2024 United States presidential election

Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alannah Hurley still gets choked up recalling Democrat Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s only U.S. House seat…

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Court denies request to force count of votes for Green Party’s Jill Stein in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Votes cast for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in Ohio will not be counted despite her…

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House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production…

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Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn't a member of the historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the…

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Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,”…

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Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

PHOENIX -- Employees for Arizona’s most populous county are taking on extra shifts to help election workers with an around-the-clock…

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Ballot-sorting machine woes slow count in Oregon county with pivotal US House race

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Problems with a ballot-sorting machine are slowing the vote tally in a suburban Portland county that…

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Ping! Harris and Trump blowing up your phones with texts in campaign’s last days

WASHINGTON -- For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those…

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New law makes dueling presidential transitions possible

WASHINGTON -- There will be 77 days between Election Day and inauguration, a period in which the president-elect may ready…

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Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump walked down the steps of the Boeing 757 that…

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Kamala Harris says Trump’s comments on women ‘are offensive to everybody’

MADISON, Wis. -- Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women “whether the women like…

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Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most muddled in years

WASHINGTON -- Four days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the…

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Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian’s ‘garbage’ comment about Puerto Rico

2024-10-31 16:00:03 NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of…

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Inside ‘the weave’: How Donald Trump’s rhetoric has grown darker and windier

DULUTH, Ga. -- No scene has dominated U.S. politics since 2015 quite like Donald Trump on stage, waxing on for…

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Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark

2024-10-31 12:45:02 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump walked down the steps of the Boeing 757 that bears his…

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CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator

NEW YORK -- CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Girdusky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange in which…

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Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here’s what happened

WASHINGTON -- Democrat Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign's “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where Republican…

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The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

KAKTOVIK, Alaska -- Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on…

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Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters

PHOENIX -- Democrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party…

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Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally?

NEW YORK -- Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square…

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