Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is a deputy editor on the Washington Desk, covering politics and voting.
A Massachusetts native, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston.
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment. -
Jim Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy. -
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger famously refused then-President Donald Trump's entreaties to "find" enough votes to overturn his loss in Georgia. -
The New York Times reported the Florida Republican is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him. -
Julia Letlow won a special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant when her husband died. In another Louisiana district, Democrats Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson head to a runoff. -
The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort. -
The Biden administration says it plans to buy an additional 100 million doses from both Moderna and Pfizer and pledges greater transparency with state and local leaders about supply expectations. -
Ten Republican House membersjoined with all Democrats to impeach the president for a second time. -
If confirmed by the Senate, Walsh would be the first union member to serve in this role in nearly half a century, Biden's transition team says. -
Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed.
