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An unpredictable President, a grim White House: Trump faces down Midterms
The White House faces staff turnover and midterm anxiety as Trump tightens his inner circle, attacks critics, holds rambling rallies and consumes news clips and what one aide called "AI slop" President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio | Image: Reuters NYT 8 min read Last Updated : Oct 29 2026 | 9:39 AM IST By Katie Rogers US President Donald Trump’s private dining room, located just off the Oval Office, is...
Trump’s midterm convention finale: ‘I’m a little bit tired of politics’
DALLAS — In 2024, President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination by promising to “lead America back to the summit of human achievement and greatness.” In 2026, he closed out an unusual midterm convention organized in his honor by saying he was a little bored of politics. He seemed more interested in telling supporters to swear on something holy — which seemed to be himself — that they would go out and vote for Republican candidates in November.
Jesus memes, threats and war in Iran: A portrait of Trump under pressure | News analysis
WASHINGTON — In a 12-hour span this week, President Donald Trump promised that the war with Iran was ending soon. He picked a fight with the pope on social media. He threatened to fire the chair of the Federal Reserve. He posted an illustration of himself receiving an encouraging hug from Jesus Christ. This is what it looks like when Trump is under pressure and burrowing his way into a more flattering news cycle.
How Trump used fury over Israel’s Qatar attack to push Netanyahu on Gaza
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WASHINGTON — The Israeli jets over the Red Sea launched a volley of missiles that arced high into the atmosphere and came down on a residential neighborhood in Doha, Qatar, where Hamas representatives were discussing the possibility of a plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip. The Sept. 9 strike was a stunning provocation by Israel — negotiation by bombing the negotiators.
By Mark Mazzetti Verified, Luke Broadwater Verified, Katie Rogers Verified, Adam Rasgon Verified, Katie Rogers
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The Seattle Times
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In ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris lays out her regrets
LOS ANGELES — The title of Kamala Harris’ new book, “107 Days,” hits the reader on the head with a central argument about why she lost the presidential race to Donald Trump. “I didn’t have enough time,” she wrote. Not enough time to craft a message that broke through to the economic concerns of Gen Z and Latino voters who helped sway the election in Trump’s favor.
Trump tests ethical boundaries with branded merch. (And all sales are final)
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump learned a long time ago that photo opportunities could get him attention and that slapping his name on everything from skyscrapers to steaks could make him money. As a second-time presidential candidate and now the president-elect, he is marrying the two concepts faster than ever, tying the high-profile visuals of his political life to perfumes, watches, sneakers and digital trading cards.
Michelle Obama, a reluctant campaigner, will join Harris rally Saturday
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama, one of the Democratic Party’s most popular and elusive surrogates, will rally alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan on Saturday, making her return to the campaign trail less than two weeks before Election Day. With the race against former President Donald Trump virtually deadlocked, the Harris campaign is deploying Obama as part of a flurry of activity to mobilize voters to the polls.
Harris: Trump’s reported remarks on Hitler, Nazis ‘deeply troubling’
WASHINGTON >> Vice President Kamala Harris said today that former President Donald Trump’s reported comments praising Nazi generals offered “a window into who Donald Trump really is,” calling it “deeply troubling” that her Republican rival had apparently invoked the German dictator in conversations with one of his former chiefs of staff, John Kelly.
6 takeaways from Harris’ combative interview on Fox News
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris sat for the most adversarial interview of her campaign Wednesday, sparring with Fox News anchor Bret Baier over the U.S. border, President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and whether former President Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy. For a Democratic presidential candidate, appearing on Fox News is about as close as going into the lion’s den as it gets.
7 takeaways from Harris’ interview on ‘60 Minutes’
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris sat for an interview with “60 Minutes” that was broadcast Monday night and, in a departure from some of her recent appearances on cable news and podcasts, she was repeatedly pressed on questions she did not initially answer. During a sit-down with the show’s correspondent Bill Whitaker, Harris did not reveal new domestic policy proposals or share how she would pay for some of those she has already put forward.
Analysis | The politics of motherhood become a campaign trail cudgel
The presidential race has exposed a fault line in American culture – or at least among today’s most prominent politicians – over the deeply personal (and usually private) decision to have children. Dreamstime/TNS WASHINGTON – She is not humble. She has no stake in the future of the country. She and other childless women are looking down on Americans who have chosen to reproduce.
Kamala Harris, hoping to build momentum, plans battleground state tour
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for president is entering a new phase, shifting from a 33-day sprint to the convention to something more familiar: Preparing for a debate and pivoting to getting out the vote. On Friday afternoon, Harris plans to fly back from Chicago to Washington, D.C., where she will spend the weekend decompressing from the mind-spinning turn of events that led to her accepting the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night.
The Confidants Guiding Harris for the Most Important Days of Her Life
WASHINGTON — Her revamped presidential campaign has quickly added loyalists from her 2019 primary bid. Her former aides have returned to write a convention speech and see her through a debate against Donald Trump. Her sister flew to Washington, joining her as she made a pork roast and marinated over her choices for a running mate.
How Kamala Harris trusted her gut and picked Tim Walz
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When Vice President Kamala Harris gathered some of her closest advisers in the dining room of the Naval Observatory Saturday, they had more choices than time. Her team had just wrapped up the fastest, most intensive vetting of potential running mates in modern history, a blitz of paperwork and virtual interviews that had concluded only Friday.
By Katie Rogers Verified, Shane Goldmacher Verified, Katie Glueck Verified, Reid Epstein Verified, Katie Rogers
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The Seattle Times
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Why did Harris pick Walz? His policies and Midwest appeal stood out
WASHINGTON — As Kamala Harris was landing on her choice of a vice presidential candidate, a few things about Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota brought him to the front of the pack. According to two people directly familiar with her decision-making, the economic policies Walz has championed as governor, including a statewide child tax credit and a paid-leave program, are the kinds of measures a Harris administration would try to enact on a national scale.
Inside Biden’s withdrawal: ‘I need you and Mike at the house,’ he told 2 top aides
“I need you and Mike at the house,” President Joe Biden said late Saturday afternoon. Biden was on the phone from his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with Steve Ricchetti, one of his closest advisers. The president was referring to Mike Donilon, his chief strategist. Soon, both men were in Rehoboth Beach, socially distanced from Biden, who was recovering from COVID.
Biden stews at allies’ pressure him to drop out of race
WASHINGTON >> Sick with COVID and abandoned by allies, President Joe Biden has been fuming at his Delaware beach house, increasingly resentful about what he sees as an orchestrated campaign to drive him out of the race and bitter toward some of those he once considered close, including his onetime running mate Barack Obama.
NYT: Sources say Biden appears to accept he may have to leave race
Several people close to President Joe Biden said today that they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race, bowing to the growing demands of many anxious members of his party. One of the people close to him warned that the president had not yet made up his mind to leave the race after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out.
Analysis | Pelosi and others try a new tack with Biden: Is that your final answer?
WASHINGTON — Anger has not worked. Fear has not worked. Panic has not worked. Bluntness has not worked. Sadness has not worked. Concern has not worked. Elected Democrats and donors have been all over the emotional map this week as they scrutinize the state of President Joe Biden’s viability as a candidate against former President Donald Trump, trying everything from directly pleading with him to drop out of the race to freaking out in silence.
Biden’s lapses are increasingly common, according to some of those in the room
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In the weeks and months before President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless, or would lose the thread of conversations.
By David Sanger Verified, Peter Baker Verified, Katie Rogers Verified, Zolan Kanno-Youngs Verified, Peter Baker, Katie Rogers
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The Seattle Times
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