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Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Jul. 25, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district, took to the campaign trail Thursday for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris' nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel...

Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names

Jul. 24, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy. Harris...

Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris — and her running mate — by Aug. 7

Jul. 24, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week, as the party races to coalesce around a new top of its ticket heading...

Kamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run

Jul. 23, 2024 14:34 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate for her fledgling campaign, fast-tracking a process that usually takes months but must be finalized in only a few weeks. Eric Holder, the former U.S....

Who's No. 2? Four leading Democrats emerge as a possible running mate for Kamala Harris

Jul. 23, 2024 13:48 PM EDT

No one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket. ...

Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss

Jul. 02, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump's 2020 election loss. The Manhattan appeals court ruled...

Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election

Jun. 24, 2024 15:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November's elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats, betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the...

Arizona governor signs budget into law after fierce negotiations to make up a massive shortfall

Jun. 18, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a series of fiercely negotiated budget bills into law on Tuesday, erasing a shortfall of over $1 billion by cutting back on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding some special funds. An agreement on the...

Arizona lawmakers agree to let voters decide on retention rules for state Supreme Court justices

Jun. 12, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers voted Wednesday to send an initiative to the November ballot that would protect two state Supreme Court justices targeted for removal from the bench over their support for a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War. Both chambers of the...

Kari Lake loses Arizona appeals court challenge of 2022 loss in governor race

Jun. 12, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Kari Lake has lost an Arizona appeals court challenge arguing that thousands of Phoenix-area mail ballot signatures were not properly verified when she lost the 2022 governor election to Democrat Katie Hobbs. The state Court of Appeals upheld on Tuesday a...