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Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Nov. 02, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday's election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength...

Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

Nov. 02, 2024 21:55 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit only named Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes...

It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

Nov. 02, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate. ...

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

Nov. 02, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than elsewhere across the South. That's been even truer in the fight for a seat...

Arkansas' 4 Republican US House members face challenges from Democratic rivals

Nov. 02, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' four Republican U.S. House members face challenges in this year's election from Democratic rivals who are mounting uphill battles to break the GOP's hold on the state's federal delegation. Republican U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve...

Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid

Nov. 02, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alannah Hurley still gets choked up recalling Democrat Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s only U.S. House seat in 2022. Hurley, like Peltola, is Yup’ik and called Peltola's election — in which she became the first Alaska Native in Congress — monumental for Hurley...

Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin

Nov. 01, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hosted rallies within 7 miles of each other Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a fevered final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin's largest county. Milwaukee is home to the most...

The Latest: Trump and Harris bring their campaigns to the battleground state of Wisconsin

Nov. 01, 2024 22:03 PM EDT

In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump zero in on the battleground state of Wisconsin. Meanwhile, concerns over attempts at outside interference in Tuesday's election sprang up in the state of Georgia. Georgia...

House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

Nov. 01, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production of semiconductor chips, a statement he quickly tried to walk back by saying he would like to instead “streamline” it. Johnson...

Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race

Nov. 01, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of...