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Walz is to attend the University of Michigan football game before final prep for Tuesday's debate

Sep. 28, 2024 09:29 AM EDT

BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is set to make his final major campaign appearance before the coming week’s debate at a football game between the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday. ...

Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges operators to negotiate with unions

Sep. 27, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials met Friday with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract expiring after Monday. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Lael Brainard,...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 13, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, and Maura Healey, D-Mass. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. ___ ...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 07, 2024 12:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.; Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D. ___ ...

US government orders big US airlines to explain their frequent-flyer programs

Sep. 05, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

The Biden administration is examining the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs and how they devalue points that consumers have earned and frequently change the number of points or miles needed to book flights. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to the CEOs of...

The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3

Aug. 21, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and...

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's third day in Chicago

Aug. 21, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention heads into its third day on Wednesday. After receiving the blessing of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, the focus on the second to last day of the DNC shifts to Kamala Harris' vice presidential...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Aug. 09, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the...

Delta facing class action lawsuit over tech outage; customers seeking refunds

Aug. 08, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit, which claims the airline refused to give refunds following a global technology outage last month. The airline replied that it will go after the tech companies behind the snafu. Among airlines, Delta was by far the hardest hit hard by...

Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz

Aug. 07, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren’t supposed to have a veep search...