Aaron Blake

Washington, D.C.

Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix

Education: University of Minnesota

Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper.
Latest from Aaron Blake

Trump won’t take Ukraine’s side. That’s far out of step with voters.

A recent poll showed voters thought he sided with Russia more than Ukraine. He apparently doesn’t care to disabuse them of that notion.

September 11, 2024
Then-President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York in 2019.

How resounding was Kamala Harris’s debate win? Let’s look at the polls.

Early polling shows Harris won by a historically large margin. And Trump voters acknowledged that and said it could impact their votes.

September 11, 2024
Republicans in Winnemucca, Nev., gather at a wine bar to watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night.

Harris and Trump debate. Trump takes the bait.

In their first – and possibly only – debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Harris got under Trump’s skin and put him on the defensive as they sparred over key issues like abortion.

September 11, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Harris knocks Trump off balance

In their first – and possibly only – debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Harris got under Trump’s skin and put him on the defensive as they sparred over key issues like abortion.

September 11, 2024

4 takeaways from the first Trump-Harris presidential debate

The vice president had a strong debate by keeping Trump on his heels — and making it all about him.

September 11, 2024
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris appear during the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Trump winning on ‘change’? Not so fast.

A new poll calls into question a popular — but oversimplified — narrative about the role of change in the 2024 election..

September 10, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last month. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)

Trump reiterates: There will be blood

With his “bloody” comment about an immigration crackdown, Trump keeps toying with the idea of righteous violence — even after Jan. 6 and an assassination attempt against him.

September 9, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a rally at the Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, Wis., on Saturday. (Sara Stathas for The Washington Post)

Trump’s debate strategy and Harris’s fundraising momentum

Since she became the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has buoyed Democrats' spirits and set campaign fundraising records. What's her strategy to keep up that momentum at next week's debate with former president Donald Trump?

September 6, 2024

The Campaign Moment: A presidential debate redo

Since she became the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has buoyed Democrats' spirits and set campaign fundraising records. What's her strategy to keep up that momentum at next week's debate with former president Donald Trump?

September 6, 2024

Trump’s sudden move to re-litigate sexual abuse claims goes off the rails

On the eve of a crucial juncture in the presidential campaign, Trump on Friday decided it was time to extemporize in great, conspiratorial and seemingly ill-advised detail about the women who have accused him of misconduct.

September 6, 2024
Former president Donald Trump arrives for a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Friday.