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Will Biden be on the ballot in Ohio and Alabama? That's up to Republicans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation's fractious politics. Both...
Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party's convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican,...
Chicago's top cop says police are getting training to manage protests during the DNC
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are undergoing fresh training on handling large-scale protests and First Amendment rights ahead of anticipated demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention this summer, Superintendent Larry Snelling said Wednesday. “Everything we are...
Biden beats long-shot challenger Dean Phillips in the congressman's home state of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman's home state, while former President Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the state's Republican primary. Minnesota has 75 Democratic and 39 Republican national...
How 'uncommitted' won two delegates in Michigan's Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dissatisfied Democratic primary voters in Michigan have cast enough protest votes to deny President Joe Biden two of the state’s 117 delegates. Michigan gives presidential primary voters an option to vote for “uncommitted,” which is listed in the last slot...
DNC files federal complaint alleging RFK Jr.'s super PAC is working too closely with his campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee on Friday filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, accusing presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. of a “ballot access scheme” that it argues constitutes illegal coordination with a super PAC supporting his independent bid...
'Honored to have your back, and you have mine': Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the United Auto Workers union Wednesday, an important boost to the Democratic president's reelection bid as he pushes to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin. ...
Democratic drama and Biden write-ins promise a New Hampshire primary to remember
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is a New Hampshire primary without the frontrunner on the ballot and no delegates up for grabs still a New Hampshire primary? Depends on who you ask. On Tuesday, voters in the Granite State will once again help kick off the presidential primary season, on the...
White House apologizes to former 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson as Biden courts anti-Trump GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday apologized to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a Democratic National Committee statement a day earlier that mocked the end of his long-shot 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination. White House chief of staff Jeff...
