Lucy Perkins

Jul 9, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Sean Carter |Lucy Perkins |Monica Campbell |Peter Bresnan

President Biden prepares to begin the first 2024 presidential debate on June 27 at CNN's studios in Atlanta. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)As of Tuesday afternoon, nine congressional House Democrats have called on President Biden to step aside. At the same time, influential liberals like Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have publicly announced their support for Biden’s candidacy. Biden himself has been defiant about remaining in the race.

Jan 11, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Monica Campbell |Lucy Perkins |Vic Chiang |Pei-Lin Wu |Anna Fifield | +1 more

With Beijing military planes at times looming, Taiwan’s ruling party’s candidate, Lai Ching-te, contends democracy itself is on the ballot this weekend. Opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih warns that voters face a choice between war and peace. And a new third party candidate, Ko Wen-je, has been drawing a younger, anti-establishment base.