Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), in an interview with The Hill from the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, said he “probably underestimated” just how much work it would be to lead the House GOP’s massive political operation. Johnson has been on the road constantly this fall, crisscrossing the country to raise money and preserve — and try to grow — a fragile GOP majority.  “We had a big challenge ahead of us, and I knew there was some travel involved. But I think I’ve had to...

Kamala Harris’ fundraising operation has been so dominant that she has brought in more new donors than Donald Trump every single day heading into the final stretch of the election. The vice president’s financial advantage is well-known, but most of the attention has gone to the candidates’ respective money totals. That money has allowed Harris to build up a much greater campaign apparatus than Trump, while the former president has had to rely more on outside super PACs for support...

The Biden-Harris vision of unity is that Donald Trump goes away. Kamala Harris is avoiding being seen in public with President Joe Biden, for understandable reasons. That doesn’t change the fact that she’s running for Biden’s second term, and doing it with Biden’s old message. It is truly Biden redux, and she’s hoping that no one notices because he’s an old white male and she’s not. It’s easy to forget given how he governed, but Biden campaigned on unity, just as Harris...

Left and right media outlets are portraying vastly different narratives about the 2024 presidential election as voters go to the polls and election day is days away, an AllSides analysis found. AllSides looked at 57 articles across 16 media outlets’ homepages—an equal number of outlets were on the left and right—to identify top themes and media bias about Trump and Harris between October 21 and October 23, 2024. (See methodology for details). We found that the narratives on the left and...

When Jennifer Juan went to cast her ballot in Arizona's state primary in July, she spent an hour rifling through documents to convince poll workers she should be allowed to vote. It's a common problem for many Native American voters like Juan. A registered voter on the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, Juan, like many residents of tribal land, lacks a physical address. Instead, voting records provide a rough description of how to find her home -- it's near milepost 7 on Indian Route 19 and...

It’s no secret having kids is expensive — from keeping them fed and clothed to making sure they’re cared for at all times — but it’s hard to say exactly how expensive they are. Now, for the first time, we’re getting an idea, at least when it comes to babies. A newly released study by Brankrate shows care for just one infant costs at least 10% of a family’s yearly income in nearly every state. Child care has become one of the biggest expenses for parents nationwide, and...

Former President Donald Trump has a well-established history of not accepting election results that don’t go his way. But as the Supreme Court rules in favor of legal efforts by Republican governors to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls, the Democratic Party must step up and reassure voters, whom it has given plenty of reason for concern, about wanting election integrity and honoring the results. Democratic officials doubtless want voters to forget, but...

In his third campaign for the nation’s top office, former President Donald Trump’s closing messages have run the gamut, touching on the economy, immigration, the military, crime, taxes and more. In lengthy speeches, he rattles off a stream of claims, citing his time as president and drawing contrasts with Vice President Kamala Harris. We reviewed Trump’s remarks from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22, which included four rallies — in Detroit; Latrobe, Pennsylvania; and Greensboro ...

In the closing weeks of the campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has portrayed former President Donald Trump as a danger to democracy. She also has warned he will enact policies that will hurt blue-collar workers, women, seniors, and the nation’s health care system and economy, while cutting taxes for “billionaires and corporations.” That was her message at eight campaign events that we reviewed from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22. During that time, Harris appeared at three rallies in Michigan...

If God was the vote counter, Donald Trump says he’d win in a landslide. The Republican nominee suggested on Thursday that divine intervention in next week’s election would reveal him as the rightful winner of even Democratic bastions like California. On one level, Trump’s comment shows how his false election fraud claims have entered the outer realms of absurdity. But this goes beyond hyperbole. Trump — who altered reality for tens of millions of Americans by claiming he was cheated...