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Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election Day

Nov. 05, 2024 04:03 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump closed out this year’s presidential race with a fierce battle for Pennsylvania on Monday, making their final pitch to voters across a state that could prove decisive in the campaign for the White House. Harris ended her night in...

Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

Nov. 01, 2024 10:08 AM EDT

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes. And, after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, it's about democracy. And yet, Hakeem Jeffries, in line to make history as the first...

Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days

Oct. 31, 2024 05:07 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message away. The very future of the republic is at stake, some of the texts say and many others imply. But you —...

Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges

Oct. 29, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life term without the possibility of parole on Tuesday following a separate state trial. A...

Who does Trump see as 'enemies from within'?

Oct. 26, 2024 18:45 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump's allies have tried in vain to persuade him to stop venting his rage against “enemies from within" in the campaign's waning days. But he keeps going. In his rallies and interviews, the former president is increasingly fixated on the Americans he...

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris resume campaigning after apparent assassination attempt

Sep. 17, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

The presidential campaign is moving forward after a second apparent attempt on Donald Trump ’s life over the weekend. Trump was heading to Michigan on Tuesday for a town hall while Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania. ...

Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass

Sep. 17, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The election director in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb where votes will be fiercely contested in this year's presidential race, recently organized a five-hour training session. The focus wasn't solely on the nuts and bolts of running this year's election. Instead, it brought...

Physician sentenced to 9 months in prison for punching police officer during Capitol riot

Sep. 05, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Thursday to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement. Jacquelyn Starer was in a crowd of rioters inside the Capitol...

Nancy Pelosi thanked Biden for his wins, as she said Harris will take US to new heights

Aug. 21, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nancy Pelosi opened her convention speech with a sense of gratitude for President Joe Biden, even after her doubts about his campaign fed into the pressures that led him to end his reelection effort. “Thank you, Joe,” Pelosi said after going through Biden's...

Here's the schedule for the DNC's third night in Chicago featuring Walz, Clinton and Amanda Gorman

Aug. 21, 2024 19:27 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic National Convention organizers have released the schedule for the event's third day. Headliners include Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, and former President Bill Clinton. Other speakers include former House Speaker...