Today in History: November 16, Nixon authorizes Alaska pipeline

Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2024. There are 45 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 16, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of an 800-mile...

Kentucky man suspected of stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop during Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol is suspected by the FBI of stealing a laptop belonging to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from a conference room during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, according to newly unsealed court records. David Slinker was...

Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump's 2020 defeat toast his White House return

WASHINGTON (AP) — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. “Y’all are in trouble,” he said after taking a...

Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. The Democratic vice president said the battle would...

AP Race Call: Democrat Nancy Pelosi wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Elected to the House in 1987, Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as U.S. House speaker. She has led the House Democrats since 2003. She played a key role in efforts to pressure President Joe Biden to...

Democrat Nancy Pelosi wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District

AP Race Call: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 8th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. The House minority leader defeated Republican John Delaney for a seat representing part of Brooklyn. Jeffries, who has been in office since 2013, became the first African American to lead a political party in...

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

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

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

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 —...