Election 2024

Election 2024

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

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance
A sense of deep concern is growing among some Democratic officials that leaders inside Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance.
Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.
Walz, Minnesota DFL leaders stick up for Biden after debate showing opposite Trump
Gov. Tim Walz rejected calls for the Democratic Party to replace President Joe Biden as the nominee while Republicans relished the way last night’s debate with former President Donald Trump turned out.
How much do presidential debates matter to voters as news consumption habits change?
Dan Myers, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities who studies political psychology and communication, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to share his insight.
What to know about the key policies that got airtime in the presidential debate
Immigration, abortion and the economy were among the election-year questions the candidates were asked in the 90-minute CNN Presidential Debate. Here are a few of the issues that took center stage.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election Thursday night in Atlanta, kicking off a new phase of the presidential race as the matchup remains extremely tight.
Both President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump hope to jolt a campaign that many voters are just beginning to watch. Thursday's debate in Atlanta offers unparalleled opportunities for both candidates to try to shape the political narrative.