Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

January 11, 2024 5:04 AM

How the Iowa caucuses work, why they're first — and why they're significant

Why does Iowa dominate the political conversation every four years around this time, and how do the caucuses even work? Let's explore why they matter in 2024.

by Domenico Montanaro

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January 10, 2024 5:29 PM

Vocal anti-Trump candidate Chris Christie is out of the presidential race

The former governor of New Jersey — and onetime Trump ally — announced the end of his campaign at a town hall in Windham, N.H., Wednesday, just days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

by Jeongyoon Han

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January 9, 2024 4:00 AM

Here are important dates on the 2024 election calendar

The presidential nominating contests kick off with voting in Iowa on Jan. 15. That's followed by New Hampshire on Jan. 23. Here are some more key dates for this year's election calendar.

by Domenico Montanaro

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January 9, 2024 4:00 AM

Judges push back against Trump's immunity claim in the election interference case

Lawyers for the former president will make a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity from federal prosecution for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

by Carrie Johnson

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January 5, 2024 11:00 AM

Three historians and authors reflect on this American moment

As we observe the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, we’ve asked three historians and authors to assess this moment in American history.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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January 4, 2024 4:29 AM

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

GOP presidential hopefuls know that the economy is an important issue — if not the top issue — for voters. That means it's a big talker on the campaign trail and a focus area for winning votes.

by Asma Khalid and Jeongyoon Han

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January 4, 2024 4:00 AM

The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

by Tom Dreisbach and Noah Caldwell

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January 3, 2024 7:25 PM

Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

by Benjamin Swasey

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January 3, 2024 9:45 AM

All 4 Republicans in Minnesota’s congressional delegation back Trump’s latest White House bid

Republicans in the state’s congressional delegation say they support former President Donald Trump in his comeback campaign. Rep. Tom Emmer, Minnesota highest-ranking Republican official, said it’s time for Republicans to unite behind Trump.

by Mark Zdechlik

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January 3, 2024 4:46 AM

Biden campaign running 'like the fate of our democracy depends on it'

The president is expected to hold campaign events in Valley Forge, Pa., and the Mother Emanuel AME church in South Carolina, pushing back against extremism and political violence.

by Tamara Keith

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