On Abortion, Trump Chose Politics Over Principles. Will It Matter?
When Donald J. Trump ran for president in 2016, the leaders of the anti-abortion movement extracted a series of promises from him in exchange for backing his nomination.
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How Gaza Protesters Are Making Life Difficult for Democratic Leaders
In Detroit, a congressman’s holiday party devolved into chaos and a broken nose after demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza appeared with bullhorns.
Biden and Trump appeal to their voters and address their weaknesses.
President Biden and Donald J. Trump are trying to defang some of the most damaging lines of attack against them, another sign that the tight campaign for president is intensifying as the country moves into the election year.
4 Presidents, 2 Events and a Preview of Campaign Clashes to Come
The epicenter of the presidential campaign shifted to New York on Thursday, as the incumbent president and three of his predecessors descended on the area for dueling events that illustrated the kinds of political clashes that could come to define the general election.
Biden, Fighting for Credit and Raising Cash, Gets Help From Clinton and Obama
President Biden will lock arms with two of his Democratic predecessors at a campaign fund-raising event on Thursday evening in New York City, a public display of support from the two men who understand like few others what he faces.
How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics
In March 2020, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump competed for the White House for the first time, American life became almost unrecognizable. A deadly virus and a public health lockdown remade daily routines with startling speed, leaving little time for the country to prepare.
Democrats Are Meddling in Republican Primaries
In the final days of a notably nasty Republican Senate primary race in Ohio, a conservative candidate is getting an unusual boost from the Democratic Party.