Election 2024

Get the latest news on the 2024 election from our reporters on the campaign trail and in Washington.

The latest on President Biden: A defiant Biden doubled down on staying in the race, rejecting calls to withdraw after his debate performance.

Presidential election polls: Check out The Post’s presidential polling averages of the seven battleground states most likely to determine the outcome of the election.

The first debate: Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of 2024. Here are takeaways and fact checks from the debate.

Key dates and events: Voters in all states and U.S. territories have been choosing their party’s nominee for president ahead of the summer conventions. Here are key dates and events on the 2024 election calendar.

Abortion and the election: Voters in about a dozen states could decide the fate of abortion rights with constitutional amendments on the ballot in a pivotal election year. Biden supports legal access to abortion, and he has encouraged Congress to pass a law that would codify abortion rights nationwide. After months of mixed signals about his position, Trump said the issue should be left to states. Here’s how Biden’s and Trump’s abortion stances have shifted over the years.