MONTREAL — Kamala Harris was just starting her freshman year at a high school in Quebec when, as one of her classmates recalled, “all hell broke loose.” After years of deepening conflict over the French-speaking majority’s treatment, a political party advocating political separation from Canada had recently taken power. Tens of thousands of English-speaking families fled as stringent new language ...

COACHELLA, Calif. — Former president Donald Trump suggested that a heckler would later get “the hell knocked out of her” during an insult-laced speech here Saturday that portrayed a dark image of the country and demonized undocumented immigrants. As Trump called the Nov. 5 election a “chance to send a message,” he stopped his remarks and turned to the crowd. ...

New majorities in Congress, particularly when the incoming party has a new leader, offer the rare chance for the institution to take a breath and consider what can be done to make the place function better. The Senate seems poised for just that outcome, as Republicans get closer to locking up at least 51 seats for next year and with ...

New majorities in Congress, particularly when the incoming party has a new leader, offer the rare chance for the institution to take a breath and consider what can be done to make the place function better. The Senate seems poised for just that outcome, as Republicans get closer to locking up at least 51 seats for next year and with ...

A political organization helping prepare for the potential presidential transition of Donald Trump recently experienced a cyberattack by what federal authorities believe are Chinese hackers, according to people familiar with the matter. Materials were taken from online accounts belonging to the America First Policy Institute, which has put together policy proposals for a second term and recommendations for jobs and ...

The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website, published a note from its editor on Saturday acknowledging that two election workers in Georgia did not engage in ballot fraud in 2020, days after the publication settled a lawsuit brought against it for falsely reporting that they had tampered with election results. Earlier this week, the site settled with Ruby Freeman and Shaye ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’s doctor said in a letter Saturday that she is in “excellent health” as she released her first medical report in an effort to draw a sharp contrast with her 78-year-old opponent, Republican Donald Trump. The letter, from Joshua R. Simmons, Harris’s physician for the past 3½ years, concludes that the 59-year-old Harris “possesses the physical and ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’s doctor said in a letter Saturday that she is in “excellent health” as she released her first medical report in an effort to draw a sharp contrast with her 78-year-old opponent, Republican Donald Trump. The letter, from Joshua R. Simmons, Harris’s physician for the past 3½ years, concludes that the 59-year-old Harris “possesses the physical and ...

In every election there are moments, some obvious at the time, some less so, that shape the state of the race, leaving public opinion on the ground, and eventually in the polls, very different from how they found it. This year is no exception and since the contest hit the final stretch under early September skies, there are five events ...

In every election there are moments, some obvious at the time, some less so, that shape the state of the race, leaving public opinion on the ground, and eventually in the polls, very different from how they found it. This year is no exception and since the contest hit the final stretch under early September skies, there are five events ...