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Trump picks Bill White as ambassador to Belgium
A major donor and surrogate to Trump’s 2024 campaign, White previously backed President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, both Democrats.
Beer-drinking Putin, Brexit bashing and Trump tension: Standout tales in Merkel’s new book
US military base in Poland is ‘priority’ target, Russia warns
Questions mount about Robert Lighthizer’s future influence in new Trump admin
Biden inks billion-dollar climate deals to foil Trump rollbacks
Labour vowed to fix discriminatory car insurance. Middle England could foot the bill.
US seeks to ‘reassure’ world at COP climate conference
Black voters could be pivotal in this election — here’s what they’re saying
Democrats are hopeful they’ll come home. Some voters aren’t so sure.
Party’s over: Trump takes fizz out of election night as embassies ditch soirees
U.S. election night 2024 promises to be a sober affair in Europe.
No matter if Trump or Harris win, Europe has already lost
U.S. interest in the continent has been in decline since the end of the Cold War.
‘Explainer-in-Chief’ Bill Clinton makes the economic case for Kamala Harris
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
Kamala Harris unleashes the star power of Beyoncé at raucous Houston rally
The vice president is trying to recapture the energy from the start of her campaign.
Votes with that? How the politics of McDonald’s went global
From Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to the U.K.’s Kemi Badenoch, politicians are embracing the burger.
Barack Obama: Black men have ‘excuses’ for not supporting Kamala Harris
The former president has been hitting the campaign trail to energize the Democratic base.
Everyone Boris Johnson throws under the bus to sell his new book
The former prime minister has axes to grind with political foes, world leaders — and even the Great British public.
Trump turns Hurricane Helene aftermath political
Speaking in Georgia, Trump laced into Harris, Biden and Walz, even as he acknowledged it wasn’t the time or place.
West should set its own red lines, not just accept Putin’s, argues veteran diplomat
Former German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger says Western leaders should be making more threats and be willing to follow them through.
The ‘Obama effect’ is coming for Macron and Trudeau
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
Inside Trump’s electoral firewall
If the former president wins the East Coast trio of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, he will go back to the White House.
Joe Biden preps to sell the economy — to boost his legacy and help Harris
Biden is determined to convince a skeptical public that he strengthened the economy.
Where Harris chooses to campaign tells an important story about her strategy
Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh: A POLITICO analysis of campaign stops tells a story about how the vice president thinks she can win.
Harris says Trump is ‘going to lie’ during debate, prepares for ‘untruths’
The vice president said she expects Trump to revert to personal attacks during their match-up on Tuesday.
The truth about Latino voters in US election
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
Harris team worried she’ll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden
Even some Democrats dismiss her griping as gamesmanship. But the mic rules are changing her strategy.
Kamala Harris campaign told how to win by UK Labour strategist
Deborah Mattinson — a fixture of the U.K. polling scene — will travel to Washington D.C. next week to brief the Harris-Walz team.
Kamala Harris’ Secret Power: She Is Whatever You Want Her to Be
As Chicago made clear, Harris’ gifted nomination gives her a chance to be whatever people want her to be.
Harris and Trump brace for final sprint in ‘snap election’
The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before.
The White House wants you to know: Harris was in the room
Critics say the Biden administration is making up for lost time after not doing more to promote Harris over the last three years.
Kamala Harris’ secret power: She is whatever you want her to be
As Chicago made clear, Harris’ gifted nomination gives her a chance to be whatever people want her to be.
Harris and Trump are sparring over the military. It’s not a new playbook.
Attacks over the military are part of a decades-old political playbook. This year, both candidates are vulnerable to military-based attacks — and neither is pulling punches.