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Detroit Mayor Duggan putting political pull behind Vice President Harris' presidential pursuit
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is deep in campaign mode. But not his own. The three-term mayor, whose name is being floated as a possible Democratic candidate for Michigan governor, knows the value of his and his majority Black city's support for Vice President Kamala...
Harris' big moment, Dems' rising stars, Gaza protesters shut out. Takeaways from DNC's last night
CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris urged Americans to seize a “precious, fleeting opportunity” to move beyond political divisions and the threat of Republican Donald Trump on Thursday as she closed out the Democratic National Convention. Harris is the first Black woman...
Throwing the book: Democrats enlarge a copy of the 'Project 2025' blueprint as an anti-GOP prop
CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic allies have turned Project 2025 into one of their most consistent tools against the campaign of former President Donald Trump. Now, they've taken the fight over the conservative-written handbook to a bigger new scale. ...
Thousands of activists expected in Chicago for Democratic convention to call for Gaza cease-fire
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza. While Vice President Kamala Harris has energized crowds of supporters as...
Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials had planned to open a new elevated train station near the United Center more than four years ago, but numerous delays left some neighbors wondering if it ever would happen. Then the Democratic National Committee picked the city to host its...
Fall matchup set between 'Tennessee Three' Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a top Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, will square off this fall in Tennessee against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson, whose progressive profile rose nationally when her GOP colleagues tried to boot her from office over a...
Judges strike down Tennessee law to cut Nashville council in half
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges has struck down a change Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved last year that would cut the size of Democratic-leaning Nashville’s Metro Council in half. The decision Monday marks another court defeat for a series of new state laws...
Chicago police chief says out-of-town police won't be posted in city neighborhoods during DNC
CHICAGO (AP) — Outside police agencies that'll help secure the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month will not be posted in city neighborhoods, Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said Thursday as federal authorities released maps of convention security perimeters. ...
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It's the first memoir by Trump, who has been...
On a summer Sunday, Biden withdrew with a text statement. News outlets struggled for visuals
In an intensely visual news world, a seismic week of politics was transformed again in an instant on Sunday by something almost old-fashioned: a printed statement. President Joe Biden's announcement that he would not run for a second term was dropped into his social media feed at...
