Maeve Reston

Los Angeles, CA

National political reporter covering the 2024 presidential race and the politics of the West.

Education: Cornell University, BA in English; Dartmouth College, MA in Liberal Studies (History)

Maeve Reston is a national political reporter for The Washington Post covering the 2024 presidential race and the politics of the West. She joined The Post in 2023 after covering politics and five presidential campaigns at CNN, the Los Angeles Times, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Austin American-Statesman. She spent seven years at CNN, where she covered the 2016 and 2020 presidential races, as well as midterm elections, for both television and digital audiences. Her coverage focused in part on the politics of the western half of the United States, including through an original digital vi
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Tim Scott raises $6 million for presidential campaign in second quarter

A memo from his team says the GOP senator from South Carolina has more than $21 million in cash on hand

July 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis campaign raises $20 million in first six weeks

In addition, Never Back Down, the super PAC playing an unusually expansive role in DeSantis’s bid, has raised $130 million since launching, much of it left over from his gubernatorial reelection effort.

July 6, 2023

Trump raises $35 million in second quarter, advisers say

The $35 million figure is more than twice what Trump raised through his joint fundraising committee in the first quarter, demonstrating the intense loyalty and level of engagement of his supporters.

July 6, 2023

Twice-indicted Trump dominates GOP race, as support for DeSantis stalls

On the campaign trail, Trump draws enthusiastic crowds that reflect his wide lead in the polls. Voters seeking an alternative have yet to coalesce behind DeSantis or anyone else.

June 28, 2023

GOP 2024 hopefuls court evangelicals as they struggle over abortion

Some are seeking to appeal to a base determined to press further in limiting abortion rights one year after Roe was overturned, while also trying to head off a general election backlash.

June 23, 2023

Biden, GOP rivals in split-screen showing stark divide in post-Roe America

Roughly a mile apart, two different events in D.C. on Friday reflected the different directions of Republicans and Democrats on abortion headed into 2024.

June 23, 2023

Christie is booed as he attacks Trump at gathering of religious conservatives

The episode underscored how Christie is trying to position himself as a bare-knuckled brawler best equipped to take the fight to Trump.

June 23, 2023

Republicans slam law enforcement over Trump indictment, showing shift in GOP

Many in the party have sought to discredit the integrity of federal agencies that have investigated and charged the former president, marking another step away from the GOP’s longtime positioning.

June 13, 2023

The gloves come off against Trump as GOP rivals step up attacks

The harsh turn comes after a six-month period in which other candidates largely avoided directly confronting the front-runner

June 8, 2023

North Dakota’s Doug Burgum enters a long-shot bid to shake up 2024 race

The largely unknown governor enters the GOP presidential primary as an underdog hoping to push the focus toward economic issues.

June 7, 2023