Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is an editor on the Washington Desk who mostly covers politics and voting.
A Massachusetts native, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston.
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The judge wrote: "Musk made the decisions to shutdown USAID's headquarters and website even though he lacked the authority to make that decision." What does that mean for the agency's future? -
The turbulent 2024 campaign has reached its end. Here are some things to keep in mind throughout Election Day and beyond. -
The California Republican and Trump ally will take the helm of the Trump Media & Technology Group next month, giving up his seat in the middle of his 10th term. -
His spokesperson says Clinton, who was admitted to a California hospital to receive treatment for a "non-Covid-related infection," will remain there overnight to get IV antibiotics. -
The legislation now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, who plans to sign it. Once he does, Texas will become the latest GOP-run state to enact new voting restrictions. -
The vote on the Republican-led election legislation follows historic efforts by Democrats to block it. -
While several states, including Texas and Georgia, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.
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Trumka, the leader of the AFL-CIO and a close ally of Democratic Party officials, has died. He was 72. -
But the president cautioned that the bipartisan deal wouldn't be enacted without a separate proposal moving along with just Democratic support. -
The West Virginia Democrat, who holds a crucial centrist position in the divided Senate, has offered a new series of voting and election provisions he said he'd support.
