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The Latest | Witness testimony resumes as Trump's hush money trial enters 15th day

May. 10, 2024 08:27 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money case resumes on Friday, it will cap a feverish week that saw porn actor Stormy Daniels take the stand, two failed attempts by the defense to have a mistrial declared, gag order sanctions and more. Daniels'...

A top Biden aide highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire

May. 10, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Lael Brainard, director of the White House National Economic Council, will deliver...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia's primaries

May. 10, 2024 07:47 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who’s running for Senate, is just one of a handful of high flyers in West Virginia who decided it was time for a change of pace. A former billionaire who owns the Greenbrier Resort, Justice is ineligible to run for reelection in...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska's presidential and state primaries

May. 10, 2024 07:44 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless be a decisive one in the race for the White House. Voters will also decide several contested state primaries, including the U.S. Senate, where both Republican...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s US House primary runoff

May. 10, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina's lone congressional runoff, in the state's 13th Congressional District, became a one-person race when former President Donald Trump endorsed Brad Knott this month, leading his opponent to suspend her campaign. Congressional candidate Kelly...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries

May. 10, 2024 07:09 AM EDT

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to add to their string of victories and pad their delegate totals in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks. Voters will also decide contested primaries in a U.S. Senate race...

Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

May. 10, 2024 06:54 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney....

The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

May. 10, 2024 03:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have...

One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress

May. 10, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent. On the other side of the metal barricades that day, Police Officer Harry...

Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records

May. 09, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to convince jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money criminal trial cannot be believed. ...