Jill Biden on Tuesday tugged on America’s heartstrings in an emotional appeal for support for her husband, Joseph R. Biden. Addressing the Democratic National Convention in a livestream from a high school in Delaware, Mrs. Biden said she felt the same fears and uncertainty as most Americans feel about the coronavirus, and she vouched for…

The former campaign chairman Paul Manafort kept in close touch with a longtime colleague whom Senate investigators identified as a Russian intelligence officer.Paul Manafort, President Trump’s campaign chairman in 2016, created a “grave counterintelligence threat” by sharing inside information with a Russian intelligence officer, investigators said.Credit...Sam Hodgson for The New York TimesAug. 18, 2020Updated 9:41…

Former Vice President Joe Biden officially became the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night after an unconventional roll call vote of party delegates conducted virtually from landmarks across the country.Once he amassed the votes, a camera appeared on Biden from Delaware where he celebrated the moment with wife, Jill, and bundles of red, white and blue…

Democrats on Tuesday formally nominated Joseph R. Biden to be their party’s 2020 presidential nominee - a nomination Mr. Biden will accept in a speech on Thursday. At the end of the modified roll call vote, the camera cut to Mr. Biden and his family in a library surrounded by balloons as Kool & the…

Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that young people are becoming the primary drivers of the spread of the novel…