America Faces a Third Referendum on Trump’s Dark Message

Former president campaigns again on protecting the country from ‘sinister forces.’ Democrats believe voters are tired of it.

The Trump-Betting Whale Speaks Out: ‘I Have Absolutely No Political Agenda’

Self-described French trader says he bet more than $30 million on U.S. election after analyzing polls

The Economist Whose Contrarian Streak Has Gotten Attention in Biden and Trump Camps

Michael Pettis has spent two decades in China, and he calls free trade a mirage. He has also been a punk-music-club and record-label owner.

Trump Allies Draw Up Plans Targeting Legal Immigration

Such moves would reintroduce controversial policies from his first term as part of an effort to limit entry of migrants

Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race

Voters remember Trump’s presidency more fondly as negative views of Harris grow

A Second Trump Presidency Stands to Radically Remake World Trade

Tariffs could rise to highest levels since the 1930s. Anything from a global trade war to a U.S.-led system against China could be the result.

Inside Harris’s and Trump’s Campaign Spending

Kamala Harris ’s fundraising edge over Donald Trump has opened a floodgate of spending by her campaign on everything from multimillion-dollar advertising buys and payroll expenses to a six-figure investment in light-up wristbands and tens of thousands of dollars at ice cream shops. Both Harris and Trump are poised to blow through hundreds of millions of dollars […]

JD Vance’s Version of Trump Is Better Than the Real Thing

The Republican largely prevailed in the vice-presidential debate by painting a gauzy picture of his ticketmate’s tenure, while Walz was unsteady

Trump’s Road Map for Taking ‘Woke’ Out of American Education

The candidate has laid out ways to step up control over diversity issues

U.S. Authorities Were Warned About Suspected Trump Gunman

Ryan Routh criticized Trump and threatened to kill Vladimir Putin, setting off alarm bells among those involved in Ukraine assistance efforts

Suspected Gunman in Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine

Ryan Routh has a lengthy police record and spent years trying to link himself to overseas causes

Trump Safe After Another Apparent Assassination Attempt

Gunman took off in a vehicle and is now in custody

Harris Baits Trump in Fiery Presidential Debate

The candidates squared off in Philadelphia with polls essentially tied eight weeks before Election Day