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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…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

Trajectory of Ukraine’s fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election

KYIV, Ukraine -- There is no doubt that the U.S. election will determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.The…

3 weeks ago

Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald…

3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii on Election Day

WASHINGTON -- Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when…

4 weeks ago

Migrant families separated under Trump still feel the fallout and they fear his return to office

WASHINGTON -- Sixteen-year-old Billy's friends at his rural high school in the South don't know he was one of thousands…

4 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oregon on Election Day

WASHINGTON -- The presidential election and the race for control of the closely divided U.S. House are expected to dominate…

4 weeks ago

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

NEW YORK -- Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her…

4 weeks ago

Two Virginia candidates for Congress say democracy is at stake. It’s there the campaigns part ways

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The candidates to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District both say democracy is in trouble. Republican Derrick Anderson…

4 weeks ago

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

WASHINGTON -- Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States…

4 weeks ago

Man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike

WASHINGTON -- An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities…

4 weeks ago

Trump targets hardcore partisans, Harris goes after moderates: Inside the campaign’s final sprint

WASHINGTON -- In battleground Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris warned that democracy and reproductive rights were at stake as she campaigned alongside…

4 weeks ago

Harris bets her policies can attract Latino voters while Trump touts his time as president to them

WASHINGTON -- Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump see economic policy as their best chance to win Latino voters. But…

4 weeks ago

Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge

WASHINGTON -- Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for…

4 weeks ago

IMF's economic view: A brighter outlook for US but still-tepid global growth

IMF's economic view: A brighter outlook for US but still-tepid global growth

4 weeks ago

‘Stunning security failures’ led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds

WASHINGTON -- The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should…

1 month ago

Immigrants help power America’s economy. Will the election value or imperil them?

BAKER, Nev. -- Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert…

1 month ago

Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips

WASHINGTON -- The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with…

1 month ago

President Biden and first lady toast a reimagined White House tour that she’s unveiling on Monday

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday toasted the unveiling of a long-awaited reimagined public…

1 month ago