Don Gonyea

Erie County, Pa., was won narrowly by Donald Trump in 2016. NPR talks with the heads of the county's Democratic and Republican parties about what get-out-the-vote efforts look like in the pandemic.

President Trump unexpectedly won Erie county in 2016. As the nation's attention turns to key swing regions in the country, voters there feel the pressure.

This week's GOP convention is giving America a nightly view of the current Republican Party, under complete command of President Trump.

For decades, the Republican Party united strong national defense proponents and social and pro-business conservatives. But President Trump has reshaped the GOP and rejected some of its traditions.

The pandemic forced this years conventions to go virtual. That won't be the end of the change, as future gatherings shift from the age of television to the world of social media and viral moments.

One of America's longest political traditions may be in danger — President Trump called off the Florida part of the Republican convention, and Democrats said earlier theirs will be mostly virtual.

The former U.N. ambassador and national security adviser is said to be getting serious consideration from the Biden campaign, even though she has never run for elective office.

Susan Rice is one of the potential running mates of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. She has experience as an ambassador and in national security, but none as a vice presidential candidate.

Trump's campaign has long wanted a sports arena packed to the rafters, but the president concedes in an interview that the worsening Florida outbreak may force those plans to shift.

How two state lawmakers — a Republican in Ohio and a Democrat in Arizona — are navigating campaigning during the pandemic.

The AFL-CIO president backs changes to police practices and accountability. But the group is also facing criticism for continued ties with police unions.

52 years ago, another Republican ran for the White House on a platform of law and order, but conditions in 2020 for Donald Trump don't line up with Richard Nixon's strategy in 1968.

President Trump went to Arizona on Tuesday for a stop related to the pandemic response. But Arizona is also a political hot spot — the previously red state is turning purple.

While the trip to the battleground state is in part meant to tell a positive story about the administration's response to the pandemic, it also highlights the challenges of the moment.

With the 2020 election campaign well underway, older voters are still making their minds up as health care, retirement and the economy loom during the pandemic.

Hoffa, who spoke to Trump on a call with other leaders Wednesday, says there's concern that testing is still not readily available and that workplaces will need new rules and supplies.

The Pentagon aide's secret recordings of conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky helped lead to the impeachment of President Clinton in the late 1990s.

Joe Biden used a new livestream apparatus to call for a more urgent response from the White House. Biden is expected to be more present in the coming days to push back on Trump's daily briefings.

Voters in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll are showing partisan differences over how seriously they are taking the coronavirus crisis and their distrust of messages from President Trump.

The leading Democratic presidential campaigns are working to reach voters at a distance, with virtual rallies and more reliance on outreach by phone and social media.