Will Weissert

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

June 24, 2023, 8:04 pm

Mike Pence calls for federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks

On first anniversary of Dobbs decision, Republican candidates seek to differentiate themselves from Trump

File: US President Donald Trump at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, DC, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

June 23, 2023, 3:20 pm

2024 GOP hopefuls urged to push anti-abortion message at evangelical confab

Former US president Trump, a favorite among evangelicals for abortion record and US embassy move to Jerusalem, to give keynote address at annual event

By Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott delivers his speech announcing his candidacy for president of the United States on the campus of Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina, May 22, 2023. (Mic Smith/ AP)

May 22, 2023, 11:35 pm

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid, seeking optimistic contrast to rivals

Senate’s only Black Republican says US needs a leader who wants ‘commonsense’ solutions, but Democrats say he doesn’t offer a real alternative to Trump’s MAGA policies

By MEG KINNARD and Will Weissert

Former US president Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

April 4, 2023, 10:33 pm

Trump arraigned in New York courtroom, in first for a former US president

Businessman, who is seeking return to the White House, pleads not guilty to 34 charges at brief court session over 2016 hush-money payments to porn star, Playboy model

By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz and Will Weissert

Former US president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

April 4, 2023, 2:08 am

Heavy security in New York as Trump returns to face historic criminal charges

Former president to be booked and arraigned, a first in US history, on hush money charges related to alleged sexual encounters; Trump team hopes proceedings will boost campaign

By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, TERRY SPENCER and Will Weissert

President Joe Biden speaks about manufacturing jobs and the economy at SK Siltron CSS, a computer chip factory in Bay City, Mich., Nov. 29, 2022. (AP/Patrick Semansky, File)

April 2, 2023, 4:59 am

Taking his time, Biden has all but announced he’s seeking second presidential term

Key questions about 2024 campaign abound as president works on his own timeline, facing no significant Democratic challenger for the nomination

By Zeke Miller and Will Weissert

US President Joe Biden smiles as he speaks about Democratic control of the Senate before leaving his hotel to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, November 13, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

November 13, 2022, 4:52 am

In major win for Biden, Democrats retain control of US Senate in midterm election

Catherine Cortez Masto wins tight Nevada race, giving party at least 50 seats — a remarkable result that defied predictions of a Republican ‘red wave’ over both houses of Congress

By Will Weissert, Jill Colvin and Sara Burnett

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak at an event early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

November 10, 2022, 6:16 am

GOP nudges closer to House win; Senate could hinge on Georgia runoff

Control of Congress will decide how next two years of Biden’s term play out, and whether he’s able to carry out more of his agenda or will see it blocked by new GOP majority

By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for US Senate from Pennsylvania, right, is joined by his family after addressing supporters at an election night party in Pittsburgh, November 9, 2022. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

November 9, 2022, 10:56 am

Control of Congress hinges on handful of close races as Democrats hold off red wave

Despite expectations of Republican rout amid high inflation and flagging approval for Biden, Democrats show surprising strength, flipping Pennsylvania and fending off challenges

By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert

Supporters of Congressional candidate Mike Lawler watch the results on a screen during an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Pearl River, N.Y. (AP/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

November 9, 2022, 4:02 am

Republicans, Democrats neck-and-neck in key midterm races as votes tallied

Pivotal contests in several states up in air with GOP hoping to flip House and possibly Senate, in election tinged by Trump’s influence; DeSantis holds on to Florida governorship

By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert

US President Joe Biden speaks to an overflow crowd at a rally hosted by the Democratic National Committee at Richard Montgomery High School, August 25, 2022, in Rockville, Maryland. (AP/Evan Vucci)

September 5, 2022, 11:34 pm

Biden assails ‘Trumpies’ in Labor Day battleground pitches

US president hits back at predecessor, who called him an ‘enemy of the state’ on Saturday, as parties gear up for midterms

By Will Weissert

US President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up after being asked by members of the media how he is feeling, as he speaks virtually during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

July 23, 2022, 8:03 am

Biden: ‘I feel much better than I sound’; White House says his COVID symptoms easing

US tries to shift narrative to display of president as personification of idea that most can get virus and recover if they’re vaccinated and take other steps to protect themselves

By Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert and CHRIS MEGERIAN

US President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

June 25, 2022, 5:40 pm

‘Lives will be saved’: Biden signs landmark gun violence bill into law

US president hails legislation, which will toughen background checks for young buyers and make it easier for authorities to confiscate weapons, as a ‘historic achievement’

By Will Weissert

US President Joe Biden speaks about the latest round of mass shootings, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

June 3, 2022, 8:14 am

Biden urges Congress to pass tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’

Addressing nation, US president calls for voters to ‘use’ outrage in midterm elections if legislators don’t act in wake of several deadly mass shootings

By Zeke Miller and Will Weissert

President Joe Biden speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, April 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

May 1, 2022, 10:17 am

Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at first post-COVID correspondents’ dinner

US president also pokes fun at Fox News; is first US leader to attend the event in six years

By Farnoush Amiri and Will Weissert