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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were stressed by different topics during their June 27 debate, according to a Roll Call Factba.se analysis.

What Biden and Trump were stressed about during their debate

By Alex Angle
Posted July 5, 2024 at 2:04pm
No one knows which version of Donald Trump will show up Thursday night, Winston writes, but voters may see a more disciplined, focused candidate relying on policy points rather than personal attacks. Above, Trump and Joe Biden debate on Sept. 29, 2020.

The debate: Preseason is over

By David Winston
Posted June 26, 2024 at 6:00am
Donald Trump participates in a roundtable at the 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, on June 15.

Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 21, 2024 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania.

The political system is blinking red

President Joe Biden has terrible approval ratings, but there is still a path to re-election for him.

Does Joe Biden need a miracle or just a bit of good luck?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 17, 2024 at 11:56am
Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, slides in safe to home plate as catcher Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., appeals to the umpire during the Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday.

Editor’s Note: Mixing baseball and contempt

By Jason Dick
Posted June 14, 2024 at 2:11pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a “Freedom Summer” in his state, using a name that powerfully resonates in American history, Curtis writes.

American history turned upside down — and that’s the point

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 13, 2024 at 6:00am
California’s dominant role in winning the popular vote for Democrats is clearly growing, Winston writes.

Want to understand the Electoral College? Just look at California

By David Winston
Posted June 12, 2024 at 6:00am
Electoral models can’t account for the idiosyncratic factors that are shaping the current presidential race, Shapiro writes. Above, Donald Trump leaves a campaign rally at Sunset Park in Las Vegas on June 9.

Ten rules for understanding the 2024 elections

By Walter Shapiro
Posted June 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and attorney Ben Crump, left, leave a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday after meeting with congressional leaders about increasing minority representation in the multibillion-dollar luxury spirits industry.

Editor’s Note: Running the numbers in Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted June 7, 2024 at 5:06pm
People gather outside Trump Tower in New York as Donald Trump holds a post-conviction press conference on May 31. His fans are loud and proud of their guy, no matter what a jury decided, Curtis writes.

Just give Donald Trump, baggage and all, the GOP crown

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 6, 2024 at 6:00am