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Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey is returning as USA Basketball chair through 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Retired Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is returning as chairperson of USA Basketball through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where the American women will seek a ninth consecutive gold medal and the men will seek a sixth straight title. Dempsey — who served...
Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming former President Barack Obama to the stage. “As most of you know, the city...
The Latest: Trump and Harris court Latino voters as early voting starts in key battleground states
With just over two weeks before the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the latest: ...
Obama and Walz urge Democrats to vote early in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters lined up across battleground Wisconsin to cast their ballots Tuesday on the first day of early in-person voting, as former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz urged supporters in the liberal capital city to do the same. ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Montana on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Montana voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they’ll decide what may just be the nation’s marquee U.S. Senate race, and with it, perhaps which party will control the closely divided chamber in the next Congress. They’ll also vote on a high-profile...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska votes solidly Republican in statewide elections, but will nonetheless be closely watched in the presidential race on Election Day. The reason? It's one of two states — Maine is the other — that doesn’t award all of its Electoral College votes to the winner of the...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once considered a pivotal swing state in presidential elections, Florida has proved reliably Republican in recent years. A Democrat hasn’t won the state’s Electoral College votes since 2012, when former President Barack Obama succeeded with a margin of less than one...
In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white
BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert and snow-capped mountains. If only they could get American citizens to work on it. The ranch in remote eastern Nevada produces around...
Donald Trump stops by primetime NFL matchup between the Jets and Steelers to cap dizzying weekend
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended Sunday night's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets as the guest of an unidentified suite holder at Acrisure Stadium. Trump arrived about midway through the first quarter and was greeted by a small crowd of...
Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past four years, judges at Washington’s federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of...