Sessions and Jackson are defined politically by their time alongside Trump. But factors beyond the president’s control could dictate whether they have a political future.

Which showdown matters more for the presidential campaign at the moment -- President Donald Trump vs. former Vice President Joe Biden, or Trump vs. Dr. Anthony Fauci?

An ABC News/Ipsos poll shows 67% disapproval of Trump’s handling of COVID-19 and an equal share disapproving of his handling of race relations.

Democrats appear uncommonly united at the moment, together in what they view as the urgent task of defeating President Donald Trump.

Four months before this election, the election four years from now is either on the minds of the candidates or not far from it.

With COVID-19’s spread unchecked, and with now more than 130,000 fatalities in the United States, President Donald Trump is focused on his political base.

At July 4th celebrations over the weekend, Trump declared his commitment to "defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters."

President Donald Trump is focused rather singularly on race -- and with particular language that may alienate more than it unites any perceived base.

There was a time when Hickenlooper-for-Senate and Huntsman-for-governor might have felt like automatic wins. That time is not the Trump era.

Criticism Joe Biden faced for going quiet in recent months has long since faded. It's President Donald Trump who is strangely absent from this moment.

President Trump has downplayed and even mocked COVID-19 at times, searching for a message while the country backslides amid a pandemic he asserted would be passed.

President Donald Trump doesn’t like -- and says he doesn’t believe -- the polls these days. Neither do Democrats.

A new ABC News/Ipsos poll out Friday morning shows a country growing more concerned about contracting COVID-19 -- and less ready to get back to everyday life.

Trump and Biden continue to inhabit different realities -- both making a bet on where the country will land this fall.

Tuesday’s long-delayed series of primaries matter not at all in the presidential race that many progressives once hoped would be dominated by progressive figures.

The realities of rally attendance sting, but Trump's heralded return to the campaign trail could be remembered for something the president said rather than the crowd size

President Trump's Tulsa rally is either a celebration of a nation coming back, or it’s a statement on how far parts of the nation are falling behind.

The message John Bolton carries in "The Room Where it Happened" is powerful, of course, because he was actually there -- taking notes, to the annoyance of his boss.

Former Vice President Joe Biden was largely spared of can-he-heal-the-party anxieties due to the unusual timing of him wrapping up the nomination during a pandemic.

President Donald Trump threatens legal action to prevent his former national security adviser’s memoir from being released, with a lawsuit expected as soon as Tuesday.

This extraordinary moment, featuring the convergence of a pandemic and a social-justice movement, is being felt all over the presidential race and down-ballot primaries.

Recent comments from former military leaders present a leadership challenge for President Donald Trump.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are not-so-quietly crafting legislative responses to the issues raised by the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.

Does the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party get to lead the party now? What about a movement that may not be looking to be led?

Calls to "defund the police" stemming from protests over George Floyd's death could put Biden and other Democrats in a political tough spot.

President Donald Trump's campaign ended the week looking to resume in-person campaigning, while the rest of the nation grappled with fallout from George Floyd's killing.

Former President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Mark Esper both seemed eager Wednesday to calm anxious Americans.

For the first time in more than two months, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president emerged publicly. And yes, he wore a mask.

Amid unrest and uncertainty, former Vice President Joe Biden has relaunched his campaign.

President Donald Trump was quick to press for what would be a remarkable use of military force within our own borders.

It took days for President Trump to acknowledge the obvious fact that George Floyd’s death was compounding pain and anger nationwide.

President Donald Trump has chosen to spend this moment of his presidency pursuing conspiracy theories and renewing grudges. Most of his Republican Party is just watching.

Trump and Biden are acting as they imagine a president should in a crisis, but may see their actions judged by a changed nation.

It’s the latest example of a dynamic Republicans have learned to relish and Democrats can’t help but lament.

It was just another pair of presidential tweets -- riddled with errors of fact and law, but just tweets nonetheless.

A most unusual president is pinning his hopes on the usual.

Trump is making clear that he’s ready and eager to move on from COVID-19 as a political storyline.

What's evident is that COVID-19 is defining realities on its own, without depending on political messaging.

President Donald Trump has never needed an excuse to go after his predecessor.

Biden's campaign wants Dems to know that he can fight as well as fight back. But doing so requires him being right in a way that vanquished Trump opponents were wrong.

A nation headed in different directions in the midst of a pandemic has a political climate where events may as well be popping up in alternate realities.

The traditional over-reading of special-election results will take on greater importance, as party strategists learn how voting can and will take place amid the pandemic.

In this moment of unease and uncertainty, it's becoming clear that there are limits to what the federal government can do to help.

The presumptive Democratic nominee has to be careful about how much he can presume about his party.

The president seems ready to move on from the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 crisis has been defined by inequalities. The road to recovery could feature more of the same.

Even in the president's optimism comes acknowledgments that there won't be a return to normalcy any time soon.

President Donald Trump has perhaps never looked this vulnerable as a candidate. The same might be said of former Vice President Joe Biden.

Democrats can point out that far more women have accused Trump of sexual improprieties than have accused Biden.

The country may not be focused on politics, but as that aspect of life comes back with all the rest, candidates are facing key choices with new layers of complications.