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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With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House. Here's who's on those state ballots.
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Deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every state. This will be a useful resource throughout the fall. https://apps.npr.org/voter-registration-2024-mail/ An embeddable version is available for stations here: https://apps.npr.org/voter-registration-2024-mail/customizer.html
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Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.
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Here's where the current notable GOP hopefuls, including Donald Trump, stand on issues of democracy and election integrity.
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To see the extent to which the Republican political calendar and Donald Trump's legal calendar are intertwined, it's helpful to see them laid out together.
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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.
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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.
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The Florida Democrat was on President Biden's shortlist for a running mate in the 2020 election. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, was first elected to the House in 2016.
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Combating the coronavirus pandemic has been job one for the Biden administration's first 100 days. Here's a quick look back at cases, deaths and vaccinations over that time.