Politics

But what if Mr. Trump is wrong? What if every elected official hustling to endorse Mr. Biden, after long resisting, is wrong, too? Recent election history, especially Mr. Trump’s, has been unkind to conventional wisdom. Only a couple of weeks ago, some Biden allies were talking quietly about how he could, at least, end his […]

Senator Elizabeth Warren, who last summer rose to the top of polls in several presidential primary states, on Tuesday reached the nadir of her bid for the White House: a third-place finish in her home state, Massachusetts. Ms. Warren lost after liberal voters split sharply between her and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who flew

But that restraint may not hold between now and the runoff. Given Mr. Sessions’ lackluster showing on Tuesday, Mr. Tuberville’s allies are expected to push the White House to endorse him over Mr. Sessions. That could further damage Mr. Sessions given how much influence the president’s word can have in Republican primaries. More often when

Joseph R. Biden Jr. secured an early advantage on a pivotal night of Democratic primary voting on Tuesday with victories in four Southern states — Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama — demonstrating his strength among African-American voters and dealing a blow to Senator Bernie Sanders and Michael R. Bloomberg. It was a remarkable show

As Super Tuesday votes are counted, the biggest question will be how many delegates each candidate won. We probably won’t know the answer for some time. Let’s walk through the night. The first polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern time in Vermont and Virginia, and we’ll start getting results soon afterward. We may know quickly

JERICHO, Vt. — Tuesday was Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and the engaged citizens of Jericho were talking at cross-purposes. At issue was a possibly incorrectly introduced amendment from the floor, and also the fact that people were not speaking directly into the microphone. “Point of order!” someone yelled from the back of the room,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After all the debates and forums, after the candidate surges, withdrawals and endorsements, voters in large numbers across the country finally had to land on a choice on Tuesday. But for Democrats who had long hoped for the field to narrow and the options to sharpen, there was still mass uncertainty as

JERICHO, Vt. — Tuesday was Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and the engaged citizens of Jericho were talking at cross-purposes. At issue was a possibly incorrectly introduced amendment from the floor, and also the fact that people were not speaking directly into the microphone. “Point of order!” someone yelled from the back of the room,

“If you’re going to get tested for coronavirus, and you’re getting a battery of tests and doctor bills, then the government should pay,” said Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California. “If we’re overinclusive and end up paying for a few people we shouldn’t have, that’s fine. It’s worth it to have everyone incentivized to get

WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday with the deputy leader of the Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the latest sign of his determination to see that a peace deal signed Saturday with the Afghan insurgent group holds, allowing him to withdraw thousands of American troops from Afghanistan in an election year. “I spoke