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Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post — 150 episodes · page 1 of 2
The end of the 2020 election
Pardon me? And my family? And maybe my lawyer?
How to raise $170 million after an election
Wisconsin recount adds to Biden’s margin of victory
Trump allows transition to begin, but his baseless efforts to sow doubt continue
The campaign to flip the election
Trump puts democracy through a stress test
Trump’s lame-duck agenda: Lessons from history and warnings for coronavirus
Inauguration is 62 days away. What could go wrong?
How we voted, and why
A red wave of Republicans — and covid cases
Does Trump’s refusal to concede put national security at risk?
The worst covid surge is just beginning
Trump checks out, ignoring public duties, as coronavirus surges and firing spree continues
What’s wrong with polling?
Biden’s pick for chief of staff is the ultimate Washington survivor
Is this a coup?
Biden hopes to name several Cabinet nominees by Thanksgiving
These tweets may be harmful to your democracy
Barr weaponizes the Justice Department to investigate Trump’s baseless fraud claims
New president, same pandemic
Trump appointee refuses to sign key letter allowing Biden's transition team to get to work
President-elect Joe Biden calls this ‘a time to heal’ as he reads a Catholic hymn in victory speech
How does a man who hates losing prepare to lose?
Biden takes lead in Georgia and Trump’s margin narrows in Pennsylvania
The divided states of America
What do Trump’s legal threats actually accomplish?
Biden is on a path toward victory after wins in Michigan and Wisconsin
The race to 270
With the presidency on the line, Trump wants judges to stop Pennsylvania from counting ballots
It’s not over yet
The citizen’s guide to election night
Trump and Biden focus on the North, but the South could determine an early winner
The year of the voter
Biden plans to pick a very diverse Cabinet if he wins
Will our democracy survive this election?
Appeals court panel rules Minnesota must set aside ballots received after Election Day
Q-tips, generators and a prayer: How to run an election
Democrats in Pennsylvania and North Carolina claim key wins at the Supreme Court
Can we trust polling in battleground states?
70 million Americans have already voted
Will your vote count?
Justice Barrett gets right to work and may decide on more election cases soon
The court that Mitch McConnell built
Pence determined to maintain schedule after five aides test positive, irrespective of CDC guidelines
The winners and losers of early voting
Biden’s oil gaffe and Trump’s subdued performance in final debate unlikely to change race
How 2020 races across the country lay the groundwork for a president’s influence
Trump mulls firing FBI director, as DNI accuses Iran of election interference
Introducing the mute button to the presidential debate
Biden and Trump prepare very differently for final debate
Can Senate Republicans survive Trump?
Our newest poll shows North Carolina is a dead heat
Lawyers vs. more lawyers
Joe Biden leads Trump in the polls. So did Hillary Clinton. Democrats fear deja vu.
Trump defends retweeting conspiracy theories in abrasive town hall
The 2020 election is facing big challenges. Which ones matter most?
What happens when campaigns challenge votes?
Videos show conservative activists coordinating with White House aides behind closed doors
Trump tries to outrun coronavirus with Florida rally and ambitious schedule
New coronavirus cases spike as Trump returns to the campaign trail
Trump’s loyal base
Trump says he wants to hold a rally on Saturday night
Covid-19 survivors see callousness, not compassion, in Trump’s bout with the virus
With Trump sick, Biden puts the virus front and center
Mike Pence reluctantly agrees to plexiglass barriers in tonight’s V.P. debate.
The Supreme Court sides with Republicans in a potentially significant dispute over mail-in ballots
Trump testing positive for coronavirus is an 'October surprise'
What happens if Trump refuses to accept a loss?
Trump tries to clean up Proud Boys debate comment, but damage was already done
Trump fails in first debate to make the race anything but a referendum on him
A new poll shows Joe Biden leading in Pennsylvania ahead of the first debate
What it's like to moderate a debate
Five weeks out from the election, Trump plays defense in several states he carried in 2016
Trump’s escalating attacks on the election prompt fresh fears of a looming constitutional crisis
How the Supreme Court became the most trusted branch, and how electoral politics might undo that
President Trump refuses to commit to the peaceful transfer of power
How a Supreme Court vacancy could affect the election
Former Pence aide on coronavirus task force explains why she will vote for Biden
The White women turning away from Trump
Trump defies local regulations to hold an indoor rally in Nevada
Biden and Trump mark Sept. 11
A DHS whistleblower and the 2020 election
Top official says Trump ordered him to stop providing intelligence on Russian interference
Presidential candidates shift focus to the Midwest
Two different stories of American unrest
Two conventions, two American realities
Trump casts himself as more an insurgent than an incumbent in Republican convention speech
Trump suggested sending law enforcement to the polls. Can he do that?
Trump shatters norms as he uses powers of presidency during Republican convention
The GOP platform is enthusiastic support for Trump
Mail ballots rejected in the primaries could make the difference in battleground states this fall
Biden promises to end 'the darkness'
Postal problems persist. (But your mail-in ballot is probably safe.)
Kamala Harris becomes first woman of color to accept a major party nomination for vice president
Joe Biden officially becomes the Democratic Party’s nominee for president
Michelle Obama warns: ‘If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can’
Trump vs. the Postal Service
House Democrats ending recess early in bid to check Trump's moves against the Postal Service
Trump blocking money for the Postal Service threatens to change the outcome of the election