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Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome

May. 12, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday's primary, they will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Embracing or skirting the line on...

UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas

May. 12, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path" and would only strengthen Hamas, Britain's foreign secretary said Sunday. Asked whether the U.K. would follow the U.S. in threatening to cut the supply of offensive weapons to Israel if it carried out an attack on...

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to 5th term

May. 12, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to a fifth two-year term in the largely blue state of Vermont. Scott announced his reelection bid on Saturday, saying there's more work to do. “During my four terms as Governor, my team...

Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case

May. 11, 2024 23:34 PM EDT

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Sandwiched between his appearances in court, Donald Trump headed on Saturday to the Jersey Shore, where he repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden for the criminal charges he’s facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New...

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive

May. 11, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper into what is considered Gaza’s last refuge, in defiance of growing pressure from close ally...

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's

May. 11, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda -- often Donald Trump’s. In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters...

Connecticut Democrats unanimously nominate U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term

May. 11, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Democrats unanimously endorsed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term on Saturday, praising his efforts on gun control, immigration reform and foreign policy. Murphy's enthusiastic backing from the party faithful happened quickly at the...

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

May. 11, 2024 09:42 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but that wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The finding of...

Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

May. 11, 2024 08:46 AM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly taking that same approach against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past...

The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming

May. 11, 2024 01:03 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration wants to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody. The request to a U.S. district judge, filed Friday, comes weeks after the Health and...