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America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain

Sep. 19, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where conspiracy theories have fueled bomb threats. Violent rhetoric is rippling across social media. ...

Trump holds first event since an apparent assassination attempt while Harris does a rare interview

Sep. 17, 2024 22:49 PM EDT

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first public appearance since Sunday’s second apparent assassination attempt against him, speaking to an crowd chanting “God bless Trump!” and “Fight, Fight, Fight” as U.S. Secret Service agents surrounded the stage...

Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories

Sep. 17, 2024 22:16 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico, vowing during a stop in the automaking state of Michigan to slap 200% tariffs on any vehicles the unbuilt plants make and ship to the United States. ...

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris resume campaigning after apparent assassination attempt

Sep. 17, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

The presidential campaign is moving forward after a second apparent attempt on Donald Trump ’s life over the weekend. Trump was heading to Michigan on Tuesday for a town hall while Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania. ...

Michigan newlyweds are charged after groomsman is struck and killed by SUV

Sep. 05, 2024 14:06 PM EDT

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A newlywed couple has been charged in the death of a groomsman who was struck by a vehicle on the wedding day, authorities in Michigan said Thursday. The groom, James Shirah, was at the wheel when the SUV hit Terry Taylor Jr. in Flint on Aug. 30, police said. ...