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Robinson won't appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say

Nov. 22, 2024 16:05 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday in the battleground state following a CNN report about Robinson’s alleged disturbing online posts, an absence that illustrates the liability the gubernatorial...

North Carolina GOP governor nominee vows to keep running after report on racial and sexual comments

Nov. 22, 2024 15:58 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” ...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's judicial runoff elections

Nov. 22, 2024 07:03 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in central Mississippi and the state’s Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday to resolve two judicial races in which no candidate received the vote majority needed in the Nov. 5 general election to avoid a runoff. At stake are seats...

House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism

Nov. 22, 2024 04:21 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish...

Georgia disbands current maternal mortality committee over leaked abortion information

Nov. 21, 2024 19:52 PM EST

Georgia's top health official dismissed all members of a state committee that investigates pregnancy-related maternal deaths after a committee member presumably released information about two such deaths. In a letter first reported by ProPublica and dated Nov. 8, state public health...

The Latest: Matt Gaetz withdraws his name from consideration as Trump’s attorney general

Nov. 21, 2024 15:52 PM EST

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Republican's announcement came one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support...

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

Nov. 19, 2024 19:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk’s turn to play host to the president-elect. Trump flew to South Texas to watch as Musk’s SpaceX launched a Starship rocket near the Mexican border. Trump listened...

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Nov. 18, 2024 12:46 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to "add to political strife through a contentious recount” even though he raised debunked election conspiracies. ...

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Nov. 18, 2024 12:29 PM EST

About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The...

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Nov. 18, 2024 12:22 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”...