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Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures

Oct. 04, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

Abortion-rights ballot measure supporters across the country have raised nearly eight times as much as groups campaigning against the amendments on the November ballots. But that advantage may not translate into a huge benefit down the stretch in Florida, the most expensive of the nine statewide...

Departures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control

Oct. 04, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members decided either to not seek reelection or to run for a higher office this year, leaving Democratic vacancies in several tight races that could tilt control of the House to either party. ...

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP

Oct. 03, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue. In a video posted to her X account...

Georgia attorney general appeals a judge's rollback of abortion ban

Oct. 02, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office filed a legal motion Wednesday asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions...

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion ban

Oct. 02, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Anti-abortion leaders said Wednesday that they're undeterred after Donald Trump said he would veto a federal abortion ban, the first time he has explicitly said so after previously refusing to answer questions on the subject. During Tuesday night's vice presidential...

Figures, Dobson clash in congressional debate

Oct. 02, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Congressional hopefuls Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson clashed in a debate Wednesday punctuated by policy differences and verbal swipes at each other’s resume. Figures, a Democrat, and Dobson, a Republican are running to represent Alabama’s 2nd...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate

Oct. 02, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here’s a look at some false and misleading claims from the debate. ___ Iran has not received $100...

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Oct. 01, 2024 18:51 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General...

No one expects a judge's rollback of Georgia's abortion ban to be the last word

Oct. 01, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When a Georgia judge overturned the state's abortion ban this week, abortion rights advocates praised the ruling and opponents denounced it — all knowing the state's top court could put it on hold in coming days or weeks. Any changes to abortion policy in...

What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate

Sep. 30, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. The...