Marianne LeVine

Washington, D.C.

National political reporter focused on the 2024 elections

Education: Stanford University, BA in international relations, French; Stanford University, MA in communication

Marianne LeVine is a national political reporter for The Washington Post, where she writes about the 2024 presidential elections. She joined The Post in April 2023, after more than eight years at Politico. Most recently, she covered the Senate. She also previously wrote about the lobbying industry and labor policy.
Latest from Marianne LeVine

Trump tightens alliance with Musk, advocating broad role in U.S. policymaking

The GOP presidential nominee endorsed a commission that could give Musk responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations, marking another area of collaboration in the run-up to November’s election.

September 5, 2024
From left, Kevin Plank of Under Armour, Elon Musk of SpaceX and Wendell P. Weeks of Corning listen to then-President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Jan. 23, 2017.

The top two states to watch in the 2024 election

The Trump and Harris campaigns are sprinting toward November and reserving airtime for political ads in key swing states. The Trump campaign seems to be focused on two swing states in particular – Pennsylvania and Georgia.

September 4, 2024

Trump aims to drag down Harris as he scrambles to keep up in tight race

The Republican nominee’s advisers and allies are clear-eyed about the unlikelihood of improving his standing. That leaves one option: damaging hers.

September 2, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee on Aug. 20; former president Donald Trump in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 15.

Trump focuses on Midwest, Harris on Georgia in dueling events in swing states

Trump hit the trail in Michigan and Wisconsin, while Harris and Walz campaigned in Georgia and sat for a closely watched evening interview on a consequential day in the presidential race.

August 29, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris greets supporters during a campaign rally in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday.

Trump, without evidence, in part faults Biden, Harris for assassination attempt

Trump suggested, without backing up his claim, that they personally made it more difficult for Secret Service to better protect him.

August 28, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit on Monday. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)

Trump suggests he might skip ABC debate with Harris

The Sept. 10 debate on ABC is the only one both the Trump and Harris campaigns have agreed to. This isn’t the first time Trump has suggested he might back out.

August 26, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks onstage during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Aug. 17. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)

Trump event at wall Bush built highlights an unkept promise

The Republican presidential nominee heaped praise on a section of barrier that was actually built by one of his predecessors.

August 25, 2024

Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris

The Republican nominee has fixated on Biden’s withdrawal: “It feels like he’s lost his mojo.”

August 24, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Friday.

Trump deflects, misleads in real-time reaction to Harris speech

Trump posted a series of comments as the Democratic nominee spoke, creating the unusual spectacle of simultaneous commentary by a nominee’s rival.

August 23, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last week.

Trump attacks U.S. economics data, baselessly alleging electoral scheme

The Republican nominee also informally polled his crowd on whether they preferred personal attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

August 21, 2024
Former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks during a Wednesday campaign event in Asheboro, N.C.