Michael Scherer


Democratic group starts attacking Trump with abortion rights testimonials

A Democratic super PAC will launch a $25 million, three-week ad blitz against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trum...

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Trump team throws out GOP plan and builds a ‘leaner’ 2024 operation

Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign called itself a “juggernaut” in May of that year, on par with a planet-destroying “Death St...

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Trump mocks Sen. Tester’s weight, hints at a Montana campaign appearance

Former president Donald Trump mocked Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s weight at a fundraiser Saturday night in Palm Beach, Fla....

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Bingo, beaded bracelets and volunteer iPhones power Biden’s organizing effort

MILWAUKEE — Bracelet beading for Joe Biden, timed to the new Taylor Swift album, drew students last month on the Univers...

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Democrats hope move to reschedule marijuana will help them in November

A half-century after high school kids in California’s Marin County started using “4:20” as code for smoking marijuana, p...

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Can an independent candidate like RFK Jr. win the presidency?

Many of our readers who participated in a recent live chat on third-party candidates wanted to know what impact votes fo...

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Group backing RFK Jr. spent more than $2 million on abandoned ballot effort

A super PAC backing independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent more than $2.4 million on a now-aband...

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You asked: Does a vote for RFK Jr. hurt Trump?

Participants of our recent live chat mused about what effect third-party votes have on presidential candidates for major...

3 weeks ago

Mike Pence pushes a post-Trump path for conservatives and GOP

Mike Pence became vice president by bearing witness to Donald Trump — the thrice-married, six-times bankrupt, once “very...

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Centrist group No Labels won’t field a ticket in presidential election

The centrist group No Labels abandoned its ambitions for a third-party 2024 presidential campaign Thursday, saying it ha...

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Democrats spar over registration as worries over young and minority voters grow

A confidential memo circulated among top Democratic donors has sparked a furious debate in Democratic circles about whet...

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Chris Christie turns down No Labels presidential bid after discussions

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president after...

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Florida donors with state business fueled last months of DeSantis 2024 run

The biggest donors in Republican politics largely shunned Ron DeSantis after his presidential campaign began to falter l...

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Trump’s VP prospect Tim Scott sets summer wedding date after GOP convention

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a top vice-presidential prospect for Donald Trump, has planned an early August wedding to his f...

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Biden continues fundraising momentum, with a $53 million February

President Biden notched record fundraising receipts in February with donations from nearly half a million people, overco...

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