Data on early voters and recent polling suggest voters under 30 could break their historic 2008 turnout this fall.
Category: Politics
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Trump doesn’t get it. Civil servants shield taxpayers from a politicized government.
A stunning Trump executive order would effectively convert thousands of federal civil servants into political staffers.
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A big jump in GDP growth gives Trump the headline he wants — but not the visceral response he needs
In 2016, Trump appealed to voters’ emotions. Now, those emotions are working against him.
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Trump’s been publicly indicating his openness to a herd immunity strategy for months
It obviously overlaps with the introduction of Scott Atlas on his coronavirus team.
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Where the race stands, 5 days from Election Day
The Fix is providing daily updates on what we know about the 2020 election. Today: Biden’s big favorability edge, and Georgia on our mind.
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‘I witnessed first-hand the manipulation of things’: New Post documentary details a coronavirus response with blinders on
Oliva Troye’s account is one of several in a new, three-part Washington Post documentary about the government’s pandemic response — both under President Trump and his predecessors.
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Doug Emhoff paused his career for his wife Kamala Harris’s aspirations — and became the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’
The high-powered Los Angeles attorney could end up as America’s first second man.
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Election 2020 live updates: Biden seeks to keep focus on coronavirus while Trump stumps in Arizona
The Democratic nominee is delivering remarks on the pandemic and healthcare, two subjects his campaign believes work to its advantage. The president is spending his day in a key western battleground state.
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QAnon learns to survive — and even thrive — after Silicon Valley’s crackdown
QAnon accounts are multiplying on sites such as Parler and Telegram that have little content moderation. Merchants selling QAnon-themed t-shirts appear to be thriving, including on major online retailers such as Amazon. And even on Twitter, one of the tech companies that recently has worked to curb the conspiracy content, accounts openly touting QAnon remain active, especially in key states such as Florida and Texas.
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In campaign’s closing days, disinformation arrives via text message and email
Recent efforts targeting swing states with deceptive tactics show the problem is larger than social media.
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President Trump’s questions about mail-in ballots, answered
“Who’s sending them? Where are they going? Who’s sending them back?” Trump asked a crowd. Here’s who.
