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A quiet diplomatic effort to ease tensions with uncommitted delegates and head off televised confrontations inside the Democratic convention hall next week has been underway for months.

County clerks and secretaries of state are overwhelmed this year, as they stare down a “perpetual moving target” of new conspiracy theories, political pressure and threats.

The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events.

Donald J. Trump said Iranians hacked his campaign but only obtained “publicly available” data. Microsoft said a “high-ranking official” at a presidential campaign was a hacking target.

The Republican vice-presidential nominee also defended Donald Trump’s abortion policies.

“I’m standing behind a Black woman to be president of the United States, and it doesn’t make me any less of a Black man,” said the Illinois attorney general. “I’m …

The change at the top of the Democratic ticket has scrambled strategies for congressional candidates, Democrats and Republicans alike.

In the final stop of the Harris-Walz introductory tour, Vice President Kamala Harris said that, if elected, she would end federal income tax on tips, mirroring a proposal made by …

The Democratic vice-presidential nominee has come under attack from Republicans, who have suggested that he has overstated his military record and avoided combat.

On question after question, at least for now, most voters don’t seem to have major reservations about her.