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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Farmfest agricultural forum in April 2023 in Morgan, Minn.

Harris’ VP pick Walz backed farmers during time in Congress

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted August 6, 2024 at 4:55pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., speaks with guests during a campaign event at the University of Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 28, 2016.

Walz’s personal experiences shape his health policy outlook

By Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman
Posted August 6, 2024 at 3:01pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz speaks about deportation of veterans at a news conference on Nov. 16, 2017.

How selection of Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’ running mate is playing

By John Bennett, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 6, 2024 at 2:00pm
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., prepares to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Capitol Visitor Center on Feb. 7, 2019.

Minnesota Gov. Walz brings rural, military background to Harris ticket

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 6, 2024 at 9:06am, Updated at 10:52am
Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30.

What to watch as Harris revs up campaign with VP pick, swing-state blitz

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 5, 2024 at 1:58pm
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., leaves a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on July 9.

Primaries to watch in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 2, 2024 at 3:42pm, Updated August 5, 2024 at 10:45am
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Louisa, Va., on June 14.

Recount confirms Freedom Caucus chair Good’s loss in primary

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 1, 2024 at 10:23pm, Updated August 2, 2024 at 9:07am
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on border security and funding on Jan. 10.

Ogles holds off challenger in Tennessee primary

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 1, 2024 at 9:36pm
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at Fallbrook Church in Houston on Thursday.

Kamala Harris delivers eulogy for ‘unrelenting’ Sheila Jackson Lee

By Justin Papp
Posted August 1, 2024 at 4:43pm

At the Races: Meanwhile, on the House battlefield

By Herb Jackson, Mary Ellen McIntire, Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 1, 2024 at 2:30pm
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is pictured with his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, in the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.

Ohio, the [political] heart of it all

By Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 1, 2024 at 1:08pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27 in St. Cloud, Minn.

Trump pitches repealing tax on Social Security benefits

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 31, 2024 at 3:47pm, Updated at 5:46pm
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat in a competitive race in November, cheers during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the House chamber on Feb. 7, 2023.

Battleground polls tell tales of before and after Biden dropped out

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 31, 2024 at 3:03pm
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

Harris brought prosecutorial approach during time in Senate

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 31, 2024 at 2:08pm
Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention on July 18.

Trump win would spark constitutional fight over spending power

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 31, 2024 at 12:05pm
Kari Lake, seen here at the Republican National Convention earlier this month, prevailed in the GOP Senate primary in Arizona on Tuesday.

Lake-Gallego Senate contest set in Arizona; key House races up in the air

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 31, 2024 at 6:10am
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testifies Tuesday during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Judiciary joint committee hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

No definitive motive determined yet for Trump shooter, FBI says

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 30, 2024 at 1:38pm
Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush, left, attends a May 8 news conference outside the Capitol with George Washington University students who were protesting the war in Gaza.

Rep. Cori Bush faces well-funded prosecutor in Missouri primary

By Victor Feldman
Posted July 29, 2024 at 5:00am, Updated at 2:26pm
Six Democrats are vying for the nomination to take on Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., on Tuesday.

5 races to watch in Arizona’s primary on Tuesday

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 26, 2024 at 1:25pm, Updated July 29, 2024 at 10:41am
Balloons drop from the rafters after former President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Base seemed OK that GOP pushed ‘big tent’ appeal at convention

By Briana Reilly
Posted July 26, 2024 at 2:15pm
Sens. Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., left, and George McGovern, D-S.D., the Democratic nominees for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972. Eagleton dropped off the ticket less than three weeks later after revealing he had been treated for depression.

Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 26, 2024 at 11:06am

At the Races: High-profile races aside, women candidates decline

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 25, 2024 at 2:30pm, Updated at 3:07pm
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses an event with descendants of iconic civil rights leaders to celebrate Black History Month at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 13.

Harris’ Senate portfolio included maternal health, telehealth

By Jessie Hellmann and Ariel Cohen
Posted July 25, 2024 at 7:00am
President Joe Biden delivers an address Wednesday from the Oval Office of the White House about his decision to not seek reelection.

‘Presidents are not kings’: Biden issues warning as he explains campaign decision

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 24, 2024 at 9:02pm
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., right, and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the GOP vice presidential nominee, talk at the Fiserv Forum on July 15 during the Republican National Convention.

Why JD Vance might not carry Trump’s MAGA torch into the future

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 24, 2024 at 2:41pm
President Joe Biden walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 20, 2024.

Republicans should be careful what they wish for on Biden resignation

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 24, 2024 at 1:03pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 17.

How Kamala Harris could approach foreign conflicts as president

By Caroline Coudriet, John M. Donnelly and Mark Satter
Posted July 24, 2024 at 10:56am
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Harris jabs Trump in campaign trail debut as unexpected race takes shape

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 23, 2024 at 4:23pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a news conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday.

Schumer, Jeffries back Harris, predict Democratic sweep

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 23, 2024 at 3:08pm
A memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee to candidates pokes fun of Vice President Kamala Harris' "habit of laughing at inappropriate moments."

Hill Democrats relieved, but GOP preps Harris-focused attack lines

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 23, 2024 at 5:00am