Election 2024

Yields on the 10-year Treasury note rose after the recent debate on the idea that a Trump election win could boost inflation.

Social Security has been known as “the third rail of American politics” since the early 1980s, with the idea that touching the program can prove deadly to a politician’s career.

Federal campaigns get much of the spotlight, but state and local races can be as consequential for residents' lives. Funders know that.

The Federal Election Commission says crypto donations are subject to the same rules and contribution limits as conventional contributions are — but some states ban them, as the currencies are harder to trace and regulate.

Campaigns and advocacy groups may spend up to $17 billion on ads in 2024. Many pitches will focus on the local and the personal.

In 1992, voters’ perception that an improving economy was actually a bad economy contributed to Bush’s loss to Clinton. Could the same thing happen to Biden?

Voters’ views on the economy don’t always match their own situation or national trends. The gap can color their views of candidates.