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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Sep. 05, 2024 14:05 PM EDT

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could even run past Nov. 5 if results are close. Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various...

Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836

Aug. 28, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been...

Bill Clinton's post-presidential journey: a story told in convention speeches

Aug. 21, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In Bill Clinton's prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988, the young governor of Arkansas bored delegates so thoroughly that they cheered when he said, “in closing...” Many years later, as a former president whose legacy had made a comeback,...

Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history

Aug. 19, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national conventions in the same city but also shared some of the props. Both gathered in Philadelphia, largely...

Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal

Jul. 25, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a mad dash to accommodate a new nominee, a re-crafted program and a highly compressed deadline to pull everything off as though this was the plan all along. With...

Biden makes a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address

Jul. 24, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot i n November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden’s accomplishments remain very much at risk should...

Obama's dilemma: Balancing Democrats' worry about Biden and maintaining influence with president

Jul. 19, 2024 01:38 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has a delicate balance to strike: how to weigh the mounting opposition to President Joe Biden continuing his campaign with his loyalty to his former running mate. In recent days, Obama has taken calls from congressional leaders,...

Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history

Jul. 15, 2024 08:44 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today's climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national conventions in the same city but also shared some of the props. Both gathered in Philadelphia, largely...

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

Jun. 26, 2024 07:10 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Executives, officials and major investors in First Solar, the largest...