not have such authority.
President Trump, concerned about his own outlook in the state, plans to stay on the sideline in a race where he favored a different choice for senator.
President Trump has always been an unlikely champion of evangelical and conservative religious voters, and by speaking out, he put himself out front on an issue important to them at a time when his support has been eroding.
Republican incumbents in swing states have struggled to disentangle themselves from President Trump, whose voters are loyal but represent a minority of the electorate.
Touring a Ford plant, he donned a mask but then took it off because he “didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”
President Trump makes false claims, and Mike Pompeo faces scrutiny: This is your morning tip sheet.
President Trump has insisted that the Republican convention is moving ahead for August despite the coronavirus. But even he has expressed openness to a scaled-down event.
The next generation’s terrible trio, and two we’ll leave alone.
Nancy Pelosi sent the president a bipartisan resolution to reverse his education secretary’s tightening of student debt forgiveness rules. He must decide whether to sign it during an economic crisis.
At a virtual round table discussion, the former vice president said that defending the independent watchdogs “used to be a hobbyhorse for Republican senators.”
Republicans are using their Senate majority to try to uncover evidence of wrongdoing that President Trump believes is pivotal to his re-election chances in November.
The president falsely claimed that sending out ballot applications was illegal, repeated his false assertion about voter fraud and suggested he could withhold funding to the states over how they run elections.
Republicans are using their Senate majority to try to uncover evidence of wrongdoing that President Trump believes is pivotal to his party’s chances in November.
President Trump initially said he might withhold federal funding for Michigan and Nevada if the states moved forward in expanding vote by mail, though he later backed off that threat.
He attacks Joe Biden to deflect blame for his terrible handling of Covid-19 and record of appeasing Beijing.
With the confirmation of James E. Trainor III, the Federal Election Commission can function again. But warring ideologies among its members raise questions about what it can accomplish.
What a string of firings of inspectors general at government agencies reveals about presidential power.
Maybe now people can actually admit their ambitions.
Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting.
Signaling the increasingly dark tactics of the Trump campaign, the president’s oldest son falsely accused Mr. Biden of preying on children.
The Michigan conservative said the “extraordinary challenges” of campaigning in the current environment had discouraged him from challenging President Trump and Joe Biden.
The Michigan conservative said the “extraordinary challenges” of campaigning in the current environment had discouraged him from challenging President Trump and Joe Biden.
But the 16th president is showing up quite a bit in the 2020 race. He remains uncommitted.
By smearing his opponents, championing conspiracy theories and pursuing vendettas, President Trump has reverted to his darkest political tactics in spite of a pandemic hurting millions of Americans.
How can Trump opponents take on people who will stop at nothing?
President Trump’s re-election team has launched a long-promised barrage of negative ads against Joseph R. Biden Jr., focusing on his age and his past comments on China.
Joe Biden may have a lead in most polls, but it’s not anywhere close to a comfortable one.
There are members of both parties who believe the president has the ability to defy the normal rules of politics. That view ignores electoral trends of recent years.
President Trump’s campaign has launched a long-promised barrage of attack ads against Joseph R. Biden Jr., focusing on his age and his past comments on China.
The former vice president held virtual meetings with the governors of Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey on Thursday and sought to align himself with leaders on the local level.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Americans should “vote their heart,” but also sharpened his criticism of Ms. Reade’s claim. And he made appearances on Thursday with two women in the running to be his vice president.
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said it was a “cowardly act” for Republican officials to flout his virus stay-at-home orders. But conservatives see rising anger that could lift turnout in November.
Even the Supreme Court justices are perplexed.
Trying to win over progressives and aware that the coronavirus crisis is upending the political landscape, Joe Biden is increasingly using the language of systemic disruption.
Trying to win over progressives and aware that the coronavirus crisis is upending the political landscape, Joe Biden is increasingly using the language of systemic disruption.
A reader, citing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s warning, says states are moving too quickly to reopen without taking the proper precautions. Also: Jared Kushner’s election remark; the World Trade Organization.
The former vice president has unified the party and is leading in the polls. But some Democrats say he faces familiar challenges, including slow decision-making and flaws in his digital operation.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court considered two sets of cases with potentially historic implications for presidential power — over the phone.
The president’s re-election strategy isn’t based on reality. How could it be?
The opinion of a White House staff member has no bearing on when the election is held, but his comment played into the concerns of President Trump’s detractors.
The president has only fleetingly addressed the pandemic’s outsize impact on black Americans, and made no apparent effort to aggressively tackle the racial disparities.
Allies of the former president say any attempt to silence him will fail.
Allies of the former president say any attempt to silence him will fail.
A text from the Trump campaign usually LOOKS LIKE THIS, while Biden texts often go on and on and ….
In an interview on ABC, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, pushed back against concerns from allies that he needs to do more to compete against the highly visible incumbent president.
We’re all in this together. Almost all.
The risk of a systematic error is lower this time, but there are still issues that seem to tilt these surveys to the left.
President Trump and the Republicans, who brought in slightly more, maintain a vast cash advantage. But Mr. Biden’s substantial haul is likely to buoy Democrats who are worried about his ability to compete financially.
The president’s digital presence is formidable, but veterans of the Yang and Buttigieg campaigns say it can be outmaneuvered.
The president brings instability and confusion to a crisis.
The world’s greatest con artist has finally come up against a foe he can’t fool.
Speaking to 3,000 supporters, the former president took a sharper line toward the Trump administration than he typically does in public.
Elements of the right have sought to bolster President Trump’s political standing by turning scientific questions into political issues.
Surveys show the president’s standing with seniors, the group most vulnerable to the coronavirus, has fallen as he pushes to reopen the country.
Across the country, rank-and-file prosecutors cringed at another extraordinary intervention by Attorney General William P. Barr.
In a Fox News interview, Mr. Trump also angrily revived grievances about the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and promised a swift economic rebound.
The president craves a nationally televised coronation with cheering supporters, but even Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are expressing doubts it can take place as planned.
As the economy melts down, embattled conservatives are testing a political response: saying Democratic climate policies would bring similar pain.
Abandoning the case is the latest step in a pattern of dismantling the work of the Russia investigators. A former prosecutor likened it to eating the department from the inside out.
The growing appetite for mail-in voting is adding to worries about the selection of a Republican fund-raiser and Trump donor to be the postmaster general.
You’re either a liberal snowflake controlled by big government or a greedy conservative willing to sacrifice Grandma for the economy. It took less than two months for Americans to get here.
Grim evidence of a virus’s continuing toll as the country reopens: This is your morning tip sheet.
Candidates and political parties are struggling to plan for a fall campaign without some of the most basic building blocks of politics.
A conservative American commentator on Middle Eastern affairs gives six reasons to believe that taking over the territory would harm both U.S.-Israel relations and Israel’s status as the Jewish state.
If he can win the battle for our screens, he can benefit from the death of the traditional presidential campaign.