U.S. Politics

His decision to quit the race ended a remarkable chapter in American political history — and started one that may yet define his legacy.

By Robert Draper

An unusual and chaotic set of political circumstances forced Illinois’s billionaire governor to take the lead in securing the Democratic convention for Chicago.

By Jonathan Weisman

He sought the office nearly all his life. When he finally got there, it brought out his best — and eventually his worst.

By Robert Draper

A far-right plank on immigration that is rooted in a baseless theory has found purchase among Republicans and right-leaning independents in parts of Ohio.

By Jazmine Ulloa and Maddie McGarvey

Nearly 14 years ago, Kamala Harris’s opponent in the California attorney general’s race gave an answer at a little-watched debate that was frank — and fateful for the future Democratic presidential nominee.

By Shane Goldmacher

As President Biden’s understudy, Ms. Harris did not often get to lead on signature issues. But she found roles to play on abortion rights, gun safety and a Supreme Court appointment.

By Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

At a rally in Pennsylvania, former President Donald J. Trump vacillated between criticisms of the economy and immigration and personal attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Simon J. Levien and Michael Gold

The former president has falsely claimed that he nearly died in a helicopter ride with Mr. Brown, and that Mr. Brown said “terrible things” about Kamala Harris.

By Heather Knight and Shawn Hubler

A whirl of appearances in media venues large and small have defined Donald Trump’s past four weeks, as he tries to wrest attention from his new opponent, Kamala Harris.

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Santul Nerkar

$200 million of that will be spent to reach voters on their phones and other devices, as Kamala Harris’s aides race to define her while drawing a contrast with Donald Trump.

By Shane Goldmacher

Lisa Lerer, a New York Times politics reporter, will cover the D.N.C. with a host of colleagues, building a makeshift office at the event in Chicago.

By Emmett Lindner

It will be a bittersweet moment for the president, who left the race and turned the keys of his campaign over to Vice President Kamala Harris less than a month ago.

By Katie Rogers

From the major networks to cable news to public television, there are many options for tuning in to the speeches by Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz and others.

By Taylor Robinson

Gains among Black, Hispanic and young voters lift her into a tie across four swing states, new Times/Siena polls show.

By Nate Cohn

Linda Qiu, a New York Times reporter who fact-checks statements made by politicians and public figures, looks at how Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have attacked each other and assesses whether those claims are true or not.

By Linda Qiu, Gabriel Blanco, Claire Hogan and James Surdam

In a rare in-depth interview, this billionaire man of mystery, the head of Palantir Technologies, talks about war, A.I. and America’s future.

By Maureen Dowd

The vice president’s brain trust is younger, more racially diverse and larger than President Biden’s. Her advisers can expect a lot of phone calls in the coming weeks.

By Katie Rogers, Erica L. Green and Reid J. Epstein

We examine the two candidates’ criticisms of each other’s policies, promises and records.

By Linda Qiu

The former president’s vision of using the military to enforce the law domestically would carry profound implications for civil liberties.

By Charlie Savage, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

The head of the union, which has not backed a presidential candidate this year, asked to speak at both parties’ conventions. He spoke at the Republican convention in July.

By Simon J. Levien