Why Trump Won

Opinion columnists break down how Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

Opinion | A Democratic and a Republican Pollster Agree: This Is the Fault Line That Decides the Election

By Celinda Lake and Amanda IovinoGraphics by Quoctrung Bui Celinda Lake is the president of Lake Research Partners and a pollster for the Democratic National Committee. Amanda Iovino is a…

Opinion | Donald Trump According to Those Who Know Him

By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalistswhose views are informed by expertise,research, debate and certain longstanding values.It is separate from the newsroom. In any…

Opinion | Harris, Her Vice President Pick and 2024: 14 Voters Discuss

How would you describe Vice President Harris in one word? How would youdescribe Vice PresidentHarris in one word? “Enthusiastic.” Mark, 53, Ohio, Latino “Stern.” Shantae, 30, Pa., Black “Composed or…

Opinion | Is Kamala Harris Underrated?

[MUSIC PLAYING] ezra klein From New York Times Opinion, this is “The Ezra Klein Show.” If Joe Biden steps aside, which is still a very big if, the favorite to…

Opinion | When the Supreme Court Gets Mixed Up With Trump Derangement Syndrome

At the end of another momentous term, the Supreme Court has issued major rulings that will reshape the law. Like much that the court does today, these decisions, in areas…

Opinion | Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In.

With President Biden’s candidacy in question, we asked six New York Times Opinion columnists: Who would you like to see as the Democratic nominee? Read their answers below. Or listen…

Opinion | There’s a Name for the Trap Joe Biden Faces

After his shockingly poor performance in last week’s debate, President Biden is facing mounting pressure to drop out of the 2024 election. Influential voices in his own party have called…

Opinion | Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice?

In late 2016, during his final weeks as vice president, Joe Biden decried the coarse presidential campaign the nation had just witnessed. “So much for the shining city on the…

Opinion | The Supreme Court Creates a Lawless Presidency

The Supreme Court’s radical decision handing the president broad immunity from criminal prosecution on Monday will rightly be understood as enormously increasing the power and enormously reducing the accountability of…