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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates debate as voting begins

Mar. 21, 2023 01:15 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters had a chance to cast ballots in person starting Tuesday in the state's high-stakes Supreme Court race, the same day the two candidates were meeting for their first and only debate two weeks before election day. Both candidates were urging their...

In Trump case, NY grand jury appears near end of its work

Mar. 21, 2023 00:31 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment. Trump over the weekend claimed...

Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations

Mar. 21, 2023 00:27 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their party. That...

Today in History: March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach is born

Mar. 21, 2023 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 21, the 80th day of 2023. There are 285 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful...

Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history

Mar. 20, 2023 23:21 PM EDT

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies with a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks. An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House...

Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP

Mar. 20, 2023 22:35 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump? Elected Republicans have wavered at times — whether it...

House GOP demands info from NY prosecutor about Trump case

Mar. 20, 2023 21:06 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — House Republicans rallied to the defense of former President Donald Trump before his possible indictment, demanding that the Manhattan district attorney who is investigating him turn over documents and come for an interview. The Republican chairmen of three...

Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises

Mar. 20, 2023 20:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us." It says something about Fauci that it's not initially clear when that sign was waved in anger — in the 1980s...

In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses

Mar. 20, 2023 20:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump appeared to be hearing from final witnesses as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations Monday in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to...

Some Trump supporters ambivalent on calls for protests

Mar. 20, 2023 20:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests before his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap. ...