National
Investigators say they haven’t identified any ideology behind Thomas Matthew Crooks’s attack at Donald Trump rally. Secret Service to cooperate with the independent review.
By Washington Post staffJuly 15, 2024
Elections
Live updates from the 2024 election campaign trail with the latest news on Trump, Biden and the Republican National Convention.
By Amy B Wang, Mariana Alfaro, Patrick Svitek, Maegan Vazquez and Azi PaybarahJuly 15, 2024
Elections
Delegates and other participants repeatedly described a sense of mission and wanting to show solidarity with Trump during interviews about the Republican National Convention.
By Hannah Knowles and Dylan WellsJuly 15, 2024
Tech Policy
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has triggered violent rhetoric and misinformation on some online platforms as RNC delegates gather in Milwaukee.
By Drew Harwell, Naomi Nix and Cat ZakrzewskiJuly 15, 2024
Elections
The former president called cryptocurrency “a scam” and a “disaster waiting to happen” during his term in office.
By Josh DawseyJuly 15, 2024
A new poll shows how Democrats’ focus on Project 2025 could get traction with crucial voters — specifically, the so-called “double haters.”
By Aaron BlakeJuly 11, 2024
Few congressional Democrats are calling for Biden to drop out. But many are refusing to give him anything amounting to a vote of confidence, and that’s telling.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 10, 2024
As Biden has grown more combative, some of his reasoning has grown strained.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 9, 2024
Breaking down the advantages of having Marco Rubio, J.D. Vance or Doug Burgum on the ticket — and what they lack.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 9, 2024
The subtext of what leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Jim Clyburn are saying is clear — and it’s a marked contrast to how the Biden campaign is talking about this.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 3, 2024
Most of them assured Americans that a president isn’t “above the law.” Some went further.
By Aaron BlakeJuly 2, 2024
Elections
The 2024 document contains numerous passages that paraphrase or lift directly from things Trump has said in speeches or in Truth Social posts.
By Derek Hawkins, Clara Ence Morse, Adrián Blanco and Aadit TambeJuly 15, 2024
Military
A dispute over who qualifies for “Gold Star” status has divided the families of deceased U.S. troops and compelled the Biden administration to conduct a review.
By Dan LamotheJuly 15, 2024
Elections
The delegates gathering in Milwaukee this week are awfully different than the band of abolitionists who founded the Republican Party in this Wisconsin town 170 years ago.
By David MaranissJuly 15, 2024
President Biden told the nation to “cool it down” during an Oval Office speech after the FBI said a gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, tried to assassinate Donald Trump.
By Jiselle Lee, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Niha Masih and Kyle MelnickJuly 15, 2024
Elections
The attendee who died was Corey Comperatore, Pennsylvania’s governor said. The shooter, who was killed, was ID’d by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
By Washington Post staffJuly 15, 2024
National
The 20-year-old who was killed by U.S. Secret Service was a registered Republican who worked at a nursing home.
By Emily Davies, Devlin Barrett, Jasmine Hilton and Perry SteinJuly 14, 2024
Elections
In Oval Office address, Biden says political rhetoric has become too heated and “violence is never the answer”
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Tyler PagerJuly 14, 2024
Elections
Republicans are hosting their national convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Here are the security zones and where protests are allowed.
By Hannah DormidoJuly 14, 2024
Elections
Trump has not made any public remarks since the Secret Service rushed him offstage shortly after shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.
By Hannah Knowles, Danielle Paquette and Shayna JacobsJuly 14, 2024
National
Less than 24 hours after the attempt to assassinate the former president, pastors across the country faced shocked and fearful worshipers Sunday morning.
By Hannah Allam, Michelle Boorstein and Holly BaileyJuly 14, 2024
Elections
The extent to which the tenor and tone of the program will change will be determined by the former president, who has been intensively involved in planning the event.
By Maeve Reston, Josh Dawsey, Hannah Knowles, Shayna Jacobs and Molly Hennessy-FiskeJuly 14, 2024
National
FBI official says there has been “no articulated threat” online to the Republican National Committee or individuals
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Patrick MarleyJuly 14, 2024
Elections
Three of the top finalists have responded in different ways.
By Marianne LeVineJuly 14, 2024
Elections
There were few signs that calls for greater understanding across party lines had filtered down to the grassroots — or that any softening of divisions would last.
By Michael Scherer, Hannah Allam and Yvonne Wingett SanchezJuly 14, 2024
National
Republicans and Democrats in Congress said they will scrutinize the Secret Service after a gunman opened fire at former president Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa.
By Jacqueline Alemany and Marianna SotomayorJuly 14, 2024
