Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Azi Paybarah, Mariana Alfaro, Amy B Wang, Patrick Svitek and Maegan VazquezApril 30, 2024
Elections
In a phone call last week, Mike Johnson told top donors that the hard-liners in the House calling for his head would not succeed — a message that many donors have been wanting to hear.
By Maeve Reston, Michael Scherer and Clara Ence MorseApril 30, 2024
In first change to the guidance in 25 years, federal agency says repeatedly misgendering employees or denying them access to a bathroom consistent with their gender identity amounts to workplace harassment.
By Mariana AlfaroApril 29, 2024
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up four cases for the term beginning in October.
By Justin JouvenalApril 29, 2024
Analysis
The long history of older and younger people not seeing eye to eyeSo much so that we invented ancient wisdom to bolster the idea.
By Philip BumpApril 29, 2024
A new poll provides some of the best hints yet.
By Aaron BlakeApril 26, 2024
Take this quiz and see which people you think Donald Trump could pick to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Fix’s Aaron Blake offers his analysis.
By Aaron Blake, Adrián Blanco, Nick Mourtoupalas and Artur GalochaApril 26, 2024
It might have been true at one point. It’s not so clear it is anymore -- particularly as another former president stands accused of his own dirty tricks.
By Aaron BlakeApril 25, 2024
The party elevated her when it helped Kevin McCarthy win the speakership 15 months ago — despite plenty of reasons to worry about that. Now the bill has come due.
By Aaron BlakeApril 24, 2024
Elections
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
By Azi Paybarah, Amy B Wang, Patrick Svitek and Mariana AlfaroApril 29, 2024
National Security
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced skepticism from Arab counterparts as he advocated plans for securing and rebuilding Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends.
By Missy RyanApril 29, 2024
The FixAnalysis
Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Fla.) well-timed retirement — well-timed for his chosen successor, at least — follows a long line of such ploys.
By Aaron BlakeApril 29, 2024
Analysis
How the Biden impeachment push echoes Trump’s effort to retain powerA flurry of exaggerations and falsehoods taken as gospel, aimed at getting Biden out of the White House. The ramifications might be similar, too.
By Philip BumpApril 29, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
In a new report, Amnesty International details Israeli attacks in which, it says, U.S-made weapons were used to kill Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
By Missy RyanApril 29, 2024
Analysis
A new measure of ‘Trump amnesia’ in swing statesIn 2020, swing-state voters viewed Trump’s handling of the economy much worse than they view the economy under Trump in retrospect.
By Philip BumpApril 29, 2024
White House
Hunter Biden asks Fox News to remove sexually explicit images from its website, and demands a retraction or correction over other coverage.
By Matt ViserApril 29, 2024
The FixAnalysis
The Biden campaign has sought to highlight Trump’s plans for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. The broad strokes of that plan, though, have significant support.
By Aaron BlakeApril 29, 2024
Analysis
Bill Barr doesn’t mind a little autocracy if your politics are rightHaving facilitated many of Trump’s worst instincts during his presidency, Barr cites dubious right-wing rhetoric to proclaim President Biden as more dangerous.
By Philip BumpApril 29, 2024
House hard-liners seek ideological purity even though they’re part of divided government. They’re losing key policy fights as a result.
By Marianna SotomayorApril 29, 2024
Follow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
By Harry Stevens, Madison Walls and Adrián BlancoApril 29, 2024
Republicans highlight images of turmoil, though most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been peaceful.
By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Patrick Svitek and Maegan VazquezApril 29, 2024
Tech
ByteDance’s CapCut editing app has become the standard for short-form video. Legislation that could lead to a ban of TikTok could also apply to CapCut.
By Taylor LorenzApril 29, 2024
Tech
Meta’s company-funded oversight body is planning to trim its workforce to reduce costs, a move likely to affect its ability to police Facebook and Instagram.
By Naomi NixApril 29, 2024
Elections
The former president fears that GOP candidate Kari Lake might not win and will drag down his own prospects in the battleground state
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Josh Dawsey and Liz GoodwinApril 29, 2024
