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Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,” Donald Trump told his vice president that people are going to “hate your guts” and “think you're stupid” if he failed to stop the 2020 election certification. ...
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP's birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan
RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the pair delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a dire threat to democracy. With some people hoisting...
Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details don’t matter” when told his election fraud claims would fail in court. And his response to learning that then-Vice President Mike Pence was taken to a secure...
Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from...
JD Vance again refuses to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Wednesday again refused to say who he believed won the 2020 presidential election, which has been the persistent focus of false claims by his running mate, Donald Trump. Vance, speaking in Michigan a day...
Why Tuesday's vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate. Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can appear...
JD Vance once said conspiracy theories were idiotic. As Trump's VP pick he is embracing them
WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance not long ago described conspiracy theories as the feverish imaginings produced by “fringe lunatics writing about all manner of idiocy.” That was before he became a rising star in Republican politics. The Ohio senator and GOP's vice...
The Latest: Trump addresses apparent assassination attempt on X
The FBI said former President Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination ” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. U.S. Secret...
Georgia’s lieutenant governor won’t be charged in 2020 election interference case
ATLANTA (AP) — A special prosecutor has decided not to pursue charges against Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss in the state. Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia on...
The most notable — and quotable — exchanges from the Harris-Trump debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump featured some sharp comments and memorable moments. Here are some of the most notable — and quotable — exchanges from Tuesday night's debate: “You’re...
