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Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly

Sep. 28, 2023 01:00 AM EDT

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in Wednesday’s second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president's commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. ...

Trump goes to Michigan to rail against Biden's electric vehicle push while GOP rivals debate

Sep. 28, 2023 00:39 AM EDT

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters by lambasting President Joe Biden and his push for electric cars in the midst of...

Biden making defending democracy a touchstone in his reelection campaign — and a rejoinder to Trump

Sep. 28, 2023 00:07 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, President Joe Biden stood in early 2022 at the literal epicenter of the insurrection and accused Donald Trump of continuing to hold a “dagger” at democracy's throat. Biden closed out the summer that same year in the shadow of...

House Republicans are set to make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

Sep. 28, 2023 00:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have insisted for months that they have the grounds to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden. On Thursday, they will begin formally making their case to the public and their skeptical colleagues in the Senate. The chairmen of...

Christie calls Trump 'Donald Duck,' DeSantis knocks former president and other debate takeaways

Sep. 27, 2023 23:47 PM EDT

Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California on Wednesday for the second of the party’s primary debates. The contest's dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again. With less than four months until the...

The candidates went after Biden — and Trump — at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates

Sep. 27, 2023 23:38 PM EDT

The seven candidates on stage for Wednesday night's second presidential debate went after President Joe Biden, one another and the absent GOP front-runner. The at-times chaotic event featured staple questions about immigration, economics and abortion but also spawned a new nickname...

House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown

Sep. 27, 2023 23:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: approve their own temporary House measure to keep the...

Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

Sep. 27, 2023 21:36 PM EDT

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Promising to fight against liberal activism in Washington if elected, Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson formally announced Wednesday night that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney, who recently announced he won't run for reelection. ...

Biden isn't paying much attention to the 2024 GOP debate. He's already zeroing in on Trump

Sep. 27, 2023 20:47 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden raised campaign cash in San Francisco on Wednesday while seven Republican presidential hopefuls prepared to hold a debate down the coast in Simi Valley. Biden isn’t paying them much attention because he's already zeroing in on Donald Trump, the GOP...

After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis

Sep. 27, 2023 19:37 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S. border to places like New York, Washington and Chicago, prompting angry complaints from Democratic officials in those cities. The local authorities have said the influx of...