Michael C. Bender

A solid and devoted core of supporters appears ready to follow Donald Trump wherever he leads again — even if into defeat.

The former president, after days of promotional teases, talks up “a very big announcement on Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago” during a rally for J.D. Vance...

After wielding a bullhorn to shape Republican primaries, the former president has let other groups dominate the airwaves and cover the high cost of commercials.

Trying to win over swing voters without alienating the party’s base, Republican contenders talk far differently about the former president on rally stages than they...

Donald J. Trump, sitting on a huge campaign war chest, is eyeing a raft of television ads to help Republican candidates in the midterm elections,...

The former news anchor is running on falsehoods about the 2020 election. She is undeterred about her chances in November: ‘I am beloved by people.’

Mr. Pence, speaking in Washington hours before Donald Trump was set to do the same, tried to draw distinctions with the former president after a...

Far from consolidating his support, the former president appears weakened in his party, especially with younger and college-educated Republicans. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is...

When the president asked why he couldn’t do something about assault weapons, people in the room recalled, his acting chief of staff replied: “You’d lose.”