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Mongolia may return to coalition government after official results confirm setback for ruling party

Jul. 01, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia's ruling party won a much smaller majority in a parliamentary election than it had held previously, according to official results released on Monday, raising the possibility of a return to a coalition government for the first time in eight years. ...

Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee? Here's how it could happen, and why it's unlikely

Jul. 01, 2024 14:10 PM EDT

As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned debate performance on Thursday, Democrats still worried about having him at the top of the ticket in November have few realistic options at their disposal, at least as far as party rules and historical precedent are...

Democrat Elissa Slotkin makes massive ad buy in Michigan Senate race in flex of fundraising

Jul. 01, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is using her fundraising advantage in the race for Michigan’s coveted open U.S. Senate seat to drop $8 million on advertising in the final weeks leading up to the general election. Slotkin is the overwhelming favorite to win...

Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate

Jul. 01, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. In return, they lost their jobs. Voters removed Sens. Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy from...

Republican JD Vance journeys from 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoirist to US senator to VP contender

Jul. 01, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It was March 2022 and Senate candidate JD Vance was standing under hot lights in a Cleveland television studio debating four fellow Republicans on whether the U.S. should support a no-fly zone over Ukraine, not a month into its grinding war with Russia. ...

Biden makes appeals to donors as concerns persist over his presidential debate performance

Jun. 29, 2024 21:49 PM EDT

RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. “I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees at the...

Biden concedes debate fumbles but declares he will defend democracy. Dems stick by him — for now

Jun. 29, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked forcefully Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket. ...

Mongolia's governing party wins only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show

Jun. 28, 2024 20:56 PM EDT

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia's governing party won parliamentary elections Friday but by only a slim margin as the opposition made major gains, according to tallies by the party and news media based on near-complete results. Preliminary results released early Saturday...

Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

Jun. 28, 2024 19:46 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns in Ohio curtails the constitutionally protected rights of free speech and association, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court. Republican...

Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet

Jun. 28, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s unsteady debate performance reverberated among candidates up and down the November ballot on Friday, but nervous Democratic candidates mostly kept their discomfort to themselves or downplayed it, even as gleeful Republicans looked to seize the...