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Biden blames Trump for Florida's 6-week abortion ban, says women nationwide face health crisis

Apr. 23, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida's upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant women, arguing Trump has created a “healthcare crisis for women all over this country.” ...

Pennsylvania's primary will cement Casey, McCormick as nominees in a battleground US Senate race

Apr. 23, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tuesday's Pennsylvania primaries will cement the lineup for a high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick, a contest that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and could help decide control of the...

Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race

Apr. 23, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump 's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase the silence of a...

New federal rule would bar 'noncompete' agreements for most employees

Apr. 23, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court. The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as...

Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters

Apr. 23, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks reelection against former...

Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight

Apr. 23, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent years, they counted on their ally in the governor’s office to keep their home a relative oasis. ...

The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'

Apr. 23, 2024 15:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday that he offered to be the “eyes and ears” of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, a pledge that led to an agreement to give Trump's personal lawyer advance notice of allegations and negative stories that...

What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump

Apr. 23, 2024 14:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. The case, to be argued Thursday, stems from Trump's attempts to...

Trump will meet with a senior Japanese official after court session in his hush money trial

Apr. 23, 2024 10:44 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he's in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive GOP nominee will host former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, one of the country's most influential politicians, at...

Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?

Apr. 23, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair election and illegally remain in power. Yet it’s a New York case centered on payments to silence an adult...