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Election 2024 latest news: Trump to campaign in N.C. amid spotlight on GOP’s nominee for governor

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Harris and former president Donald Trump.

By Maegan Vazquez, Dylan Wells and Hannah KnowlesSeptember 21, 2024

Harris campaign accepts Oct. 23 CNN debate, urging Trump to do same

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign says she has accepted an invitation for a presidential debate on CNN on Oct. 23, but her opponent, Donald Trump, has not been interested in a rematch.

By Toluse OlorunnipaSeptember 21, 2024

Politics

Who is ahead in Harris vs. Trump 2024 presidential polls right now?

Check out The Washington Post’s presidential polling averages of the seven battleground states most likely to determine the outcome of the election.

By Lenny Bronner, Diane Napolitano, Kati Perry and Luis MelgarSeptember 21, 2024

Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks

Whatever control and self-restraint helped launch Trump’s third presidential campaign has largely disappeared.

By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVineSeptember 21, 2024

Trump vows to ‘save’ vaping after private meeting with vaping lobbyist

The episode reflects the way Trump takes policy positions — and the support he’s finding from Big Tobacco as he campaigns for president again.

By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Dan DiamondSeptember 21, 2024

What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president

Trump has made 41 distinct promises for his first day in office, including mass deportations and banning transgender women from sports.

By Derek Hawkins, Clara Ence Morse and Eric LauSeptember 21, 2024

Kamala Harris posts huge cash advantage over Donald Trump

Kamala Harris’s campaign raised more than four times as much as Donald Trump’s in August, capitalizing on Democratic enthusiasm.

By Maeve Reston and Clara Ence MorseSeptember 20, 2024

Democracy in America

Arizona’s top court says voters missing citizenship proof can receive full ballots

Nearly 100,000 voters will receive regular ballots this fall even though there is no record that they submitted citizenship documentation, as is required to vote in state and local elections.

By Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett SanchezSeptember 20, 2024

Harris speaks at Wisconsin rally after event in Georgia

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls and more.

By Washington Post staffSeptember 20, 2024

Harris slams Trump as ‘architect of this crisis’ in abortion speech

The Democratic nominee delivered a broad onslaught against Republicans over in vitro fertilization, contraception and a failure to protect maternal health.

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Amber Ferguson and Sabrina RodriguezSeptember 20, 2024

Porn site user linked to Mark Robinson also praised Hitler’s Mein Kampf

The Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina has denied writing the posts, which have upended his campaign in the battleground state

By Hannah Knowles and Amy GardnerSeptember 20, 2024

Democracy in America

Pro-Trump Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state.

By Amy GardnerSeptember 20, 2024

Trump ramps up push for Nebraska to change electoral vote allocation

Nebraska is one of two states that awards some of its electoral votes by congressional district. A vote from the Omaha area is part of Harris’s easiest path to victory.

By Patrick Marley, Josh Dawsey and Michael SchererSeptember 20, 2024

Democrats hope Mark Robinson scandal will damage Trump and change 2024 map

North Carolina is critical to Trump’s paths to victory, and polls showed him even with Harris there even before scandal enveloped the GOP gubernatorial nominee.

By Hannah Knowles, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Amy GardnerSeptember 20, 2024

The FixAnalysis

Could Mark Robinson actually damage Trump?

It’s more common for flawed presidential candidates to hurt others than vice versa. But every little bit matters, and North Carolina is that important.

By Aaron BlakeSeptember 20, 2024

National

Secret Service is responsible for multiple security failures in Trump attack July 13, report says

The Secret Service is responsible for security failures that led to the July 13 attack against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., according to a new report.

By Maria Sacchetti and Mark BermanSeptember 20, 2024