Azi Paybarah

Washington, D.C.

National reporter covering campaigns and breaking politics news.

Education: University at Albany, B.A. in English

Paybarah joined The Washington Post in 2022. He previously covered politics for the New York Times, Politico New York and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow in 2017.
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Latest from Azi Paybarah

Election 2024 live updates: Harris making play for N.C.; Trump seeking to shore up Ariz.

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 12, 2024

Harris, Trump attend 9/11 events after contentious debate

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump hold events a day after they debated in Philadelphia.

September 11, 2024

Grieving Ohio father to Trump and Vance: Stop using my son ‘for political gain’

Aiden Clark’s death has been amplified by leading Republicans who have to sought to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration.

September 11, 2024
Former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump and vice-presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on Wednesday.

Harris vs. Trump stances on the 2020 election results, Jan. 6 prosecutions

Here’s how Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s stances on the 2020 election results and the prosecution of people connected with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol compare.

September 10, 2024

Harris and Trump to face off in presidential debate in Philadelphia

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to meet in the highly anticipated presidential debate hosted by ABC news on Tuesday.

September 10, 2024

Harris, Trump in final stages of preparation for high-stakes debate

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 9, 2024

Trump campaigned in Wisconsin; Harris preps for debate

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 7, 2024

Trump takes no questions at lengthy news conference on his legal cases

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 6, 2024

North Carolina court ruling on RFK Jr. threatens to disrupt mail voting

The decision set off a scramble among election officials, who must replace ballots just as they were about to be sent out in the swing state

September 6, 2024
Stickers reading “I Voted By Mail” are displayed as the Wayne County Board of Elections prepares absentee ballots in Goldsboro, N.C., on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Trump delivers economic speech; Harris in Pittsburgh for debate prep

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 5, 2024