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Iowa House candidate Joe Mitchell greets President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Sioux Gateway Airport, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Sioux City, Iowa.

White House report card: Rallies, grievances and rising oil prices

Rob Crilly · October 23, 2026 11:45 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks as Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, listens during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington.

Why you will be hearing a lot more about fraud before Election Day

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, speaks during a news conference with Abdul el Sayed, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.

Polling’s dirty little secret

Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at Hyder Warehouse in Hendersonville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.

2028 shadow dance is finally coming to an end. But does anybody actually want to tango?

White House staff members from left, White House aide Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, personal aide to President Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, right, walk to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Trump aides fire back at press over Zacharia firing as they seek to limit damage

White House Report Card: Kamala Harris is no Ronald Reagan

Paul Bedard August 31, 2024 11:34 am

Harris momentum stalls, CNN talk didn’t help

Paul Bedard August 31, 2024 10:27 am

PolitiFact: Don’t mess with C-SPAN

Paul Bedard August 30, 2024 2:54 pm

Security now top border concern as ‘many’ terrorists test Harris

Paul Bedard August 29, 2024 3:06 pm

Rogues’ gallery of Trump enemies: Cheney, Pelosi, Zuckerberg

Paul Bedard August 29, 2024 11:37 am

Russia ‘World War III’ warning is code red for survivalists and preppers

Paul Bedard August 28, 2024 1:44 pm

Workers on Labor Day say inflation ‘erasing’ American dream, snuffing out hard work

Paul Bedard August 28, 2024 10:47 am

Ankle bracelet and internet ban for ‘J6 Praying Grandma’

Paul Bedard August 27, 2024 9:39 am

Trump’s new book, Save America, surges to No. 1

Paul Bedard August 26, 2024 5:25 pm

Liberal Media Scream: ‘CNN’ has become a laugh line

Paul Bedard August 26, 2024 3:00 pm

White House Report Card: Biden, Harris hiding instead of building ‘Big Mo’

Paul Bedard August 24, 2024 10:20 am

Kamala Harris Donald Trump

Harris ‘closing the gap’ with Trump, still trails by three percentage points: Poll

Paul Bedard August 22, 2024 2:41 pm