Claire Hogan

Approximately three million undecided voters in seven battleground states will most likely decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and surveys show that these voters are pessimistic about the country’s future. Jonathan Swan, a reporter covering the presidential campaign for The New York Times, examines how these voters are responding to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump.

Michael S. Schmidt, a New York Times investigative reporter, explains how Donald Trump used his power as president to intimidate and punish his rivals. Now, in the final weeks of his presidential campaign, Trump has ramped up promises to exact retribution if he returns to the White House.

New data shows, for the first time at this level of detail, how much students’ standardized test scores rise with their parents’ incomes — and how disparities start years before students sit for tests.