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Ted Cruz and Colin Allred wage another big US Senate fight in Texas

Oct. 12, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Attack ads on every TV break. Campaign money pouring in. And on a sunny Saturday, a crowd stretching out the door for a campaign rally at Tulip's, a popular Fort Worth nightclub — this time for Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker trying to unseat...

The Latest: Hurricanes have jumbled campaign schedules for Harris and Trump

Oct. 11, 2024 21:50 PM EDT

Back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the presidential campaign schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. Trump and Harris have separately gone to Georgia to assess hurricane damage and pledge support. Harris also has visited North Carolina, requiring the...

Trump drives his anti-immigration message in Aurora, Colorado

Oct. 11, 2024 21:41 PM EDT

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American...

Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris' backers are confronting the question head on

Oct. 11, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she’s a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are...

Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch

Oct. 11, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year's presidential election. The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted...

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Oct. 11, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false. Coming in the closing weeks of a hard-fought...

Alaska US Rep. Peltola and Republican opponent Begich face off in wide-ranging debate

Oct. 11, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska and her main rival for the state's only House seat, Republican Nick Begich, faced off in a wide-ranging debate late Thursday, touching on topics including support for Ukraine, abortion and guns. The briskly paced...

Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds

Oct. 11, 2024 14:54 PM EDT

Abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30 since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, according to results released Friday of a survey of female voters by KFF. ...

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

Oct. 11, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...

Third-party candidate Cornel West loses bid to get on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot

Oct. 11, 2024 12:03 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has turned down Cornel West's request to be included on the presidential ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, expressing sympathy for his claim but saying it's too close to Election Day to make changes. U.S. District Judge J....