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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The vice president's decision to go without a face covering at the health center was met with public rebuke, especially as it violated the clinic's requirements. -
Richard Bright says he was removed from his post because of his "insistence" that the government spend funds on "safe and scientifically vetted solutions" to address the coronavirus. -
How did the president respond to key moments during the pandemic? And how did representatives of the World Health Organization respond during the same period?
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Biden was already the presumptive presidential nominee, after Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign. Wisconsin controversially held in-person voting despite the pandemic. -
Sanders had long said he'd support whoever won the Democratic nomination. He made it official on Monday. -
After an 11th-hour scramble, Wisconsin forged ahead with its election despite fears about the coronavirus outbreak and an ongoing stay-at-home order. -
Sunday's planeload comes as the Trump administration faces criticism over its distribution of medical supplies that are in short supply across the country. -
The Kentucky Republican has become the first U.S. senator to test positive for the coronavirus. -
The coronavirus is scrambling so much of our lives at the moment, there's no surprise it's doing the same to the presidential race.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed that, if elected, his administration would "lead by science." Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Trump to declare a national emergency.
