American voters absorbed their first view of an extraordinary split-screen campaign this week, with President Biden sprinting across one of the country’s top battleground states and former President Donald J. Trump sitting — and appearing to snooze — in a New York courtroom. Just as it has for years, the country’s political map has hardened…
When the former president cast his vote in the Florida primary election on Tuesday, the former first lady was by his side. This was notable for a few reasons. Former President Donald J. Trump has said for months that his wife, Melania, would join him on the campaign trail. And for months, Mrs. Trump remained…
As the Senate wound down for the summer last week, Senator Steve Daines, Republican of Montana, issued a celebratory news release upon winning approval of a water-rights agreement that had been years in the making. “DAINES, TESTER LED FORT BELKNAP WATER COMPACT PASSES SENATE,” proclaimed the all-caps headline over the release, in which Mr. Daines…
ERIE, Pa. — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, returned to the campaign trail on Friday evening for his first major public event since he suffered a stroke in mid-May. Mr. Fetterman was by turns emotional and brash as he addressed an exuberant crowd, acknowledging the gravity of the health…