Alexis Simendinger

In today’s issue: If there are 17 people out there who have not made up their minds to vote, or how to vote, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are determined to break their bitter deadlock by converting those fence-sitters into election participants. If there’s a shared battle plan afoot, it involves selling competing...

In today’s issue: Two weeks out from Election Day, Republican leaders in the House and Senate are already eyeing potential leadership shake-ups for the 119th Congress. IN THE HOUSE, Republicans are bracing for potential changes in the coming weeks, a postelection scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and...

In today’s issue: What are Vice President Harris and former President Trump not talking about in the final days of this campaign? The scripts not in constant rotation — the deletions and omissions — offer some insights. Among voters in a trio of “blue wall” battleground states Monday, Harris was not focused on the nitty-gritty...

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris visited a Georgia Baptist megachurch Sunday and spoke about kindness. And voting. “Our strength is not based on who we beat down, as some would try to suggest. Our strength is based on who we lift up,” she told the congregation. “For sure, if you don’t vote, nothing will happen.” Former President...

In today’s issue: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza has raised big questions for the future of Israel’s wars in the Middle East and whether cease-fire negotiations can get back on track. Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, was killed Thursday during an Israeli military operation in...

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris and former President Trump are racing toward the Election Day finish line, stacking their schedules as they work the airwaves — and the voters. Both candidates have spent the past few days attempting to peel away support from the other’s political base. Trump taped a Univision town hall, aiming...

In today’s issue: In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are ramping up efforts to reach voters where they’re at — and directly addressing those who aren’t traditionally part of their base. Harris will sit down for an interview with Fox News today, an opportunity to appeal...

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris insists she’s the underdog in the presidential race. This week, she’s campaigning that way. Underdogs, when hemmed in, take risks. And sitting for a Fox News interview Wednesday for the first time as a candidate is an offensive play by the Democratic nominee, who decided to be heard on...

In today’s issue: White caps, driving bands of rain and deadly tornadoes were among Hurricane Milton’s earliest warnings before smashing into Florida’s Gulf Coast south of Tampa Wednesday night and making an exit this morning as a Category 1 storm into the Atlantic Ocean. The state is reckoning with fatalities from tornadoes, power outages that...

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris today will appear on ABC’s “The View,” Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show and CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” seeking to expand her support among younger, college-educated supporters. Harris is eager to revive a diverse under-45 voting coalition that helped Democrats win the White House in 1992, 1996,...