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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jun. 14, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Rep. Mike...

In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

Jun. 11, 2024 22:52 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, while longtime public utilities regulator Julie Fedorchak finished first in a rambunctious GOP race for the House seat he will vacate. Each will be in a commanding position for the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota's state primaries

Jun. 07, 2024 08:37 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — While possible Republican vice presidential hopeful Doug Burgum travels the country campaigning for former President Donald Trump, the race to succeed him back home as North Dakota governor tops the list of contests voters will decide in statewide and local primaries on Tuesday....

Judge won't block North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children

Jun. 06, 2024 15:07 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge’s ruling released Wednesday. ...

Trump campaign steps up vice presidential vetting efforts

Jun. 05, 2024 20:36 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump 's campaign has begun requesting information from his potential vice presidential candidates, sending vetting paperwork to a list of top contenders in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the effort. Among those who have...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

May. 31, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.; Will Scharf, a lawyer for Donald Trump; White House national security spokesman John Kirby. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries,...

The Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty on all charges in hush money trial

May. 30, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to...

At North Carolina's GOP convention, governor candidate Robinson energizes Republicans for election

May. 26, 2024 08:22 AM EDT

Before Mark Robinson, North Carolina's GOP candidate for governor, even stepped on stage at the state party's convention Saturday, several state candidates took time in their own speeches to energize the crowd by vouching for Robinson's gubernatorial bid. When the state's lieutenant...

The Latest | Judge is sorting out the final stretch of Trump's hush money trial

May. 16, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors' star witness in the hush money case against Donald Trump was back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers tried to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president. The trial resumed in Manhattan with the potentially...

Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump's felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse

May. 14, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the hush money case against Donald Trump Tuesday as an illegitimate “sham,” becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court, embrace the former president's claims of political persecution and attack the U.S. system of justice. ...